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Spatchcock roast chicken with herb mayo rub

Spatchcock roast chicken with herb mayo rub

I just got a new combustion thermometer. The thermometer finds the ideal core temperature and predicts the time. I find for a 4-5 lb chicken removing the b...

Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs

Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs

Intro to recipe youtube video Ingredients salsa verde head of garlic, separate cloves 1T olive oil 1 cup boiling water (240g) 4 chicken thighs ...

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Hainanese Chicken Rice

This is a great recipe for one person. My rice cooker is only great for 1 thigh. The thigh steamed really nicely and the ginger and garlic flavored the rec...

Ricecake shrimp stirfry

Ricecake shrimp stirfry

This stir fry with ricecake noodles appeals to me. Seems like should be a quick recipe and can adjust based on what your have around. I will skip the cabbage...

Roasted Mayo Chicken

Roasted Mayo Chicken

Excited to try creating an herbed mayonaise coated chicken. Kenji Lopez-Alt made a youtube video describing how herbed mayo sticks to the chicken much bette...

Browned Sage Chicken Pot Pie

Browned Sage Chicken Pot Pie

Looks like a great chicken pot pie recipe in a skillet using a sheet of frozen puff pastry and not the full crust. Looks easy to make on a weeknight as a on...

Falafel

Falafel

Interesting in making falafel in my air fryer using dried chickpeas. I think starting from scratch can build the flavor exactly to my preferences. Using th...

Udon Noodles

Udon Noodles

Udon noodles are one of my favorite noodles. I usually buy frozen in asian stores but they are actually not too difficult to make from scratch with just flo...

Roasted Turkey and Gravy

Roasted Turkey and Gravy

I got some good info from the youtube video but I like to roast upside down (dark meat up) then flip the turkey. With a 10-12 pound turkey flipping is easy j...

Dumpings

Dumpings

We recently took a dumpings class at Mei Mei teaching folding and cooking techniques. Learning the folding techniques from the demonstration was really great...

Crispy Tofu

Crispy Tofu

I found the recipe from food52 on cooking crispy tofu with a simple brown sauce. So far just tried the firm tofu but would like to try to soft tofu. Seems re...

Potstickers

Potstickers

Found recipe to make simple potsticker wrappers from Mei Mei. The wrapper fillings are simple with the ingredients of just flour, water, and salt. The key ...

Gnocchi

Gnocchi

I found this recipe from Americas Test Kitchen. Using unflavored potato flakes to save a lot of time avoiding baking potato and getting the right consistenc...

Sourdough pizza crust

Sourdough pizza crust

Have been making pizza almost every week on Sundays. I usually increase the recipe while keeping the same ratio. Using a bakers percentage where flour is 10...

Chicken and Rice

Chicken and Rice

I have liked watching Sohla’s videos. This chicken and rice dish sounds nice as you can adjust the spices and vegetables. The fat rendered from the chicken...

Cheese Souffle

Cheese Souffle

Making a basic souffle is not as difficult as it seems. They are not as fussy as everyone says and makes a really creamy and meal. We have a souffle cookbo...

Sourdough Pizza

Sourdough Pizza

I have been making pizza about every other week using this sourdough recipe. I usually start the dough in the morning and by dinner it is ready to bake. Ma...

Quiche

Quiche

We have been making the quiche crust ahead of time and freezing the dough. To bake the quiche can just pour the filling into the frozen crust and put in ove...

Sourdough pizza dough

Sourdough pizza dough

I keep a sourdough starter in the fridge and feed it every 1 or 2 weeks. I often make pretzels, bread but pizza dough is a good use. I add yeast but the so...

Making fresh pasta

Making fresh pasta

Making fresh pasta is fairly labor intensive but cooking right after rolling and cutting the pasta tastes so good. After getting the hang of fresh pasta you...