Maangchi’s Korean Fried Chicken
My sister and I made Maangchi’s Crunchy Korean Fried Chicken. It’s good.See how Maanchi makes it here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jSh6VJYRV-g#friedchicken #cooking
Gross or Great? Taste Test Funny Video
Actor Paul Cram makes the New York Times “grape salad” given to Minnesota by the New York Times newspaper in their article “The United States of Thanksgiving.” Paul talks about the recipe and a bit of the story behind it from his perspective as a born-and-raised Minnesotan. Watch as he makes the recipe and tries …
Tip on Donut Eating
Tip: warm donuts in the microwave or oven a minute or so before eating. So good!
Cactus Fruit First-Time Taste Test
Tasted cactus fruit for the first time. It tastes like what it looks like. Watermelon infused with pomegranate seeds.It’s really not that complicated to eat, though I did glance at a YouTube video. All you really do is peel off the skin and eat it. It’s quite good.
Fried Chicken With 2 Ingredient Tips
Flipping through the Truck Food Cookbook by John T. Edge, I see a recipe for fried chicken that catches my attention as it is marinated in a garlic/soy sauce/ginger mix before frying. Umm, yum! In addition to the marinade, the recipe mentions that corn starch is a great batter, instead of flour. As corn starch …
Maple Syrup Glazed Pecans in 7 Minutes
With acting projects clamoring to finish filming before January 1st, time’s in short supply these last months of the year. Which is part of the reason why I cook Maple Syrup Pecans instead of the better-tasting Spiced Pecans I usually bake. Maple syrup glazed pecans take 5 minute stove-top cook time as opposed to the …
Happy Discovery Cooking: Pirate Rum-Vanilla Spiced Pecans
Riffling through the back-of-the-cupboard recesses for a jar of Cinnamon to add to my batch of spiced pecans, my hand happens on a forgotten glass bottle of homemade pirate rum-vanilla that I made as a part of family Christmas gifts last year. (Purportedly, like a fine cheese, it get’s better with age.) With a satisfying …
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Homemade Vanilla Pirate Style Rum
Rum splashes out the top of the jar to the wooden table for the fifth time. I am discovering just how easy it is to over fill these jars with my concoction of vanilla extract. On the upside, My hands smell amazing. Being soaked in rum & vanilla seeds isn’t so bad. This must be …
Good Read – But Don’t Read If You Aren’t Ready To Eat Fattening, Delicious, Yummy Food
Stumbling around the cooking section shelves at the local library, I tug on a book not so much because of it’s title, more because the photos catch my attention. The book is titled The Good Stuff Cookbook Burgers, Fries, Shakes, Wedges, and More by chef Spike Mendelsohn. It’s the page with the Rosemary & Thyme …
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Pecans Roasting on An Oven Rack… My Attempt At Chocolate Turtles with a Twist: Cayenne Pepper
No chestnuts roasting here just yet. Spiced pecans, yes. I am trying a twist with my home-made chocolate turtles this year by using spiced pecans instead simply using raw ones. The spiced pecans have a tiny kick because of the addition of Cayenne pepper. I suppose I could name these “Snapping Turtles” 🙂 I am …