Saturday July 23, 2016 – After I posted my knife skills practice blog post, my friend Charles suggested I make Hasselback potatoes. Because, hey, potatoes are delicious, and slicing up some more is an excuse to eat more potatoes.
June/July 2016: Cooking Adventures in California
Every time I visit California, I cook for my family, and I bring something to the holiday potluck that invariably happens. This year was no different.
Ingredient Challenge Dinner Party Three
Saturday, June 11, 2016 – Of all the Ingredient Challenges, there was still one I hadn’t made: salmon with kimchi. It was suggested to me by my coworker Eric S. So I had to do one last dinner party to finish up the series.
May/June 2016: Knife Skills Practice
I think I mentioned this before, but my one weakness as a cook is that I’m slow with prepwork, especially in the knife skills department. So in late May/early June, I asked my friends for suggestions for what to make to practice my knife skills.