Vox’s posts tagged cooking

Anniversary dinner for my folks

2008-07-25T17:33:37Z

My sister and I put together an anniversary dinner for our folks here in Portland. Syd made the pasta, which she is exceedingly good at (especially the rolling and cutting in the hand-cranked Atlas). First course: Pasta with fresh morels, smoked...

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Quality Ingredients

2008-07-25T03:29:05Z

I feel very fortunate that my mother prepared almost every meal I ate growing up. Influenced heavily by legacy of the house-wife generation, my mother managed to learn early on in her life how to be a good mother and cook, and perfected the ...

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"The Razz"

2008-07-25T03:10:41Z

I've been wanting to make a proper English Trifle for quite some time, but two days ago I finally decided to give it a try. But me being me, I thought it would be even better if I challenge myself by using this as an opportunity to photo-documen...

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May I Take Your Order?

2008-07-23T04:29:10Z

In this edition of "Will's Wonderland," as in many others, the main topic is food. If you know me, then you know that I am a big fan of food, and lots of it. I love to eat out, dine in, make a sandwich, order a pizza, grab fast food, and occasiona...

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Vegetarian Taco Burger

2008-07-23T01:11:23Z

This is by no means haute cuisine, but boy oh boy, is it delicious. I give all the credit of this ingenius creation to B. If he ever decides to change careers, Taco Bell would be foolish not to bring him aboard as a food conceptor. That boy come...

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DIY Spring Rolls

2008-07-22T12:22:53Z

Inspired by the maestro herself Vee. -------- How not to burn your spring rolls in the microwave. Take them out of the metallic insulating bag, thus effectively removing all chances of a fire. Suggested by Edwina, who learnt from experience.

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apple & cherry cobbler with macadamia nuts

2008-07-21T16:15:45Z

Mostly taken from a recipe available here, macadamia used for the nuts (crumbled into the crust and placed on top), and apple added by me. Not enough cherries to cover the base, so I needed a filling bulker. Verdict from the family - delicious. ...

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Mmmm.... Pie!

2008-07-21T13:24:24Z

Let me tell you right now. I rarely make dessert. I EAT dessert, I just don’t make it. I don’t enjoy baking. But, that being said, here is a nice summer dessert I DO make and it is very easy, and oh so tasty! I am providing visual aids for the co...

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I think I'm going to make a cookbook.

2008-07-20T20:14:56Z

I've been thinking about this for awhile. I have a book stapler and today sat down for about 20 minutes to figure out how I could print a booklet on my computer as easily as possible. I love to cook and bake, so I thought maybe I would put togethe...

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Toaster Ovens

2008-07-20T04:03:48Z

Do you have toaster ovens at home or office? Some office having pantry that allowed staff to have their breakfast there. I always want to know about toaster oven . I mean like how they function, I know that we can read on the guide book but somet...

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Cooking 2...

2008-07-19T05:58:44Z

OMG! they came they went, people had a great time, thank God! Ureshii!!! Everyone ate a lot! LOL! (and lately I seem to be blogging about food a lot too). I took pics of more snacks and such we offered, and I thought I could expand on some of them...

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Recipe: Choclate Trifle

2008-07-18T22:58:42Z

Chocolate Trifle Ingredients: 1 package brownie mix 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix 1/2 c. water 1 14oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 8 oz containers of frozen whipped topping (thawed) Your favorite chocolate candy or cookie ...

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Sugar and Spice and everything nice

2008-07-17T07:58:48Z

I always ask Aram if he likes my cooking. He'd always say, "It's okay.", but I do look forward for the day that without a blink of an eye - he'd say that he liked what I cooked. It has always been a challenge for me, because I honestly, honestly l...

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bored... bored... bored

2008-07-16T22:19:21Z

I'm bored, if you haven't figured that out yet. I should probably do some work, but I really really really do not want to work for this company any more. Plus I do not want to start a project or mini-project and have to bail out when I tell them I...

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Bloody Mary Bison Sliders

2008-07-16T04:13:25Z

Originally, I had bought a pound of ground bison to make something called Kill 'em Quick! This is a recipe created by my co-worker Helene that is simply a scramble of portobellos, jalapenos and ground bison. I'm not sure why or how the catchy nam...

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Weeknight dinner- Curd Rice

2008-07-16T00:34:03Z

With microwave semolina idlis and coconut cilantro chutney. The hardest part of this recipe was mashing my perfectly cooked, long, separate grains of fragrant Basmati rice into the creamy mush that is curd rice. [That's conditioning for you.] The...

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Life QotW: Class Time

2008-07-15T18:30:53Z

If you could take a class right now and learn anything in the world, what class would you take? I'd learn how to cook! I'm terribly intimidated by cooking in general and I know that if I were more familiar with the terms & techniques I likely wo...

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Scallop Curry with Long Beans, Zucchini & Mushrooms

2008-07-14T22:58:49Z

From my adventures in Indian cooking not too long ago, I have jars upon jars of Indian spices. Good thing for me, I love Indian food. Not too sure how my neighbors feel about all the pungent spices wafting in the air. They tell me that they can ...

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A near fatal cooking incident at least yields something positive.

2008-07-14T05:04:07Z

So, tonight was one of my first times using a gas stove top, and the pan caught on fire! Seriously! The flame was so high, it was scary! Luckily I was totally okay, except sort of scared and embarrassed. But then once the fire alarm shut off and ...

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Summer days

2008-07-14T00:39:46Z

The barbecue was a great success, and my food went down a treat. No great surprise there since I had mined the depths of Nigella for her best recipes: buttermilk chicken drumsticks, vodka marinated steak, cornbread, coleslaw, watermelon with rose...

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