Tuesday 18 May 2010

Mushroom Crêpe Cake / Cooking with Bitters / Cooking Dried Udon Noodles



Blog Post & Recipe: mushroom crêpe cake


The first one one was never meant to be, it sticks or tears, it’s too thick or thin, your fingers burn and you drop it, you flip it too soon; it’s best to move on quickly. The second one may be usable, but it’s never a pretty little thing.


Blog Post: Bitters in Your Sweets


A pamphlet I came across inside a corporate mixing guide first published in 1947 is full of stupidly perfect suggestions: add Angostura to hamburger patties, packaged pudding, or canned cream of mushroom soup. And why not?


Blog Post: Cooking Tip: How to Cook Dried Udon Noodles


Mark Bittman describes a way of cooking dried udon that we'd never heard of before. He says to add the dried udon noodles to salted boiling water as we've been doing. But when the water comes back to a boil, you add a cup of cold water to the pot.



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