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  • Prime Rib / Chuck Roast – Sous Vide / Oven Seared

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    INGREDIENTS FOR THE ROAST: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE ROAST: INGREDIENTS FOR THE AU JUS: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AU JUS:

  • Pasta – Egg Pasta by Weight

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    NOTE: I didn’t want to use up all the eggs the last time I made this pasta (during the Corona Quarantine) and used whole eggs instead of eggs and egg yolks. I also added some olive oil to the mix. The pasta turned out rubbery. It also took longer to cook. I suspect it was…

  • Shepherd’s Pie – Randy’s

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    Many of the steps are outlined in the video, below.  Note, when you play the video Youtube may add cookies to your browser.   NOTES: OK, full disclosure, this is not really Shepherd’s Pie.  It it isn’t ground lamb and boiled potatoes.  It is similar to shepherd’s pie because it is a meat stew layer topped…

  • Macaroni and Cheese Casserole

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    This is my variation on the Alton Brown baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe.  His recipe included sweated onions.  Danielle and I used onion powder.   It was good but the onion flavor was strong so we reduced the powder by half.  This recipe is pretty easy to make and everyone liked it.   INGREDIENTS (Base): 1/2 pound…

  • Tahini

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    Tahini is a paste form of roasted sesame seeds (similar to a runny peanut butter).   I make tahini in the blender.  The blender is better for small quantities than the food processor. INGREDIENTS: 1 cup hulled sesame seeds 3 tablespoons olive oil (canola in a pinch) Pinch of kosher salt  INSTRUCTIONS: Toast the sesame seeds in…

  • White Wedding Cake – From Scratch

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    This is my variation of a recipe I found on iambaker.net.  Makes two 8″ round cakes or 24+ cupcakes.   INGREDIENTS: 246 grams general purpose flour (2.25 cups) 34 grams corn starch (4.5 Tablespoons) 1 cup evaporated milk 6 large egg whites at room temperature 2 teaspoons almond extract 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (clear will keep…

  • Cake Goop

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    Brush this on your cake pan to keep the cake from sticking.  Make sure you remove the cake while it is still slightly warm so the goop does not set up and stick.   INGREDIENTS: INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Roasted Garlic

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    INGREDIENTS: Several (8 or 10) fresh unpeeled heads of garlic INSTRUCTIONS: Preheat the oven to 400°F Cut about 1/4″ off the stem-side of the head of garlic.  You should cut enough that you cut just a little off the top of each garlic clove.   Peel off the dry paper layers from the heads.  Don’t peel…

  • Hummus – Randy’s Roasted Red Pepper, Garlic, Chipotle

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    Makes about 6 cups. Hummus is a combination of cooked, blended chickpeas and tahini.  Tahini is a paste form of roasted sesame seeds (similar to a runny peanut butter).   This recipe is basically a tahini and hummus recipe all-in-one.   Many people buy tahini instead of making it because it is hard to make smooth tahini…

  • Pancakes – Randy’s

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    Makes 6-8 Pancakes Mom’s recipe was good but I had trouble with the mixture sticking to the griddle and I think I had increased the baking powder too much somewhere along the way.  The ratio was double the normal 1 to 2 teaspoons per cup of flour (see the Food Trivia post).  I also had…