Liliko’i Cake Redux
This cake is my absolute favorite in the world. There simply is no better summertime cake than the Dee Lite Bakery Passion Fruit Cake. Unfortunately, you have to be in Hawaii to get one- and the only other option is to have one fedexed to you (half sheetpan size only from what i remember). So [...]
Freedom Bread, err. Banana Bread, an adaptation.
OK Truth. My favorite baking recipe that I make, is Banana Bread. This bread is darker and richer than what you’re used to seeing because it cooks low and slow and caramelizes everything while cooking. Enjoy it- it’s super simple and fast to make- I keep old Bananas in the freezer and put them in [...]
Jake Ennis: A Rising Star in Photography
“I made this picture as a metaphor as part of an assignment. I want this picture to talk to the World about the great oil spill caused by BP in the Gulf of Mexico. I wanted the glass to be the ocean, my sister is behind it so they would know that it meant life. [...]
Mascarpone Chocolate Mousse
I have searched around for a good chocolate mousse recipe for a while now- Not much that I like, mostly because what I find omits one or another key ingredient that I think is required for a mousse. The ingredients you must have in a mousse, unless you’re trying to achieve dietary acrobatics are the [...]
Lomi Lomi Redux
I left State College on Thursday so that I could begin preparing the menu for a friends Bachelor Dinner Party. Adam is a big fan of Asian cuisine, but he also comes from an Italian family, and in the New York area, that means, a steakhouse oriented menu will do just fine too. I decided [...]
Recent Sourdough Development
So a month ago I made a Sourdough Starter using similar method to the one found in The New Basics Cookbook, which should be in your cookbook library if it isn’t. Lukins and Rosso offer up a quick way to make an amazing tangy sourdough with reliable results. The basis of their recipe is the [...]
Parmesan Garlic
Adaptation of the Lahey Mother recipe,(see my post on No Knead) I started with the basic recipe and then upon turning it out onto the floured kitchen table I dotted half the surface with 1/2x1x1/8 slices of parmesan and whole cloves of garlic, then folded it to cover the inclusions, did the same for the [...]
No Knead
No Knead Bread? Yes. And you may never make bread any other way again. I may not buy bread ever again. This was the easiest thing I have ever cooked in my life by far. The secret? Don’t mess with it. This is the NYTimes reviewed bread found at the well known Sullivan Street Bakery [...]
Seafood Stew
Best Accidental Recipe of the Week. What happens to leftovers in my house, may not be what happens to them in your house, but I assure you, that will change. Mediterranean Influenced Seafood Stew My Cousin Hope and I came up with this dish last week and it’s a delicious one! The battle between ginger [...]
Pulled Pork
Best Accidental Recipe of the Week. What happens to leftovers in my house, may not be what happens to them in your house, but I assure you, that will change. Better than your Mom’s Pulled Pork! I made this up this week after we made the (First) recipe you see below. The Louisiana / Hawaiiana [...]