Tag: amateur cook
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Dumplings/Gyoza
This recipe is mostly for the wrap. You can fill it with whatever your heart desires and then pan fry or steam them! these are easy, delicious, and honestly fun. I haven’t figured out the best way to wrap them pretty yet, but ugly food still tastes good!These were also my week 10 & week…
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Crawfish Étouffée
A friend of mine requested this dish as it was crawfish season at the time. It was my first go at it and I honestly can’t be humble with this one, it would do the dish a disservice. It was absolutely amazing, and on par with any I have had in Louisiana. This recipe is…
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Week 5: Mustard. Cubano Sandwich with Heart of Palm “Pulled Pork” and Seitan.
If you aren’t Vegan/Vegetarian this is a super easy recipe to change back for you, just make the bread and use pulled pork and ham instead! The bread is well worth it and makes for a phenomenal sandwich. NOTE: If making vegan, make sure to go down to the seitan and make that the night…
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A Bento Lunch (Tomago Sando)
A simple bento lunch as I have been watching a ton of Midnight Diner lately. Super simple, filling, and pretty! Tomago Sando (Japanese Egg Sandwich) Instruction Assemble Sides I used Steamed Edamame, a yellow guava, cubed cantaloupe, and halved strawberries as my sides. But your options are whatever sounds good. The point of a bento…
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Week 4: Instant. Maruchan noodles in a chili garlic peanut sauce with Salt and pepper tofu.
Week four’s theme was Instant. I used the noodles of a ramen packet to make a take on Old Thousand‘s Xiao Mian. Old Thousand has some of my favorite noodles, and Salt and Pepper Tofu in Austin! I can’t give a solid recipe on this one as it was a throw together, but here’s the…
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Week 3: Oaxacan. Molotes filled with mushroom and rajas. Refried black beans on the side.
This has probably been one of my favorite things I’ve made so far in the r/52weeksofcooking journey. Yvette did outstanding with this recipe! Molotes Instructions Mushroom and rajas filling Instructions Roasting poblanos: Back to the filling: Assembly You can do this in batches or individually. I opt for going through steps 1-3 individually, then frying…
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Honey fig crêpes with mascarpone
I just got The Flavor Bible in yesterday, I’ve been looking forward to receiving this book for a few weeks now. I had some dried figs in the pantry, so I flipped it open and started looking what it would pair well. Walnuts, check. Honey? always. I also had some leftover mascarpone from puff pastries…
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Week two: Cabbage. Heart of palm “fish” tacos w/ chili garlic curtido & chipotle crema.
This was the first time I had thought about a vegan-ized fish, minus something like Good Catch. So a big shout out to Nora Cooks for the recipe, it would also make for a great fish and chips! Curdito Instructions Crema Instructions Vegan Fried “Fish” Instructions Batter Instructions Fry the “fish” and assemble tacos
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Week 1: Rainy day. Salt and pepper tofu
Tofu Brine Instruction TOFU SEASONING AND DREDGE Instructions Crunchy garlic Instruction Rest of the dish and final cooking Instruction
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r/52weeksofcooking with a dash of introspection, and a hint of Kierkegaard.
This is a challenge that I found a few years ago and wanted to do so badly. Consistently talked about how fun it would be, how it would help me, how proud I would be if I did it. But I never did. As I look more into philosophy (on my path to being more…
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