Madison Smith
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Pan seared salmon with garnish as lunch. Managed to make the skin crispy while not overcooking the fish itself. Delicious!
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On 4/3/2020 at 8:18 PM, jedovaty said:
I've brought a batch to work (no vegetarians in my office, I checked), and labelled them as "experiment #3782.5c" without listing any ingredients. Well received, no one noticed anything different. I could taste it, but then, I was looking for it.
Back to bacon, @Katie Meadow it actually doesn't take all that much bacon to make 3/4 cup, but holy cow the proportion is crazy, by weight more than 50%! And then the sugar.. wow. This was a stupid year to give up beef and pork 😢
A friend of mine swears by bacon grease in her baked goods! I've always wondered where the smoky taste came from....
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Had a healthy quinoa and baked salmon dinner yesterday, garnished with stir-fried vegetables.
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I'm making yogurt using a yogurt machine, good thing I bought a ton of milk before this. Made some seafood paella using frozen seafood and salmon, scrumptious!
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1 hour ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:
@Madison Smith a lot of the material on your blog does not read as if it were written by a native English speaker. Are all the reviews your own?
Pretty pepper grinder though.
A lot of the earlier posts were outsourced due to time issues - I've been writing by myself more and more now lately, and taking the time to fix old posts as the site is picking up some traction lately. Time is suddenly abundant due to the virus
Yes, I'm taking a liking to more classical cooking tools like cast iron/copper based stuff lately. They might not hold up against modern materials, but they certainly have their own allure!
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I got a set of this as a housewarming gift from my friends- the salt and pepper grinder's top is made from copper, and it gives a reassuring heft when you hold it!
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Some input here as my husband is vegetarian - I have the read the following Chinese vegetarian cookbooks :
'The Chinese Vegan Kitchen: More Than 225 Meat-free, Egg-free, Dairy-free Dishes from the Culinary Regions of China'
'Florence Lin's Chinese Vegetarian Cookbook' (an old classic there)
I've forgotten if they contain specifically Buddhist Vegetarian recipes, but the vegetarian restaurants we frequent here (that serve similar vegetarian dishes) has served Chinese monks with no issues here
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20 hours ago, Kim Shook said:
Welcome to eGullet! I am in the US and love hearing from folks who live outside of my area! Looking forward to your posts!
Thanks!!
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On 3/9/2020 at 8:38 PM, KennethT said:
Right - it's definitely not a budget retirement place for sure. Being from NYC, it seems (from my few short trips there) that the cost of living for an expat is relatively the same, although some things like local food are much cheaper, and other things, like keeping a car, are much more expensive. The cost of living is much cheaper for citizens though, as they have access to the much cheaper government sponsored housing, even though I gather prices of those are going up also.
But I would love to hear more about the realities of living there. Obviously, everyone living there has their own specifics, but I'd like to hear more about everyday life there, as opposed to what you see as a tourist.
Cost of living is indeed high here, buying a car is usually out of the question as it has the most expensive car prices in the entire world. Public transport and Grab (the SEA version of Uber) is cheap and efficient though. Food costs are lower compared to Florida.
HDB housing is indeed a great step forward for any high density countries from what I see here, as it allows youngsters to actually have any glimmer of chance of buying their own property. We stayed in Hong Kong for awhile before this, and nobody could afford any property there without their elders helping out financially.
Glad to share more about life here! I'm still exploring around, although admittedly slower with the recent Coronavirus pandemic around.
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I missed having Kirkland's Ancient Grain Granola - can only find brands like Quaker here
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Interesting - seems that I need another pair of pans in my (already too large) cookware arsenal now! My go-to brand, Calphalon seems to be beckoning me with those... Only issue I would have here is the usage of aluminum instead of iron as the material base here.
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Call me traditional, but I still prefer cast iron pans. I've also been venturing into carbon steel woks lately too!
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12 hours ago, KennethT said:
I love Singapore and have fantasies of moving there when I retire... I'd love to hear your thoughts about the realities of living there as a US expat...
The living costs here are actually quite expensive compared to the States - certainly not the budget retirement some Western folks would think of. Singapore is a very vibrant city though, and English literacy is great here!
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On 2/28/2020 at 6:28 AM, paulraphael said:
In the Can't Leave Well-Enough Alone Dept., Dave Arnold has modified a hand-cranked coffee grinder for pepper. He offers the 3D printer files:
It's unclear what problem he's solving, but I'll bet it grinds the hell out of some pepper.
Good God, that's certainly an industrial-level pepper grinder right there...
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OMG, I was actually just watching her series while making dinner just now! Apparently she's very famous in Singapore too! (husband's aunt sent me that)
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Hello, I'm a classically trained hobbiyst chef and a foodie originally from Florida. I've been living in Singapore for a couple of months now, and am loving the Asian food scene here! I've been experimenting with tofu and soy-based products lately for my vegetarian husband
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Food for hosting a casual summer party (post-social distancing/pandemic)?
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We have organized quite a few - the crowd favorites are usually the cupcakes and the drinks. It depends if you want a tea party styled summer party or a full out tailgate party with barbecue and such.