Category: Cooking

My last two pans of brownies have been my best ever. Modesty has no place in describing the awesomeness of these batches of cookie/cake goodness. If I had scaled up production, I could have created world peace. The first batch was on Easter where we cellebrated the new . I was invited to an early…

This year I played a prank on the whole building. It happened in two parts. The first part was more of an anti-prank in that it was actually not a prank at all but everybody thought it was one. Here’s what happened: The night before, I made a cake. A nice white cake (from scratch)…

Last night I tried a new recipe: sweet and sour pork. The book said it would take 30 minutes, but it was my first time trying the recipe, so it took a little longer. Boy was it worth the effort, though. There are a few separate things that need to happen; preparing the batter, frying…

There’s a garnish trick I’ve been wanting to try for a while, and I finally got around to doing it today. It worked fantastically well, and gave me a very attractive rose made out of tomato. They’re actually surprisingly easy to make. Here’s the process, from left to right: First, start with a tomato. I…

Bummed from my disappointing week and feeling the effects from skipping too many meals and eating irregularly during the week, I devoted some time on Saturday evening to making a good dinner. I had a mango and two plantains that I had purchased for experimentation, and they were starting to get the point of either…

Last week I went to a new place called Sushiya with some friends. They had some pretty tasty sushi, and I felt inspired. This weekend I created some masterpieces at home. While I really love raw fish, it’s not easy to acquire and I don’t think I’m capable of handling it safely enough to not…

4 Tablespoons butter 1 cup dark brown sugar 1/4 cup pineapple juice 5-7 pineapple rings (or you could use tidbits artfully arranged) 1/2 cup milk 8 Tablespoons butter (they get used for different parts) 1 egg 1 1/2 Cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar Preheat oven to 400. Get…

4 eggs, beaten until fluffy 1 Cup sugar 1 Cup flour, sifted 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 12 oz package of chocolate chips 2/3 cup butter 2 teaspoon vanilla Melt together chocolate chips and butter (microwave for about 1 1/2 – 2 minutes). Beat eggs and add in everything else. Put in…

3/4 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup white sugar 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 cups rolled oats 1 cup raisins Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In large bowl,…

And getting the timing right on dishes you’ve never made before is TOUGH. Tonight I tried three things I’ve never done, and somehow it all managed to work out. The first part was the pork loins, which I had never done in the oven on broil before (I recently got a broil pan, so I’ve…