We’ve tried a few stir fries with mixed success and a few crepes with stunning success. We’ve decided we like baking. This is a summary post, with (slightly) more detailed notes to follow in subsequent posts.
- chicken and broccoli stir fry with orange sauce (cook’s illustrated)
– very good - olive oil salt bread (bittman)
– dry, but just as fast at bittman claims - biscuits (bittman)
– w/ lard - crepes (williams sonoma)
– with chicken breast and brie
– crepes with bananas - crackers (bittman)
– whole wheat and cheddar
– whole wheat and parmesan
– garlic - ginger chicken (bittman, thailand)
– too strong - onion confit (slow cooker recipe book)
– no prunes
– need to stir - banana bread pudding and caramel sauce (slow cooker recipe book)
– made in little pans
– in oven instead of slow cooker
– need sauce because of pasty color
– caramel sauce a pain - mexican rice (bittman)
– lard as fat
– no onions - beans and kielbasa
– 16 bean soup beans w/ seasoning
– bay leaves
– kielbasa
– soy sauce - arepas (bittman)
– runny w/ dubliner. use instant corn meal - honey spice cake and rum raisin coffee soak (bittman)
– triple soak volume: 1 recipe rum variation, 1 coffee, 1 spice
– many holes and cuts in order to soak cake - chocolate chip cookies (cook’s illustrated)
- bran and oat sandwich bread (bittman)
– dense and tasty - grilled beef skewers with bay leaves (bittman)
- mushy meat from Omaha Steaks
- milder bay leaf flavor than expected
