Vindaloo
πŸ•“ Feb 18, 2024

Prep: 20 minutes + 3 hour rest Cook: 2 hours Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

Masala

  • 2 tbsp kashmiri chili powder or paprika
  • 8 cardamon pods, shelled
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
  • 8 cloves
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp coriander seeds
  • 1/2 tsp tumeric
  • 5 cm cinnamon stick

Main recipe

  • 75mL cider vinegar
  • 700 pork...

Sour Gummies
πŸ•“ Feb 8, 2024

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (~200g) of frozen fruit
  • 80mL water
  • 15mL lemon juice (~ 1/2 lemon)
  • 50g honey
  • 12g gelatin

Powder coating:

  • 100g sugar
  • 6-18g citric acid

Instructions

  1. Puree the fruit
  2. Bring the fruit, water, lemon juice, and honey to a simmer, stirring occasionally
  3. Slowly sprinkle the gelatin over...

Pickled Eggs
πŸ•“ Feb 3, 2024

Ingredients

  • 8-10 eggs
  • 400mL vinegar (white wine, apple cider, white, …)
  • 100mL+ water
  • 100g sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp salt
  • spices

Hot Szechuan Eggs

  • 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
  • 1 tbsp szechuan peppercorns
  • 1/2 tbsp kochugaru (ground korean red pepper)
  • 1 tsp five spice
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed

Curry

  • 1 tbsp...

Hair Oil
πŸ•“ Jan 27, 2024

For ~2oz of hair oil

Ingredients

  • 2oz of carrier oils, usually 2 or more varieties
  • 1 or more essential oils (10-20 drops total)

Examples

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Carrier oils:

  • 1oz jojoba oil
  • 1oz argan oil

Essential oils:

  • 10 drops lavender
  • 5 drops tea-tree

Carrier Oils

  • Jojoba Oil
  • Argan Oil
  • Coconut Oil
  • Sweet almond...

Sour Jellies
πŸ•“ Jan 20, 2024

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water and 1/2 cup fruit juice, OR 1.5 cups tea
  • 6g citric acid
  • 200g sugar
  • 24g gelatin

Note: requires 2 small high walled pots and a candy thermometer

For dusting:

  • 6g citric, ascorbirc, or tartaric acid (adjust to taste)
  • 16g powdered sugar
  • 16g corn starch
  • 25g sugar

For final...


Five Spice Pickled Carrots
πŸ•“ Jan 18, 2024

Makes ~0.5L

Ingredients

  • 14oz carrots, julienned into 4" sticks
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 1 tsp five spice powder
  • 0.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions

  1. Peel and trim carrots. Julienne to 4" sticks
  2. Place garlic in jar then pack in...

Soft Pretzel Bites
πŸ•“ Jan 18, 2024

Ingredients

  • 350g flour
  • 7g insant dry yeast
  • 20g brown sugar
  • 1.5 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 240g almond milk
  • rock salt (for rolling)

Soda-water

  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup baking soda

Poolish variant

Poolish:

  • 80g flour
  • 80g water
  • 2.5g (1/2tsp) dry yeast

Main recipe:

  • Reduce flour...

Yan Qingcong (Pickled Shallots)
πŸ•“ Jan 18, 2024

Makes ~0.5L

Ingredients

  • 13 oz shallots
  • 3" orange zest
  • 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp white vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/4 cup cool water

Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan
  2. Blanch shallots for 2 minutes, until tender. Rinse under cool water
  3. Pack the orange...

Yellow Cupcakes
πŸ•“ Jan 6, 2024

~15 small cupcakes

Ingredients

  • 1.75 cups flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2.5 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 0.75 cups milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F
  2. Mix dry ingredients and set aside
  3. Cream butter and sugar
  4. Beat in eggs, vanilla...

Kohakutou (η₯珀糖)
πŸ•“ Jan 2, 2024

Ingredients

  • 10g agar agar
  • 250mL water
  • 250g sugar
  • colouring and flavouring as desired
  • glass container (eg. 8" x 8" or 8" by 4")

Tea flavoured

Green tea: 3g sencha steeped for 10 minutes

  • Note: this flavour is pretty subtle, it is worth increasing the steep time or the amount of...