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Egg Muffins
Servings: 12 Ingredients 8-10 eggs 1/3 c milk 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper Suggested fillings: Shredded cheddar cheese Cherry tomatoes Spinach Bacon Mushrooms Peppers Steps Preheat oven to 350. Line a muffin tin with silicone muffin liners or spray the muffin tin well with nonstick spray. Prepare the fillings. Crack the eggs into a large liquid measuring cup and whisk with the milk, salt, and pepper. Fill each muffin liner with filling, then pour the egg mixture into each line
Corey Dillon
Mar 41 min read


Ranch Dressing
Total time: 10 minutes Ingredients ½ cup nonfat Greek yogurt ¼ cup mayo (or 1/8 cup mayo + 1/8 cup sour cream) 1 garlic clove, pressed ¼ cup fresh dill, finely chopped 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder ¼ teaspoon cayenne 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest MSG to taste Water, to thin out to desired consistency Steps Mix together Greek yogurt and mayo and/or sour cream. Mix in pressed garlic, dill, garlic powder, onio
Corey Dillon
Feb 151 min read


Wedding Soup
Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Servings: Makes about 45 meatballs, depending upon the size 6 -8 servings of soup Ingredients Meatballs 1 pound ground chicken 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon: oregano, basil, thyme, salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 cup Parmesan 2 - 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 egg, beaten Wedding Soup 8 cups no sodium chicken stock 1 onion, diced 2 - 3 carrots, peeled & diced 2 - 3 stalks of celery, diced 2 - 3 cloves of garlic, minced 2 bay leaves 1 sp
Corey Dillon
Feb 102 min read


New England Clam Chowder
Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 1 hour Total Time: 1 hour 45 minutes Servings: 8 - 10 Ingredients 4-6 strips of diced bacon 1 medium onion, grated 2 celery stalks, grated 1/2-1 cup of dry sherry 4 tbs unsalted butter 4 tbs all purpose flour 3 peeled and diced Yukon gold potatoes 3 6.5 oz cans of whole baby clams 4 cups clam juice Sprigs of thyme 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper, or to taste (optional) 2-3 dashes of tobasco, or to taste (optional) 2-3 dashes of Worcestershire 3 cups he
Corey Dillon
Feb 92 min read


Carrot Gua Bao
Prep: 15 minutes Active: 20 minutes Rise: 120-165 minutes Cook: 10 Minutes Servings: 8 Bao Ingredients 113 g milk 2-3 Carrots 118 g all purpose flour 37 g granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon instant yeast 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon table salt Steps Make the carrot milk: Clean, peel, and roughly chop the carrots and put jnt a blender with the milk. Blend on high until smooth. Pass the carrot juice through a fine-mesh strainer to make 1/2 cup carrot milk. Warm milk to 1
Corey Dillon
Feb 82 min read


Sandwich Bread
Prep: 10 minutes Active: 15 minute Rise: 105-150 minutes Bake: 30 minutes Yields: 1 loaf Ingredients 440 g bread flour 8 g salt 175 g water 125 g milk 20 g honey or sugar 9 g yeast 40 g unsalted butter, melted Steps Combine water and milk and heat to about 100 degrees F. Stir in honey and yeast and let bloom for 5 - 10 minutes. Combine flour, salt, melted butter, and yeast mixture into a large mixing bowl. Attach your dough hook to your stand mixer and beat on low for a minu
Corey Dillon
Jan 232 min read


Fresh Pasta
Fresh pasta, in terms of ingredients, is super simple - 2 ingredients, flour and eggs - while the actual process is a bit time consuming. Is it worth it? If you like fresh pasta and if you have the time. Plus there is the inherent satisfaction and pride when you look at and eat something you made yourself. Fresh Pasta Prep: 5 minutes Active: 30 minutes Rest: 4.5 - 8 hours Cook: 2-3 minutes Yield: 4 servings Ingredients 454 grams of “00” Flour 258 grams of Whole Egg (about 5 e
Corey Dillon
Jan 233 min read


Meatballs and Marinara
Marinara Prep: 15 minutes Active: 60 minutes Cook: 3-4 hours Yield: around 1 quart Ingredients 28 oz peeled San Marazano tomatoes; the remaining ingredients may be scaled according to number cans used 100 g Spanish yellow onion, diced 50 g peeled carrot, diced 50 g trimmed celery stalks, diced 3 large cloves of garlic, sliced thinly Calabrian chillies, approximately the same amount as garlic, finally diced 15 mL tomato paste 1 tsp dried Italian seasoning 250 mL stock 125 mL
Corey Dillon
Jan 194 min read


Neapolitan Pizza
We love pizza. And for a few years, we could not find decent pizza while living in Baton Rouge. We also struggled to make our own, as we did not have a pizza oven and never invested in a pizza steel or stone. I will note, we got pretty good at Detroit-style pizza, though this crust is completely different than your average pizza. But that will be another post. Neapolitan pizza with fresh mozzarella and basil Pizza Ovens Matter The average kitchen oven goes up to 500, maybe 55
Corey Dillon
Jan 113 min read


Stuffed French Toast
We encountered the best French Toast we've ever had at a place called Sweet E's Cafe in Honolulu. And of course, we had to figure out how to recreate it at home, since we're not going to be able to frequent Sweet E's on the regular. Shokupan (Japanese milk bread) stuffed with blueberry cream cheese It starts with the bread French Toast is often made with a brioche, as it's rich in flavor and dense enough to soak up the custard without falling apart. But honestly, any bread of
Corey Dillon
Jan 43 min read
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