Friday 28 August 2009

Cooking Secrets. Weave Palm Leaf Baskets. Peanut Butter: Still Inspirational.



Metafilter Post: I love you, fresh egg


What cooking secrets take your food to the almost-pro level? [...] What practices or ingredients do you use to elevate your cooking?


Blog Post: Malaysia: How to Weave Ketupat Basket for Satay Rice


A lovely palm leaf basket for cooking and serving satay rice. To make your own, follow the pictures below. Click to enlarge the thumbnails. Expert video instructions can be found here.

Twirl 1-metre strips of palm leaves around the left and right hands to give 3 loops on each hand ...


Blog Post: Ingredient Spotlight: What Can You Do With Peanut Butter?

The Kitchn is inspired by Mark Bittman's New York Times post of a few days ago.


Peanut butter is essentially a building block. Warmed slightly, peanut butter gets gooey and we can mix in a lot of other ingredients to change its flavor profile. Add a little liquid like chicken stock or milk, and we can thin it out into a sauce that will add a peanuty note to an entire dish [...] We'd like to find even more ways to use peanut butter in our cooking. What do you suggest?



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