Recent content by Irland

Cool. I am guessing the 'pancakes' are boiled or poached? The ones I had were very shiny, almost like a bagel, but much softer and also sweet. Help! My girlfriend wants me to learn to make them! Thanks, Irland

Hey Xiao, I am new here too! I went to a great Chinese place in Denver the other night hoping to get some dimsum, but missed it. I wound up getting a delicious Peking duck which was served with these amazing little soft poofy bread things, they were kinda sweet. What is the name of that...

The best banana muffin recipe I tried used some sour cream, orange zest, mini chocolate chips, and of course, pureed banana. They were easily the best muffins I've had in my life. 1 c flour 3/4 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 5 T butter 1/2 c sour cream 1 banana 1 t orange zest 1/2 c sugar 1/2 t...

When I cook jambalaya I like to toast the rice in some oil for like 20 seconds, as if you were making Spanish rice except only about 1/2 or less of the effect. I like the texture that it adds to the rice, but do not over-toast it!

I had some squid at a Japanese place in LA that was pretty tasty, and I kind of impressed myself at how well I mimicked their recipe: Clean small squid (~5" head) and cut into rings Do the flour egg flour bit Your second dredging of flour should contain lots of salt and a little cayenne or...

Kottbullar is Swedish meatballs! Can't believe they haven't been mentioned yet. Gravlax can be pretty tasty - take a salmon fillet and coat it thoroughly with salt and brown sugar, wrap it and let it sit in the fridge for a few days. Rinse it off and slice it paper thin on a bias and you're...

Grits yum! I eat grits for breakfast 3 times a week, my girlfriend is Filipina and it reminds her of lugao. I cook my grits thoroughly, as I like them smooth and creamy with no bite to it at all. Add some parmesan cheese and salt to taste. I usually dump in some sunflower seeds too, and a...

I made a cherry mousse last night, or attempted to. It has had about 16 hours to cool and is not set. I think the problem was in my egg whites. I was whipping them over a hot water bath and was interrupted for moment, and when I came back my foam was broken. I was out of eggs so I tried to...