January 2012
14 posts
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Grilled Loin of Pork
Hello everyone, this is Wasc. I have been in Bolivia for the past couple of weeks to spend the holidays with my wonderful family. I have been cooking many dishes with my mom, Frida, but this is the first one we fully documented (I will work on the others to make sure they are easy to follow).
So today seemed like it was going to be a sunny day in La Paz and we decided to grill a loin of pork. If...
December 2011
9 posts
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Mousse de Maracuya (aka Passion Fruit Mousse)
This is probably one of my favorite desserts. I first ate it at a Brasilian restaurant and was so happy that the “mousse” was actually a mousse. Often, a dessert is mislabeled mousse when it is actually more like pudding/custard. One of my pet peeves is to dig my spoon into a “mousse dessert” I have ordered, only to find out that it is not mousse… A mousse needs to be...
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Semi Low-Fat Ferrero Rocher and Nutella Cheesecake
OK, so this cheesecake also seemed to be a pretty big hit. The one problem I came upon is while unmolding the cheesecake (I deviated from the recipe in that I did not make it with graham crackers), the crust did not want to follow. At least 80% of the crust did not want to follow. It turned out alright thought, as I put the crust back in the oven for about 10 minutes to make it more crispy and...
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Lychee Panna Cotta with Pomegranate Gelatin and...
I love panna cotta. Wascar first introduced it to me at one of our first home-cooked fancy dinners (though it wasn’t really cooking together because we cooked in our own separate apartments and brought the food to one place). Ever since, I’ve been meaning to try different panna cotta recipes, there are just SO many variations! Unfortunately, I cannot make panna cotta too often because...
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Kasutera/Castella (Japanese Sponge Cake)
I’ve always wanted to try kasutera, ever since I’ve seen it in Japanese shows. I’ve been curious about its soft, spongy characteristics. I’ve eaten very spongy cakes before, but never moist, soft, spongy cakes. I’m very picky when it comes to “moist” because most people imply that to also mean soft. The word moist just means to be wet. To me, the cake has...
Bok Choy and Lotus Root Tacos PLUS Couscous with...
Finals time dinner. Lots of vegetables on this taco. Actually, it is vegetarian taco if you do not make the turkey bacon. This taco is very easy and quick to make. I’m not sure on the measurements of seasonings and ingredients because I only eyeballed, so there will only be pictures today!
This taco was made with lightly stir-fried bok choy with lotus roots. I sprinkled the bottom of the...
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Slow-cooker Shiitake and Bella Mushroom(s)...
Making lasagna from scratch is a bit time consuming. It’s even worse when you have only one pot and need to cook the lasagna pasta and béchamel sauce. Feel free up the amount of mushrooms as you like. I certainly did because I looooove shiitake mushrooms. :D Also, for this lasagna recipe, since I also love the smell of sauteed onions, I probably used more than they called for—so...
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Dulce de Leche Rice Pudding (attempt with...
EDIT: I managed to make it work! Actually, it turns out the the dulce de leche dessert needs WAY more milk and needs to cook way longer. I don’t remember how much milk I put in, but I think it was at least 1 cup more. I also stood there for a long while stirring so it wouldn’t burn to the bottom of the pot. It was delicious and the rice was so perfectly cooked. I will have to make this...