The Drum Scanner Adventure

Introduction I introduced the last post with “Copper Pans are the Rolexes of cookware (silver pans are the Richard Milles)”. I think it’s safe to say that drum scanners are...

Copper Pan Restoration via Electroplating

Introduction Copper pans are the Rolexes of cookware (silver pans are the Richard Milles) - they’re beautiful and immensely functional. There are a few features that you want in an...

Southern-style Baked Mac & Cheese

Adapted from Basics with Babish 6 giant servings, 8-10 normal servings. Ingredients: 1 lbs short pasta, cooked very al dente 1 can evaporated milk 12 oz mozzarella, shredded or cubed...

Peanut Butter Miso Cookies

From NY Times Claimed yield: 18 cookies Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup (225g) AP flour 3/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 cup...

Oyakodon

From J Kenji Lopez-Alt 4 small servings. Ingredients: 1 cup dashi 1 tbsp soy sauce 2 tbsp sake 1 tbsp sugar 1 large onion, slivered 12 oz chicken thighs, thinly...

BBQ Pork Ribs

Adapted from Binging with Babish 12-16 servings Ingredients: 3 racks of pork ribs (10 lbs) Dry Rub 3 tbsp chili powder 2 tbsp ground mustard 1 tbsp garlic powder 1...

Apple Pound Cake

From Joanne Chang 12 servings Ingredients: 1 stick butter 2 tsp vanilla paste 3 tbsp heavy cream 3 large eggs 3/4 cup (150g) sugar 1 1/4 cup (150g) sifted cake...

Adding custom tags for recipes to Jekyll

My friend Jiahui decided to organize a coworking session today, so I took the opportunity to do some work on this blog and put together a new page listing all...

Links of the Week 11/15

Just a single link for this week, also from Tom Scott’s newsletter: brr.fyi: This IT guy is deploying in Antartica, and is posting a bunch of really interesting behind-the-scenes things....

Pottery Gallery

For some background, check out my previous post, which discusses a bit more about my experiences getting into pottery. This post will be a chronological gallery of the pieces I’ve...