Adventures in cooking and baking.
The Waterford Blaa is a large, soft, and fluffy roll that is exclusive to Waterford City, Ireland. It is also distinguished by its floury crust.
This bread has achieved PGI (protected geographical indication) status, which is a big deal in the European Union. Any bread sold as a Waterford Blaa must be made by one of the certified bakeries.
Beef Chow Fun (gon chow ngau huo) is a Cantonese noodle dish made with haw fun, noodles made in broad sheets from a rice batter that is steamed on lightly oiled sheet pans.
These haw fun noodles are sold at room temperature on the day they are made, and are best used the same day. You can't really refrigerate them because they will become hard and must be steamed again to soften.
Making your own homemade Spinach and Cheese Ravioli with Tomato Sauce is a fun and tasty adventure.
Homemade pasta has been on my bucket list to make forever. Dried pasta is great for noodles where you like a little chew. Fresh pasta is wonderful for stuffed pasta, where a tender pasta works so nicely, especially when you want to make your own filling.
These churro muffins are filled with the delicious flavors of cinnamon and Mexican vanilla.
These muffins have a super soft and light crumb plus a thin crispy crust on top. They are also filled with a layer of cinnamon sugar and butter mixture in the middle.
This shepherd's pie, made with ground beef and fluffy mashed potatoes, is pure comfort food perfect for the whole family.
How beautiful is the concept of shepherd's pie, especially when the weather is cold and you want something warming that checks all of the comfort food boxes. Plus, it's so retro!
This spelt chocolate and coffee cake (Cake à la Farine d'Épeautre au Chocolat et au Café) is so moist and loaded with the flavors of chocolate and coffee.
Along with the spelt flour, the batter also includes almond flour, espresso, brown sugar, and a generous amount of cocoa powder.
Matar kulcha or chole kulcha is a north Indian street food meal that is a combination of several components, including either white pea "salsa" or white pea curry, and most importantly, kulcha, a delicious yeasted flat bread.
The kulcha is super soft and fluffy with an airy crumb. It puffs up when it is "baking" in the pan, and it is delicious served with matar/chola, which is a "salsa" made with white peas or chick peas, onions, tomatoes, chiles, and ginger.
