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Cream Puffins
Happy New Year! I spent my New Year’s eve making pastry. Specifically: CREAM PUFFINS. Go forth and make your own
Read moreMoon Cakes 2018
Every year, a pastry tidal wave of moon cakes rolls in. They arrive in stamped tin boxes, elaborately wrapped bakery
Read moreCooking School for Kids: Chicken Paillard
Today’s menu: chicken sandwich wraps Shopping list: Chicken breasts Panko bread crumbs Egg whites Salt, Pepper cooking oil lettuce/tomato/wrap filling
Read moreCooking School for Kids: The Three Course Meal
Today’s menu: Caprese salad, skillet pasta, lemon sorbet Today’s concepts: one-pot meal, menu planning, balancing your ingredients When my son
Read moreCooking School for Kids: Tips for Roasting Vegetables
Roasting vegetables is pretty hands-off, for a hearty side dish. Thicker, heavier vegetables will take longer to roast than those
Read moreCooking School for Kids: Eggs and Emulsions
Today’s menu: Cheese souffle, green salad. Time for eggs. What can you do with eggs? Scramble, poach, fry, boil, sure
Read moreCooking School for Kids: White Sauce, Roast Vegetables
Red sauce is easy: season your oil, drop in crushed red tomatoes, and simmer until thickened. That’s not a cooking
Read moreCooking school for kids: Knife stuff
Don’t be a cut-up I did a pile of reading trying to get this together, but first and foremost in
Read moreCooking School for Kids: Introduction
Background When I went to college, I had a great working knowledge of the microwave. I was okay at following
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