Tag: Cooking

  • February 22, 2024

    My mom is an incredible cook. Very slowly, I’ve been trying to learn some of her recipes. Tonight, I made chana batata (chickpeas and potatoes) for dinner.

  • February 11, 2024

    Have I told you about our bread maker? If I have, my apologies for repeating myself.

  • June 19, 2023

    June 19, 2023

    In university, I remember once telling a friend that sharing a meal for someone is a testament to their value in your life. I probably said it with fewer syllables, yet more eloquence. Only in the last two-or-so years have I started cooking with any regularity. I think I’ve been learning to cook, as opposed…

  • Failed Again! Joshua Weissman’s Cinnamon Rolls | But Cheaper

    Failed Again! Joshua Weissman’s Cinnamon Rolls | But Cheaper

    I tried making Joshua Weissman’s cinnamon rolls again. They didn’t turn out. Again. I’m going to quit on this recipe and look for another one. I gotta say, I’m a little disappointed.

  • Mealime Recipe | Greek Salad Bowl with Tzatziki & Baked Veggie Ground Meatballs

    Mealime Recipe | Greek Salad Bowl with Tzatziki & Baked Veggie Ground Meatballs

    Tonight I made a recipe from the Mealime app. It turned out all right. You can find the recipe here: https://www.mealime.com/recipes/greek-salad-bowl-tzatziki-baked-veggie-ground-meatballs/17975

  • Tofu for the first time

    Tofu for the first time

    I cooked tofu for the first time tonight. I don’t know when I last had tofu because I’ve always been a bit put off by it.

  • I left the baking sheet in the oven

    I tried my hand at baking cassava fries tonight. I boiled the cassava on Sunday, hoping that I’d get to making them on Monday. I was going to fry the chips. The fries. While cutting up the cassava into fries, I set the oven to preheat. I thought I had turned it to 425º. After…

  • Cooking with Bernard

    Step 1: Disable fire alarm. Step 2: Prepare meal. Step 3: Buy new frying pan.

  • Burnt Chips

    I tried to make some homemade potato chips today. This is how they turned out: Thinly sliced potatoes, dressed in olive oil, seasoned with black pepper and salt, will burn if you leave them in a 400°F oven for 30 minutes. These are inedible.