Rebuilding on AWS

Previously, I’ve had this blog hosted in Netlify, which was great because (1) it was free, and (2), it offered Git LFS storage, which was great for storing all of...

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....