Third iteration of this dish, which I first made about two decades ago. Still cooking as of this writing, but I think it's going well. A...

So I've been hooked on World of Tanks Blitz (WoT) lately, playing on the Nintendo Switch. For those familiar with the game, one aspect o...

The Boy made a chocolate mug cake, recipe from here . It was for a school assignment to make an instructional video.  Ingredients 1. Mix eve...

So we had beef short ribs but I was asked not to turn it into a stew. Here's attempt number 1 at making a "steak" using a for-...

I've been making this dish, or at least a version of it, since my bachelor days. In fact, I wrote a recipe on this blog about 13 years a...

So I ordered 2 x 500g of beef brisket with the intention of making Tass Kabab e Aremaneh . Instead, what arrived as 500g of beef brisket and...

My take on an Argentinian beef stew using short ribs and Malbec wine.   Ingredients 1 kilo beef short ribs, bone-in 2 carrots, diced 2 celer...

Logging for notes. There are a few thinks I need to tweak-- texture is good (not too soft), but the meat's flavour apart from the sauce ...

Well, not exactly 3 cups as I've changed the proportions of rice wine, sesame oil, and soy sauce. And because we used the Instant Pot, i...

 Saving for reference:  https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Apicius/home.html Might try Roman dishes some day. 

Got the recipe from here , with some embellishments. Items in parentheses are what I actually used.  Ingredients 1.2 kg chicken (wings and d...

This is a traditional Portuguese cake, which is basically a collapsed and eggy sponge cake. Legend says it was a failed sponge cake by nuns ...

Yema is one of those Filipino conventual sweets , to use a term I recently picked up from Portugal. The name means egg yolk in Spanish and i...

A childhood favourite dessert. Despite the name, it was actually closer to a cathedral window rather than the classic charlotte russe , alt...

MOM'S MECHADO Literally how my mom used to make it.   Ingredients:  1 kilo beef threaded with pork fat garlic, onions and tomatoe...

I want to make this sandwich for the Boy. Ok, for myself, but the Boy will surely like it too. Recipe is from here , but modified for my cir...

I've made this dish twice now, and the second one was better than the first. Still need to find my perfect technique for the skin though...

From:  http://mb.ntd.tv/2018/03/07/braised-pork-belly-dong-po-rou/ Braised Pork Belly (Dong Po Rou) Ingredient: 1000g (2.2lb) Pork Bell...

From: https://arianabundy.com/tass-kabab-e-aremaneh/ TASS KABAB E AREMANEH AROMATIC LAMB CASSEROLE WITH TOMATOES, PRUNES AND CINNAMON M...

So I'm happy to say that I'm cooking again. I returned to the galley last week when I cooked thit heo kho  after seven years; pri...