Testing a new pizza dough
This is pizza Mary Anne
The dough wasn't great
My rustic red sauce, "Perfecto"!
Fresh ingredients
My pizza dough is getting better
The ingredients I used are no longer a secret.
Makings a tomato roux.
Allowed to simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
My rustic red tomato sauce, "To die for!"
Trust the process
This was darn good!
A brioche dough minus the eggs and honey.
Prefermented dough with "Poolish" & "Tangzhong".
Form, cover, and proof the dough for 1 to 2 hours.
The dough is ready when it doubles in volume.
Place dough on flat surface and sprinkle with flour.
Stretch the dough into a 14" to 15" in diameter.
My "Rustic Red Sauce" is my secret ingredient.
Add sauce and other toppings to make the pizza.
Bake pizza at 525 degree F for 8 to 12 minutes.
Now that is a good looking pizza!
I couldn't wait. I had to have a slice of pizza.
An ultra thin and chewy pizza. Just the way I like it!
A Poolish
A Tangzhong (A.K.A. Yudane)
A Yeast Bloom
Poolish, Tangzhong, and the Yeast Bloom
Combining Ingredients
The Final Dough
The Crumb (Inner structure)
The Crust (The outter shell)
The Oven Spring (Gas expansion)
Chicken-spinach lasagna
Looking good
It turned out great!
My rustic lasagna
Mouth watering good
Both savory and delicious
Got to start somewhere
Putting together the components
Ready to eat the sandwich
BBQ chicken today
Ribs, chicken and smoked sausages
Mmm-mmm good!
BBQ chicken again
BBQ ribs and smoked sausages
Ready to eat
BBQ ribs, and burnt ends
BBQ chicken, ribs, and smoked sausages
BBQ ribs, and smoked sausages
The key is the zip-top bag!
Fish Strips Anyone!
A Southern Fried Fish Sandwich.
Fish, Shrimp, and Parmesan Fries!
Adding the Fish One Filet at a Time.
Less Talking, more Eating!
Simple ingredients
In a stand mixer, mix the Brioche dough.
Brushed with an egg wash and placed in oven.
Bake at 350 F for 12 to 15 minutes.
Brushed with honey butter and allowed to cool!
Soft, airy, and full of goodness.
Let's get started!
I finally got a burger press!
Scrumpdillyicious!
Grilling the Hamburger Buns
Smash Burgers Again
This Time a Double Cheese Burger
The makings of a burger sandwich
Open face or regular sandwich?
Sandwich style it is!
I finally got to cook on a Phillips XL indoor grill.
Now I have to master time and temperature.
Unfortunately, I over cooked the steak.
Starting with a room temperature steak.
Seasoned with salt, black pepper and galic powder.
Cooked to a medium-well.
1st Sear & Rest.
1st Sear & Rest.
Time to Eat!
Simple Ingredients
Layering the topings
Missing a beer or a Grande Margarita
Gouda, Mozzerella, Parmesan, Green Onions & Ham
Crispy outside and gooey inside
Cheesy and delicious
AP Flour, Half & Half, Scallion Oil, and plain salt were used
Scalded milk & cream, butter, and scallion oil were heated
Kneaded by with a stand mixer for five minutes
Weighing the tortillo dough
Rolling out the tortillos
It was more trickier than I imagined
Waiting for the griddle to heat up.
When and when not to flip was the question?
The griddle was too hot, so I almost burnt the tortillo!
Warming a flour tortillo
Breasfast scamble with sausage, eggs & cheese
A simple breakfast taco, mmm-mmm-good!
Press, Flatten, and Roll
Measure and Mark
Cut into Rounds
Place it on the Griddle until you see Bubbles
When you see Bubbles, Flip!
Remove, Let Cool, and Serve
Homemade tortillo are the best!
Scramble eggs, ham, red onions & mixed peppers
Fill'em and eat'em is what I do best!
Sauteed Veggies with Crabmeat
Soft Scrambled Eggs
A Seafood Breakfast Taco
Breakfast scramble
Homemade Brioche Buns
Breakfast Scramble + Bun = Sandwich
Choose your buns
Cook the homemade sausage
Scrambled the eggs
Toast the buns & cut the cheese
Assemble the Slider
Its time to eat!
Homemade Whole-grain Pancakes
Applewood Smoked Bacon
Almost ready to Toss & Flip
From This
Added a Little Something-something
To That in 10 Minutes!
Always prep the ingredients prior to cooking
A well seasoned wok is the key to "WOK HEI!"
American fried rice with baby prawn
Cold rice sauteed with green onions
Reducing the soy sauce to a glaze
Pan fried riced, tossed until evenly coated
Marinated shrimp sauteed in scallion oil
Shrimp tossed in a Ginger-honey glaze
Ginger-honey shrimp served over pan fried rice
Mixed Peppers, Carrots, Red Onions, etc...
Putting Everything Together
Stir Fried Pork in a Black Pepper Sauce
Simplicity within Complexity
Garlic Braised Mixed Veggies
Ginger-Honey Pork
Lets get started
Time to roll the eggroll
Eggrolls with Ginger-Honey Pork
Veggies, Crispy Pork, and Sauce
Add Sauce to veggies, cook until thickened.
Scallion-Crispy Pork
Food prep is the key
Fresh veggies, crab meat & glass noodles
A Savory-Sweet Dipping Sauce
Sushi Rice A.K.A. "Sour rice"
Complexed Ingredients to make a Simple Dish
Smoked Trout, Sushi Rice, Nori and Wasabi
Where do I start?
Let's make a Georgia Roll
Not bad for my first time
This time, Maki Sushi
Crab Meat with a Horse Radish Cream Sauce
So Far, So Good!
A Sushi-yaki Roll, which is a twist on a California Roll
A Maki Roll, but Supersized
A Fat Maki Roll vs. a Maki or Uramaki Roll
Time to cook the rice
I use a blend of Sushi & Jasmine Rice
Sauteed ham glazed in oyster sauce
Making egg crepes
Choosing the right sauce
Pickled carrots, asparagus, and jicama
Adding seasoned rice to a sheet of nori
Ready to roll the gimbap
It is time to eat the gimbap!
Starting all over again, Gimbap anyone?
Lets get ready to gimmmmbap!
The raggedy end pieces belong to the chef
Cut veggies into medium to small chuncks
Blend using a food processor
Ferment, cook to sterilize, and serve
Rolling dumplings is hard!
Simple shapes are easier to make.
Fried, steamed, and seared.
Step 1: Add the filling and Wet the Edges.
Step 2: Fold, Roll, and Fry them!
Step 3: Eat them and Smile.
Flour, sugar, salt, and cubed butter
Blend the ingredients to make butter crumble
Add cold water to the crumble to form the dough
Roll dough to make the crust
Measure dough using a pie plate
Add dough to the pie plate and cut lattie strips
Peeling, coring, and slicing the apples
Adding pie filling to the crust
Once baked, allow to cool before eating
Making a lattice crust
Time to bake my cherry pie
Just shut up and eat
Crumble Crust Keylime Pie
Best served cold
Eaten with whipped cream & lime zest
Extra fudgie
Both crispy and moist!
Eaten with vanilla ice cream
