Pam Cooking

  Gary's work friend was making this at a cooking class and wanted me to test it out...  My kids all had seconds delish!... the highlight was definitely the toasted spices.  Thanks Simul! The only thing I changed was taking out some of the chilis (heat) for my kids, the fenugreek (I couldn't find), adding a little more chicken broth, and of course taking out the salt! Served with homemade naan, long rice with peas.... Equipment needed –   Skillet to toast spices Coffee / spice grinder or mortar pestle Knife to cut vegetables and meat Sauce pan / dutch oven to make the dish   For curry powder -            1 tsp turmeric -            1 tsp fennel seeds -            2 pieces of mace/havetri  (I used 1 tsp ground) -            1 star anise -    ...

THAI BASIL Chicken or TOFU BOWLS ~ adapted from Damn Delicious Thai Chicken Bowl Loved the recipe, but wanted to try with Tofu....Also would increase the sauce even more next time. Maybe I'll try Chicken next time too? INGREDIENTS: 1 cup jasmine rice 1 cup chicken stock 4 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon fish sauce 3 tablespoons light brown sugar 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 cup onion 1/2 cup red pepper 1 Extra Firm package tofu or 2 cups chopped raw chicken 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves 1 cup packed spinach DIRECTIONS: Cook rice according to package instructions; set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together chicken stock, soy sauce, fish sauce, brown sugar and vinegar and cornstarch; set aside. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute Tofu until brown 5 minutes a side.  Set aside. Saute garlic, onion, and red pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until fragra...

My new Obsession...  French Macaron with Salted Buttercream Icing I went on a girls trip and had the best cookies i have had in my life...salted caramel macarons.  I have been on a quest to duplicate it....so here is my working cook book. 1) I started out with unblanched almond flour and egg white that had not sat for 3 days.  They oozed and were gritty... I also used cup measurement 2) 3 day old egg white and salted caramel....macarons came out nice, but the caramel was a bit too sweet to me Here is the video for the delectable macaron shell though:....and I did use a digital scale this though (our postage scale) 3) Turned the caramel previously prepared into Salted caramel buttercream- delicious So far my favorite recipe is.... Macaron Shell: 100 grams ground blanched almonds or almond meal /flour* 180 grams confectioner (powdered or icing) sugar** 100 grams "aged" egg whites, at room temperature*** 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar (optional) 35 gr...

I like a certain kind of brownie, so I am in the process of perfection.  here my draft for today. Chewy Brownies         RATE IT Added flour helps to give these brownies their chewiness. It's important not to overbake these or they'll dry out. This recipe can be doubled easily; use a 13x9-inch pan and increase the baking time slightly. 16 oz. (16Tbs.) unsalted butter; more for the pan 4 tablespoons Hershey's special dark cocoa 6 tablespoons coconut oil 3 cups sugar Scant 1/4 tsp. salt 4 tsp. vanilla extract ( pure Danncy's Mexican vanilla) 4 large eggs, at room temperature 2 cup flour TIP: The recipe gives a range of baking times—use the shorter time for metal pans, the longer for Pyrex pans. Position an oven rack on the middle rung. Heat the oven to 335F. Butter an 9x13 inch square pan, line the pan bottom with parchment (or waxed paper), and then butter the parchment. melt the butter and chocolate and coconut oil in microwave. Remove the pan from the heat; coo...