August 2009
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Improving Specific Dishes
As I get more and more in to cooking, I’m starting to want to find dishes that I can get pretty good at. The challenge is, picking those things that a) I enjoy cooking b) are tasty and c) pretty cost-effective.
This weekend, I’ve decided to take a few things that I’ve always wanted to cook but have held off on until I got a bit better at things. They pretty simple and basic, but...
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Recipe: Egg-Fried Rice
Here is a super simple (and vegetarian-friendly) egg-fried rice you can make in under 20 minutes. I did one up for lunch today and it turned out pretty good, so I thought I would share it.
1/2 cup to 3/4 cup basmati long-grain rice (depending on how hungry you are)
about 4-5 portabella mushrooms, chopped
A handful of frozen peas
3-4 leaves of fresh mint
1 clove chopped garlic
1/2 zucchini
A...
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Homemade Burgers
I know burgers are super simple, and eveyone out there has made them before. But I’m still super new to the cooking thing - and have only made them 4-5 times. So I thought I would write down what I actually put in to them.
Due to all the time I’m spending in the gym, I always use extra lean ground beef, or ground turkey.
Here’s my favorite combination of ingredients for...
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Quick Tip - Seasoning for Cooking
When you’re grilling up food on the BBQ, nothing is better than setting the meat you’re about to cook in a well-crafted marinade for hours / overnight. But sometimes, it just doesn’t happen.
Of course, this doesn’t only apply to the grill - pan-frying as well, and even in the oven. And not just meats, but vegetables too.
So, what to do? Always, always season and use olive...
The Batman Arkham Asylum demo on my PS3 is at 80% and still crawling. Here’s hoping to at least SOME gaming before bed.
Really keeping my fingers crossed.
Damn SkyHook - keeps incorrect reporting my location from our past life in Pasadena even though I’ve requested an update.
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Recipe: Butternut Squash Soup
Here is the greatest butternut squash soup recipe I have come across thus far. I took this (and varied it) from a book documenting how to cook every dish from the restaurant Gordon Ramsay at Royal Hospital Road.
The changes are for timing and to reduce complexity, but they would add super amazing flourishes to the dish. I’ll go over those at the end of my basic recipe.
First, what you...
Second trip to the gym today - chest workout this time.
Hopping in the shower, then off to get a quick lunch.
Another morning. Picked-up dry cleaning and am off to the gym.
On the agenda for tomorrow - making fresh chicken stock!
My first roasted chicken turned out super well! Coupled with roast vegetables and mashed potatoes - great dinner!
Going to grab a quick lunch, then back home to get started on some chores for the afternoon. Roasted chicken for dinner this evening!
At Starbucks, working on some things. Nice to get out of the apartment for a bit.
The homemade biscuits @rachelsegal made yesterday are so good - and addictive!
Just poached my first egg. Didn’t turn out too bad, but definitely still require practice.
Looking forward to doing more cooking today!
Need to get to bed - got super late all of a sudden!
Just wrapped cooking my best meal yet, no question. So rewarding!
At home, hanging out. Looking forward to doing a helluva lot of cooking tomorrow!