Documenting a year of cooking experiences
Tonight was an experiment that didn’t quite go as planned. The burgers were fine but we need to work on our grilled/fried plantain chips. There was a bit of carbon on display but we learned that you can make plantain chips on the grill, they just take a lot less time than we thought. For …
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I had a late meeting tonight so my beautiful wife made her famous linguine with chili. This is a great way to have a healthy dinner without a lot of trouble. The chili was: ground bison garlic, sliced olive oil salt 1 big can diced tomatoes 1 can kidney beans 3 Tbsp fresh oregano chili …
My family randomly moved back to near where I grew up about a decade ago (we have since left and are enjoying the DC area). During that time, I took my wife to some of the restaurants that I grew up with. One of the best is the Marion Maidrite, corner of 7th Avenue and …
My wife was going to be working late so last Sunday we put together a dozen quick empanadas. For the dough 2 cups flour 1 tsp baking powder pinch of salt 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup milk Mix together first three ingredients in food processor to combine. Add shortening and whiz until it looks like …
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