A unique style of curry is very popular in Japan, and I have made a good beef one from scratch. ( Japanese Retro Beef Curry ). For people trying to save time, packaged curry mixes are also very popular in Japan and available in the Asian foods section of my local Kroger, as well as Read More …
This is an adaptation of a recipe in Saveur of a traditional dish from the Jura region in eastern France. It is made with an unusual local wine (vin jaune de Jura) which is similar to a lower alcohol fino sherry. I therefore substituted fino sherry which is easy to get in Richmond. The recipe Read More …
This easy cheesecake is based on a recipe from Andrea’s Kitchen which I spotted in a Hanover County publication. It makes 8 servings Cheesecake 6 oz. cream cheese (at room temperature) 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 tsp. flour 6 oz. ready-made chocolate Read More …
This posting is for a variant on Overnight 40 Percent Whole Wheat Bread, with two key changes. First, I wanted to start and complete the bread in one day. Second, I wanted to use some of my 50/50 sourdough starter. This took about 7 hours end to end and turned out a fine loaf of Read More …
This is based on a King Arthur Flour recipe. The bread turned out well, but the top looked strange, as shown in the photo. I made deep 2 x 2 cuts in a hashtag (#) pattern, and it made the top look very segmented. The next time, I will make a simple cross-shaped cut. This Read More …