Cream puffs with chocolate ganache
From Preppy Kitchen Serves 8 Pastry Cream Ingredients: 180g whole milk 180g heavy cream 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract 67g sugar 15g cornstarch 1/8 tsp salt 3 egg yolks 1/2 tbsp...
Dinner Party Philosophy
I really enjoy throwing dinner parties - it’s an opportunity to make some fancy things, and experiment with some flavor combinations and culture combinations that aren’t seen often. When cooking...
Youtube Nostalgia
Every so often, a Youtube channel that I subscribed to years ago will post again, or show up again in some news article or reddit, and then of course, back...
Sierpinski Christmas Tree
Due to COVID, I’ll be spending the holidays in my NYC apartment for the first time instead of traveling home. While unfortunate, that means I get to come up with...
3D Printing
Continuing on the “my apartment is small and making things is hard” theme, I have a 3D printer! It’s one of the few tools/machines that can practically be used in...
Apartment Upgrades
I have a small studio apartment in NYC, so it’s been important to find efficient ways to utilize space. I’ll cover a few projects that I’ve done over the past...
MITERS in Film
Back in Fall 2015, I took 4.344, Advanced Photography and Related Media. The class was so-so - at the time, I was more interested in the technical aspects of photography,...
Isolation
I bought a telescope a little while back, and decided to point it out my window the other day. It gives some very interesting views, since the focal length (2000mm)...
LOTW special - Youtube, Podcasts, etc
Just wanted to link-spam some Youtube channels and podcasts I’ve been watching recently for this Links Of The Week: Podcasts Still Untitled: Adam Savage and some combination of Norm and...
Seared Scallops
Large sea scallops can be pretty expensive, but they’re very easy to cook and turn out restaurant-quality or better. I typically make them with a mushroom and pea risotto. Ingredients:...