Teriyaki Chicken: College Style

Teriyaki is always a good meal choice because it’s relatively simple and forgiving in terms of flavor. The basic idea of the sauce is a sweet soy-based sauce. I recently bought a VERY pricey tiny bottle of soy sauce that is supposed to last me until Christmastime when I will refill it at home. When…

College Cooking

Hi guys, I recently moved abroad for my undergraduate studies. My new kitchen is quite cramped and has a lot of new things for me to get used to. For one, the pantry and gadgets are not as readily available and stocked as I am used to, so I’ve been figuring out lots of shortcuts…

White Truffle Burgers

I am currently doing an internship in a restaurant’s innovation kitchen where I help develop new products for the company. I’ve been having a lot of fun learning the basic way to prepare their menu items and also taste testing current projects. In a few weeks, I’ll be starting on my own project development. This…

Butternut Squash Soup

This year, I am working in a kitchen to learn about the R&D process for product development in a corporate setting. A few days ago, I brought home the bottom half of a butternut squash that we used to make a vegetable terrine. I thought for a moment about what to make and decided on…

Themed Macarons for a Friend

Macarons are one of my favorite dessert-snacks to bake and share! I love the challenge of baking them, yet how simple the process is, at least relatively (shells, fillings, assemble). Once you know the basic process for macarons, you can easily substitute different fillings, colors, and decorations to make any kinds of customizations. The hard…

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Friday was chocolate covered pretzel day, so I made a batch of pretzels for my friends to celebrate. They were a big hit and were a fun, easy snack to make the night before! What you’ll need: Method: Have fun with this activity!

Peanut Butter Carrot Dog Biscuits

My dog absolutely loves being spoiled with treats, especially the ones I spend time making for her. She also loves being involved in the process, mainly with the dish cleaning :). After so much time spent researching dog cookie recipes, I sort of understand the process now. We basically use the same ingredients as we…

Chocolate Soufflé with Sabayon

Chocolate soufflé is a decadent dessert that is best eaten after a hearty steak meal, at least in my opinion. The light and airy pudding is served alongside a sweet but tangy marsala sabayon and with a large dollop of whipped cream. I have been making soufflés for more than five years and they’re such…

Shrimp Scampi

It’s time for lunch. One of my friends, who also likes to cook, has come over to keep me company this afternoon. A quick search around the kitchen and we decided on garlic shrimp scampi over angel hair with banana chocolate chip muffins topped with whipped cream for dessert. My friend was barely in the…