22, May 2011
Chicken stock with sauteed breast meat
This is a slight variation on the Cook’s Illustrated chicken stock recipe, intended to end up with meat that can be put into soup. Again, it’s good because it’s quick, but the chicken-hacking is a fair amount of work (and this one is more work than the other, since you…
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22, May 2011
Chicken stock
This is essentially the basic chicken stock recipe from the Cook’s Illustrated “New Best Recipe” book. It’s nice because it doesn’t take very long and makes a very flavorful stock, though all the chicken-hacking can be a pain (it’s messy; you might want to put down a tarp). This has…
21, May 2011
Pork, cabbage, and dumpling soup
I basically followed this recipe. I’d never made dumplings before, and it was fun and easy. Unfortunately, I used the wrong kind of cabbage and the soup tasted a little too cabbagey — next time, no red cabbage. Also, with 5 dried red chilies, it was a little too hot…
21, May 2011
Kitchen Sink Cookies
This recipe is inspired by the Momofuku compost cookie. I wanted something that was thicker and chewier (the compost cookie is thin and almost creamy in its texture, and a little crumbly) and a little darker, saltier, and less sweet. I started with this recipe, which came out so good…
8, May 2011
Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies
Slightly adapted from Orangette, who slightly adapted it herself. These are thick and hearty, but not in a way that screams “whole wheat” or “healthy” — the heartiness just adds to the deliciousness. One modification: I’d sprinkle the tops with a little sea salt before baking next time. Ingredients 1…
8, May 2011
House special noodles
House special noodles isn’t a recipe so much as a general concept — noodle soup made with whatever happens to be handy, the more the merrier. This one was fortunately much more successful than our last attempt and will probably be the basis for future recipes. The vital difference was…