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What is Jia Cooking? Pt 8.
Choux Pastry Swans
Pretty, but also pretty hard! Perfect for a romantic date (not to mention they are friggin delicious)!
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What is Jia Cooking? Pt 6.
Baklava (w/ Hints of Pistachio, Rosewater, and Cardamom)
~ A flavorful cross between candy and pastry. Can it get better than this?
Adapted from Cooks Illustrated.
Servings: ~30. Difficulty: Medium. Impressiveness: High. Time: ~1.5 hr prep, 1.5 hr cook, wait overnight before eating (gotta have a lot of patience with this one).
Things I learned:
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What is Jia Cooking? Pt 5.
I've been a little obsessed with kimchi lately and ever since my trip to Cali I've been itching to make this funky dish. I got my chance when Asian Midway FINALLY started carrying a stock of small containers (~3 cups) of kimchi (rather than those intimidating looking gallon-sized jugs).
Kimchi Spam Fried Rice
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What is Jia cooking? Pt. 2
Assorted French Sable Cookies
Level of impressiveness: High. Difficulty: Medium.
The best crispy and buttery cookies I have tasted.
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A Surprisingly Tasty Treat
This one is for all you romantics out there... surprise your friends with the amazingness...
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Disseminating the truth of (crispy-shelled) sweet potato fries
Today, instead of being productive I experimented with making crispy sweet potato fries. Now, normal sweet potato fries are easy to make, but crispy ones are not!
The biggest problem I had was NOT being able to find adequate advice online! There was everything from "cut into big wedges" to "cut into small shoestrings" and stuff like "soak in ice ( Read more... )
