An engineering log for the kitchen: research, testing, and the odd recipe-site rabbit hole, before any of it becomes a recipe.
The gyro loaf earned a permanent spot in the rotation after testing it in ramen, salad, and on its own; a big cooking weekend also produced the best gochujang wings yet, a 99%-match copycat salsa, and breakfast sausage patties, while a …
A whole summer of stated cooking goals, most of them checked off: salsas, pickled peppers (salinity dialed in against four different reference recipes), roasted peppers, pastas and pizzas. A bread post-mortem diagnosed a too-hot oven behind …
Rice bowl theory got serious — sauces, proteins, and a basic method all written down — alongside a quick crispy wings recipe (Frank’s-and-butter sauce) and a freezer staple tomato meat sauce that turns a 10-minute pasta night reliable. A …
A dense month: a reverse-engineered White Spot burger, an upgraded turkey burger recipe, and a go-to salmon salad sandwich all written down, alongside a steak dinner routine (a nonstick pan works fine, contrary to convention) and a two-way …
The ongoing burger quest turned up a hand-pressed frozen-patty method as a fallback for smash burgers, alongside a first attempt at a plant-based veggie patty and an updated jerk chicken marinade. This month also has an early write-up of …
A grab bag of undated notes: blog post ideas (recipe organization, winning the fridge) alongside weekend meal planning — a lasagna craving redirected toward something more traditional, a new butcher shop, homegrown sprouts and French bread, …
