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We Three Cheeses All Melty and Gooey Merry Margarita Frankincense and Myrrh (smoked tofu, paprika, mushrooms, cheesus) Gifts from Afar (buttered paneer, butter chicken sauce) Oh Christmas Tree (basil, pine nuts, cheese chunks) A Winter Wonderland (Alfredo, mushroom) Mario, toad & Luigi (mushroom and spinach) Feliz Navidad (taco pizza) We Three Kings (treatsa pizza, with fruit) A Shepherd’s Story (shepherds pie pizza) Noel, noel (poutine pizza,) I’m dreaming of a white mac & cheese Christmas We Three Cheeses All Melty and Gooey

The focus this year is comfort foods and casserole leftovers. Pregame snacks: Jalapeno poppersx \[a\] Chips Veggie platter Vegetarian fare: Gravy (mushroom, veg, kombu, BTB) Mixed roasted veg (carrots, cauli, sweet potato) Broccoli / brussel slaw, cranberry, nuts, and tempeh (with simple white dressing) Mashed potatoes (to rebake) Stuffing (bread, cran, nuts, fried tempeh, veg, stock) Baked Mac & chez with tempeh, panko, parm, and jalapenos Canned corn Dinner rolls Cranberry sauce Classic omni fare: Roast turkey Turkey/chicken gravy Desserts: Meridian snacks (Nanaimo bars, etc.) After party: Oven fried bacon (for sandwiches) Shepherd’s pie style veg casseroles for J Turkey madness casseroles for us The plan: Sunday before

Medium rare \[1\] Medium \[2\] Well \[3\] Fall apart tender \[4\] Chicken/Turkey (white meat) ⛔️ 65C 70C ⛔️ Chicken/Turkey (dark meat) ⛔️ 68C 72C 75C Chicken (ground) ⛔️ 70C 80C ⛔️ Pork (loin) 60C

Recipe research notes for a soft sandwich bun. Adapted from Serious Eats (Cemita rolls) and Food Wishes (hamburger buns). See also [[Chef John’s Hamburger Buns]]. Dough Ingredient Imperial Metric Notes All-purpose flour 12.5 oz 354g Heavy cream 8 oz 227g Or milk + 50ml softened butter Eggs 3 Divided (2 in dough, 1 for wash) Instant yeast 1½ tsp 7ml Slightly increased from original Kosher salt 2 tsp 10ml More salt than original Sugar 3 tbsp 44ml A bit more would be good Toppings 1 egg + water for eggwash (too much egg wash is an issue — dilute well) ½ cup sesame seeds 1 tbsp coarse sea salt (better mixed into eggwash than sprinkled on top) Method Combine flour, cream, eggs, yeast, salt, and sugar into a sticky dough. (~10 min) Transfer to a bowl, cover, and rise at room temperature until 1½× original size, about 4 hours. Alternatively: proof overnight in a bucket in the fridge for better flavour and texture. Flour dough, transfer to floured work surface. Form into a ball, divide into 6 even pieces with a bench scraper. Form each into a ball, flatten, and transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet seam-side down. Rest uncovered at room temperature for 1 hour (uncovered gives a better crust than covered in plastic wrap). Preheat to 230°C (450°F) with convection. Brush with eggwash, sprinkle sesame seeds. Bake until deep golden brown, ~17 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Total active time: ~35 min. Total time with rise: ~4.5 hours (or overnight + 1.5 hours).

( source ) The thickness of the sauce will depend on the ratio of liquid to cheese. If you weigh the cheese and then add the liquid as a percent of the weight you will get:

Four-day meal plan for a trip to Nicola (2018). Meal schedule Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Breakfast Granola/yoghurt, cereal, fruit Breakfast snack, see Friday Leftovers, fruit, French toast, boiled eggs Lunch Sandwiches, veggies, chips Brunch wraps, fruit Dinner Boston Pizza Pierogies, farmer sausage, corn Cheese ravioli, pesto/marinara, roasted veg Snacks Chips Banana boats, s’mores Banana splits (or fruit + ice cream) Grocery list Dairy:

Jerk marinade (adapted from Serious Eats) Notes for a recipe update. 3 whole Scotch bonnet or habanero peppers 2 tbsp chili flakes 6 scallions, roughly chopped 1 (3-inch) knob fresh ginger, roughly chopped

Menu and prep plan for Jayda’s birthday dinner. Menu (in service order) Cutlery & napkin Punch Chocolate mint wafer S’more’s drink Garlic bread Salad Chili Thai curry Lasagna Trifle Crème brûlée Fruit with chocolate fountain Dishes and prep schedule Dish Prep Shopping Status Lasagna Friday Thursday Red Thai curry Friday Thursday Poutine Mac Chili Thursday Wednesday Done Garlic bread Saturday Salad Sunday AM Saturday Punch Sunday Saturday After 8 w/mint Saturday Done Crème brûlée Saturday Saturday Trifle Thurs/Sat Chocolate fountain Wednesday Thursday Done Fruit Sunday AM Saturday Angel food cake Thursday Purchased Done

Growing sprouts General There are many types of sprouts I mostly grow sandwich sprouts Most seeds come with instructions, follow these and your grower instructions Using a mason jar Tips:

Creamy Greek dressing research I’ve been trying to replicate the Greek Islands / Rendezvous style creamy greek dressings at home. The standard ingredients are simple anyway, and it only takes a few minutes to prepare … so there’s no good reason to buy it from the restaurant or the lesser stuff from the grocery store.

Food ratios for creating your own recipes Most recipes can be boiled down to a ratio of their ingredients. There is an interesting range for many ingredients, and in the tables below a tilde (~) denotes a moderate difference, and explicit ranges are given for ingredients that matter more. You’ll find that the ranges can lean a recipe towards one set of flavours or another, or it’s used to adjust differences between ingredients like acids that can be stronger or weaker (or sweater, saltier, etc.).

Protein content affects gluten development and final texture. Bread flour (14g/100g) is the reference point for most yeasted bread recipes. Higher-protein flours build more structure; lower-protein flours produce more tender results.