Burrata Cheese

Burrata...it's basically ricotta and heavy cream wrapped in mozzarella.. who knew?

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/how-to-make-burrata_n_6331216

https://www.brit.co/diy-burrata-kit/

Herbed Table Butter

Seems similar to cheese making with the rinse step.
Going to follow this one. about as easy as it gets. worked great.

Hawaiian Rolls

King Arthur Flour Recipe
These came out pretty damn good tasting but were not as stretchy/fluffy...a bit more crumbly

Dutch Crunch Rolls

I followed this recipe pretty much exactly.

The result was certainly tasty bread but not quite the thing you get at SF delis. The top cracked in much larger islands. We slightly undercooked it.
Possibly the batter added on top was too thick? Possibly adding more oil to that mixture?

Homemade Tortillas! 50/50 flour corn mix - Also DIY tortilla press

Flour/corn 50/50 mix tortillas
Here's the recipe I used this time

Also hacked together an 8" tortilla press out of plywood and shit that was laying around in the basement.

Tortillas a bit thicker than your store bought version out of this press but really good! The 50/50 mix is really nice. Miley Cyrus best of both worlds.

Cheeseboard's Green Sauce: Papi Chulo

Cheeseboard is a Berkeley landmark we go back to over and over.
Different pizza every day but same green sauce dispensed into little paper cups
I think I probably eat equal parts green sauce to pizza.
Someone online even posted a recipe! Made it and it was close but spicier than the real deal. Will back off the peppers next time.

Forgot to take a pic....next time too!

• 3 bunches cilantro with stems (washed)
• 1 bunch flat leaf parsley
• 5-6 serrano peppers ( with seeds)
• 1-2 jalapeño peppers (with seeds)
• 3-4 cloves garlic
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
• juice of 2 limes
• juice of half lemon
• juice of 1 orange
• 1 1/2 cups olive oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 tablespoon salt
• 1/2 tablespoon pepper

Lattes at home

Was never one for fancy coffee drinks but hell if you can do them at home and have a slow Sunday morning, why not!?

-Used a Moka pot to make the coffee/espresso.
-Warmed milk in a sauce pan
-Used a french press to froth the milk - seems rule of thumb is to double the volume of the milk, I went ever so slightly too far and some of the frothy milk was damn near whipped cream (not the worst thing)

Add coffee, add frothy milk, add a tiny pinch of sugar. Damn nice coffee drink at home.
Maybe go full fancy and try that latte art next time.

Habanero and things HOT SAUCE

Habanero Hot Sauce
Cooked all the peppers and things in a pan for ~15 minutes before blending, mixing in vinegar, lemon, cilantro, salt and jarring.
Hot as hell. Will try this with the diy tortillas and bean and cheese burritos tomorrow!

• habanero 5x
• shishito 3x
• jalapeno 1x
• serano 1x
• thai chili 2x
• celery 2x
• garlic 3x
• red and white onion 3/4x?
• lemon juice
• vinegar
• salt

 

Pot Pies! Pancetta, White Bean, Swiss Chard

From the Smitten Kitchen cookbook and found here 

So dang good. We used pastry dough from the store to save time this Thursday night. Anna got her nails done.

NY Everything Bagels

Followed this guys simple recipe, but added a splash of molasses to the water yeast sugar mixture. Had seen that added in some other recipes instead of sugar.

DIY Olive Oil....sorta

Harvested a barrel of olives from the neighbors tree across from us on Aileen.
We worked long and hard and the result was about a half cup of precious olive oil!
It tasted fine, honestly nothing special and we kept it so sacred that it ended up going bad before we finished it. oy! A real learning experience! I'll gladly pay to have this one made for me!

Muscles! Harvested on the Big Sur Coast.

Camping with Jeff Coogan and Anna. Harvested some muscles after trying a few spots. Cooked up with butter, onions, garlic, lemons

Zuchini Bread (just like the way my mom made it, and her mom before her!)

Zuchini Bread (just like the way my mom made it!):

Ingredients:

2 Cups grated zuchini

3 eggs

1 tsp. of vanilla

3/4 Cup of oil (Vegie or Canola)

2 Cups of sugar

3 Cups of flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon (you could also add a little nutmeg if you want)

1 small can of pineapple juice (you can add crushed pineapple to it to if you want)

Grease loaf pans (this should be enough for two) and bake in 325 degree preheated oven for approximately 1 hour.

Hot Chicken Katsu

Spicy Chicken Katsu recipe that inspired this

Flour spice mix

• flour
• cayenne
• garlic powder
• paprika
• tiny bit of brown sugar
• salt and pep

Dredge

• 2 eggs
• sriracha
• vinegar
• garlic chilli sauce

Breading

• panko
• garlic super finely diced

Topping salad:

• iceberg lettuce
• garden greens
• lemon juice

Spicy Mayo: 

• mayo
• chopped fine pickled onions and peppers
• salt and pepper
• garlic chilli oil? or something similar? hot sauce?

Papusas!

• Papusas
• pork shoulder?
• beans - refried or black
• cheese
• peppers
• onions
• 
  
• Curtido (cabbage slaw)
• cabbage
• carrots
• Boiling water
• white vinegar
• Red salsa
• tomato
• onion
• serano chili
• cilantro
• salt pep
• blend, simmer down, cool
• Green salsa
• tomatillo
• garlic
• jalapeno
• onion
• garlic
• olive oil
• Guacamole
• avocado
• tortilla chips
• Meyer Lemon Margaritas
• tequila
• lemons from the tree
• salt the glass rim