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TUSCL Culinary Skills

Stuck at home for the past year many of us have gotten creative in the kitchen. We all aren’t as gifted as jackslash but...

What’s something new you’ve made that ended up turning out good?

For me I never cooked lamb on my own before, but found a good recipe for lamb chops which had a nice “encrusted” topping. The first time I did a whole of half a rack (can’t remember) which was expensive (I think it was close to $50) but now I just pick up 4 chops, prepare it all, bake 2 one night and throw the other two in the fridge and do them the next night.

I also did an amazing lobster and crab dish which requires tempering of eggs. I don’t think I ever had a recipe require that and it’s not easy. Recipe was very difficult and time consuming, but after the first time it’s gotten much easier, that egg tempering part is still nerve racking but using 4 hands helps prevent screw ups.

Making a few of these dishes has really made me ore critical of the food I get when dining out. I’ve even been making my own pizza picking up dough at the grocery store, but my pizza isn’t near as good as some local choices, plus it’s not any cheaper when you throw all the ingredients in.