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a really simple meal plan v.2

What To Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking • 4343 implied HN points • 30 Aug 23
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking tips
  1. The meal plan includes recipes for Jerk Chicken with Coconut Rice and Strawberry Salsa, Sunshine Pasta, Chicken Flautas & Roasted Corn Salad, Roasted Asparagus Farrotto, and Sesame-Ginger Grilled Steak with Cucumber Pepper Avocado Salad.
  2. The meal plan provides detailed instructions for preparing the meals, including tips for leftover usage and variations to suit different preferences.
  3. A PDF grocery list is included for easy shopping and organization based on grocery aisle.

The virility Crunchwrap Supreme

Food is Stupid • 668 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Food culture
  1. Valentine's Day is an unofficial food holiday that involves cooking a romantic meal for your partner.
  2. The Virility Crunchwrap Supreme was created using aphrodisiac ingredients like oysters, almonds, and pickled okra.
  3. Building the Crunchwrap involved constructing layers of ingredients and folding them to create a unique dish.

The clam dog

Food is Stupid • 845 implied HN points • 26 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Recipes Ingredients Food culture
  1. Geoducks are giant clams shaped like penises, considered a delicacy and tasty when prepared properly.
  2. Preparing a clam dog from scratch can be challenging and messy, requiring cleaning and frying the clam.
  3. Frying the fried geoduck resulted in a chewy, difficult-to-eat texture, highlighting the importance of proper preparation.
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KP+: Black sesame and Yuzu Milk Buns

Kitchen Projects • 609 implied HN points • 11 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Baking Ingredients Events Community
  1. Yuzu is a popular ingredient with a unique floral acidity, sometimes hard to find but worth seeking out for its flavor.
  2. The process of making black sesame and yuzu milk buns was revisited after years, resulting in a successful comeback with added yuzu curd.
  3. Two different shaping methods were shared for the buns, both yielding delicious results especially enhanced with the yuzu curd.

Leek and Squash Mini Galettes

Susanality • 687 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Food Photography Ingredients
  1. Recipe for Leek and Butternut Squash Galette that can be served as a main dish or appetizer.
  2. Changes to the newsletter: Free subscribers get less emails with one recipe per month, paid subscribers get bonus content in weekly emails.
  3. Tips for making the galette: Use pre-peeled squash for convenience, make the pastry dough and prep ingredients in advance, and adjust flour choices to suit your preference.

The culinary language of Catalunya

Longer Tables with José Andrés • 707 implied HN points • 29 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Cuisine Language Recipes Ingredients Culture
  1. Catalan language has unique food-related words like 'Pà' for bread and 'Mar i muntanya' for 'sea and mountains'.
  2. Catalan is spoken in various regions beyond Catalonia, like Valencia, Balearic Islands, Andorra, Italy, and France.
  3. Learning some Catalan food words can enrich your culinary experience, like 'Botifarra amb mongetes' for sausage with white beans.

Brittany Addresses

David Lebovitz Newsletter • 3007 implied HN points • 20 Sep 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cuisine Travel Recipes Beverages Restaurants
  1. Brittany is a popular destination for its cool weather, coastline, beaches, and delicious food like seafood, crêpes, and pastries.
  2. Brittany is known for its sparkling apple cider, love of salted butter, and local specialty honeys.
  3. Reserve in advance when dining in Brittany, explore local beverages like cider and wines, and try the delicious salted butter available at markets.

Chicken cordon bleu or pink

Food is Stupid • 884 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cooking Humor
  1. The author explores the concept of gender reveal parties using food as a vehicle for information sharing.
  2. The process of making a gender reveal chicken cordon bleu is detailed, including the challenges and rewards.
  3. The author humorously describes the outcomes of creating a pink and a blue version of the dish.

I'm not cooking this week

a newsletter • 2771 implied HN points • 05 Sep 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cooking Recipes Healthy Eating
  1. The author is taking a break from cooking this week except for making a really nice fish dish.
  2. Cook the fish in low and slow with olive oil to get a tender and perfect texture.
  3. The fish pairs well with a punchy cucumber salad and the olive oil used to cook the fish can be reused for other dishes.

A Bittersweet Campari Sour for Valentine’s Day

Cocktails With Suderman • 412 implied HN points • 09 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Cocktails Ingredients Flavors
  1. A Campari Sour is a simple yet delicious cocktail perfect for Valentine's Day, combining bittersweet and complex flavors.
  2. Adding a saline solution can enhance the taste of a Campari Sour by balancing the flavors and making it more floral.
  3. Experimenting with additional ingredients like Bénédictine can add layers and depth to the Campari Sour, making it complex and comforting.

Exciting Salads from an Exciting New Cookbook

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin • 1729 implied HN points • 10 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Cookbooks Recipes Food Writing Plant-based Salads
  1. Nik Sharma's cookbook combines stories of challenges and triumphs with delicious recipes influenced by his Indian upbringing.
  2. Sharma's recipes in 'Season' and 'The Flavor Equation' feature a blend of scientific curiosity and bold flavors.
  3. Sharma's latest book 'Veg-Table' offers beautiful photography, interesting vegetable facts, and mouth-watering recipes for big-flavored, veggie-focused meals.

A Seriously Delicious Roasted Squash Salad. . .

The Department of Salad: Official Bulletin • 1513 implied HN points • 17 Oct 23
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Seasonal Ingredients Cooking tips
  1. The post shares a recipe for a seriously delicious roasted squash salad with beautiful pears.
  2. Autumn can bring a sense of regret and reflection on past failures and missed opportunities.
  3. Moving to a new place can lead to intense self-reflection and the desire to address regrets, even in small ways like cooking unused squash.

Clamchos

Food is Stupid • 393 implied HN points • 02 Feb 24
🍲 Food & Drink Recipes Food experiences
  1. The Onion Union received support and reached a new contract agreement.
  2. The newsletter will continue with more penis clam content.
  3. The newsletter features an experiment involving cleaning and deep frying a massive bivalve.