Often a sandwich or a salad needs a little zesty kick. Consider the value added flavor of a few slices of a pepperoncini or a Peppadew. One of the hallmarks of a Bahn Mi sandwich …
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Creme de la Creme
Opportunity arose for a second run at Creme Anglaise and this time we had smooth sailing. I had all of the ingredients ready this time. I remembered where I had run into a few troubles, so …
Curious About Epicurious
While searching on the web for food ideas, a pop-up ad from epicurious.com caught my attention for something titled #COOK90. What is this? Well, it turns out to be an eating plan/encouragement/strategy/guide to preparing and …
Sweet Success
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! Ring the bell, we have a winner. After our two hilarious escapades in balsamic reduction (episode #1, episode #2), I went back to the original method Chef Husband taught me about a …
Sunday Reading – Tastemade
Instead of reading a traditional cookbook, today I explored the online foodie website of www.tastemade.com, which, according to their Wikipedia page, launched about six years ago. I downloaded their mobile app and discovered a plethora of fast-paced, …
Goldilocks Muffins
When developing and testing a new recipe, if you have enough of the ingredients, it’s a good idea to test multiple variations. In the case of the English Muffins, Chef Husband set up 4 different variations of …
We Have Lift Off
The time arrived for my bubbly Levain to make its debut appearance. We went to work, following, exactly, the Thomas Keller Bouchon Bakery recipe for English Muffins. Chef Husband worked to build a “Steam Generator” …
Tiny Bubbles
Our quest for English Muffins is still on the horizon. After 5 days building the “Liquid Levain” wild yeast culture, the timing wasn’t there to proceed, so into the fridge it went for a slumber. …