Thread by @notfolu

made these cute 4 -inch birthday cakes with sake & the rice/koji brewing byproduct(sake kasu) for @chuhaipapi

•vanilla & sake kasu sponge cake
•strawberry & orange blossom water compote filling
•kikusui ginjo sake buttercream with mandarin,lemon & grapefruit #humblebragdiet

making candy corn ice cream and also ignoring the rules of ice cream ratios as I always do (which is why I usually fuck up my custard lol) #humblebragdiet

wrapping up spooky season with some seasonally appropriate ice cream to spend tonight with my ass firmly planted on the couch

•candy corn cream cheese custard ice cream
•peanut butter swirl with smoked maldon and old overholt rye
•candy corn topping
#humblebragdiet

good morning I have begun the process of reverse searing a steak before 9AM, I literally do not know where the emotions of this day will take me #humblebragdiet

having this for breakfast did *not* kill my craving for diner steak and eggs but it was delicious and reminded me that I need to sharpen my knives.

•reverse sear NY strip
•leftover sumac roasted carrots
•fried egg

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I’m just gonna keep this going because maybe a food coma will dull my senses enough to get me through the night

made some brown butter s’mores cookies with espresso chips #humblebragdiet

made some chili crisp wings, they’re incredible. I’ve eaten like 5% of the food i’ve made today because my brain refuses to stop having thoughts #humblebragdiet

I made Mac and Cheese at some point last night too? I think I was just like....very sure that I my brain would be mush the rest of the week so I gave myself options for leftovers lol #humblebragdiet

I got a new fridge and my god it holds so much more food/ my fridge is easily 50% condiments. I think I have enough room to get a frozen pizza and not be forced to eat it the night I bring it home because it takes up my whole freezer?

made some extra super duper marshmallowey batch of mini cookies with leftover brown butter s’mores cookies with espresso chips #humblebragdiet

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instead of emotionally processing solo thanksgiving, I have instead begun to hyperfixate on the idea of making duck fat confit turkey wings?

I mean, sure I guess, why not.

the way that it feels illegal for me to whittle down this menu? but like...it is literally a months worth of food #humblebragdiet

My one suggestion for your thanksgiving- make this very very delicious very simple pumpkin cream pie. the malted maple whipped cream is incredible and somehow the oreo crust and toasted coconut work so well together #humblebragdiet

I got turkey legs and wings for thanksgiving confit (from @Savenors) and I expected them to be smaller than this? like I knew they’d be big but like...I expected them to be smaller because they are local and sold by cut and not by weight? I uh...miscalculated #humblebragdiet

I did not grow up in a thanksgiving turkey family, we had ham/barbecued/made Nigerian food/went to restaurants etc but I have only made a whole turkey once a few years ago (it was the smallest one we could find) so idk my frame of reference definitely failed me on this one

giant turkey legs and thighs started marinating last night, and I’m incredibly thankful that my new fridge is big enough that I can fit a sheet pan in it without having to take everything out #humblebragdiet

after a 24 hour cure/marinade, the turkey is in the duck fat and she’s beautiful. my house smells so fucking good, it’s torture tbh #humblebragdiet

another great thanksgiving, definitely some of my best work ❤️

ok here’s the real plate
•duckfat confit turkey & gravy
•jalapeño & chorizo stuffing
•triple cheddar biscuit
•roasted sweet potato w/ maple creme fraiche+ chili crisp
•wild rice with roasted leeks+mushroom, pickled cranberries
•mini pumpkin cream pie
#humblebragdiet

the way I cooked all of this AND still had to do the dishes? menacing and vulgar

‘tis the season for leftovers grilled cheese
•milk bread w/charred scallion butter
•pickled cranberry honey mustard
•duck fat confit turkey
•chili crisp sweet potato
•jalapeño chorizo stuffing
• muenster,cheddar, provolone
iced chaider w/ rum in the glass
#humblebragdiet

another day, another giant batch of pasta to be eaten straight from the pot because i’m too lazy to dirty another dish but not too lazy to make a carbonara adjacent pasta with a pile of cheese, minced broccoli, crispy bacon, garlic & red pepper flakes #humblebragdiet

holiday cookie season approaches #humblebragdiet

thinking about this cake and how i’m like legally required to make some cajeta pronto

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please give me the motivation to make a very large burger because it is what my spirit needs right now

please clap, I made a lärge būrger and a cocktail that required a shaker lol
•double patty lafreida 80/20 burger
•garlic cheese curds, colby jack
•olive & jalapeño tapanade
•radicchio
•french fried onion

pineapple amaro cocktail in the glass #humblebragdiet

A very snowy snow day sandwich

•sourdough
•duck fat & sage roasted mushrooms
• beef bacon
•aged fontina
•fried egg

hibiscus, clove and mezcal toddy in the glass #humblebragdiet

can I cook my way out of the sadness of yet another holiday alone? guess we’ll see #humblebragdiet

ok here’s the final menu, tweaked to accommodate the fact that I forgot to actually plan my grocery/butcher acquisitions #humblebragdiet

attempted to make melonpan for @chuhaipapi’s present but my mental pastry catalog shorted out between conchas/bolo bao/choux au craquelin and I ended up with these very cute turtle adjacent pastries

•espresso milk bread bun
•matcha crunch

#humblebragdiet

I watched 7 episodes of The Wilds and had a dinner of snacks, that’s chrimbo babey

•sweet potato amish rolls
•citrus cured salmon
•red onions & capers
•dill creme fraiche

cucumber black pepper gin & tonic in the glass #humblebragdiet

made exactly 3 bougie french toast sticks & tempered a custard, unfortunately very worth it

caramelized french toast made with coconut+raisin swirled milk bread topped with demerara sugar & served with cassis creme anglaise

clove and citron toddy in the glass #humblebragdiet

ok the last of the christmas eats

•citrus and endive salad
•mac & cheese
•coffee rubbed lamb ribs

not pictured, a rosemary and grapefruit cocktail #humblebragdiet

lamb ribs are incredible, like if you made oxtail a rib? then made it lamb? Or like when you get really good goat pepper soup and there’s that perfectly cooked and rendered goat meat that is super tender and flavorful?

one last treat to cap off xmas and a celebration of making it thru the day

•@KatoSakeWorks sake kasu and white pepper shortbread
•rosewater cherry jam filling

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had a lil’ bit of leftover sweet potato amish bread dough and I ended up making a sweet potato + cheddar jack dominos cheesy bread riff #humblebragdiet

made another batch of the white pepper and sake kasu shortbread but this time I used a mandoline to shave the frozen dough and tucked bits of caramelized white chocolate between the layers.

it was incredible #humblebragdiet

finishing off the year with a needlessly complicated riff on Rice Krispie treats inspired by strawberry shortcake bars
•strawberry & original rice krispies
•vanilla extract
•valrhona strawberry inspiration feves
•white chocolate chips #humblebragdiet

real ~just put stuff thats in my pantry and fridge into some fried rice~ survival instincts kicking in #humblebragdiet

putting this here because this giant thread keeps me accountable- but before persimmon season ends, I must make persimmon curd pop tarts with a yuzu five spice glaze, it is my duty and my destiny

new year, same coping mechanisms #humblebragdiet

I fucked up when I was breaking down this chicken but salvaged it w/ an overnight buttermilk brine, roasted it with duck fat garlic confit under the skin, cooked kale in the drippings w/ lemon & pepper flakes, finished it w/ crispy maitakes, olives & lemon zest #humblebragdiet

me, realizing that I wanted to add olives to this at the last second

okay I did the tortilla trend to make a pared down @tacobell breakfast crunchwrap (verdict? it’s...fine?)

•mashed avo w/ lime, salt, pepper
•scrambled eggs with pickled jalapeños
•chipotle sour cream, crispy hash browns
•muenster & bacon #humblebragdiet

I’m bad at making ice cream cuz I approach it like cooking (I build flavors then suss things out) when it’s closer to baking (ingredient ratios can be tweaked but only slightly)

anyway, these will be a boozy dupe for grape flinstones push pops with calpico& soju #humblebragdiet

#humblebragdiet x #unsnackable in purple for my pre-birthday

•homemade boozy flinstones grape push pops (calpico concentrate, grape fanta, yogurt soju)
•luxurious kyoho grape calpis soda (from japan)

my solo birthday brunch is an important tradition and tbh I went off this year

@Savenors duck pastrami benedict
roasted garlic& havarti biscuits
poached eggs
dijon hollandaise
fresh dill

scotch & lambrusco ny sour in the glass, mikan seltzer on the side #humblebragdiet

probably worth noting that I somehow have never poached an egg or made hollandaise before (out of pure laziness)

but this duck pastrami benedict deserved the effort #humblebragdiet

you can’t tell, but the star of yesterday’s benny was these roasted garlic and havarti biscuits, easily the most tender biscuits I have ever made or eaten (a riff on the @TheKitchenista recipe) #humblebragdiet

It’s my birthday until I say it’s not, so I made myself a cake based on a cherry dip cone

•buttermilk cherry chip cake
•malted waffle cone crunch
•aperol & cherry chip crème patissiere filling
•waffle cone infused double vanilla swiss meringue buttercream
#humblebragdiet

for the waffle cone infused double vanilla swiss meringue buttercream, I crumbled waffle cones and let them steep in my egg white syrup before straining it and whipping it into a meringue #humblebragdiet

just a lil’ cake decorating time lapse of my cherry dip cone cake

•buttermilk cherry chip cake
•malted waffle cone crunch
•aperol & cherry chip crème patissiere filling
•waffle cone infused double vanilla swiss meringue buttercream
#humblebragdiet

trying to menu plan for the week on tuesday morning when I have been spiritually anchored to my bed for days... #humblebragdiet

not every day beautiful meals from scratch, some days digiorno pepperoni croissant pizza gussied up with extra parm & feta, duck fat garlic confit& red pepper flakes then cut into breadsticks instead of slices #humblebragdiet

I think I’m cheating by adding this to my ~quar cooking~ thread but like...I made the garlic confit

I don’t really drink coffee ( who needs energy during a panorama? why would I fuel this ennui) but I randomly bought a jug of la colombe cold brew? and topped some with a cajeta + vanilla knockoff sbux cold foam and some cinnamon #humblebragdiet

absolutely fumbling my bedtime by putting a bake in the oven at 11:30 (but there is plantain and chai goodness to be had....tomorrow #humblebragdiet

turned some overripe plantains into brown butter plantain bread w/ chai spiced streusel before bed last night cuz I only cook to outrun food waste lately

a bit overbaked , but v. good

la colombe cold brew w/ cajeta vanilla cream+ cinnamon in the glass

#humblebragdiet

had more of this and honestly, I went off

the baker her cakes

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the kitchen the food

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no energy for anything other than grilled cheese but at least it is a grilled cheese with roasted cauliflower tossed in old bay hot sauce and melted havarti

spiced orange & mezcal cocktail in the glass #humblebragdiet

not us being in this panoramic for so long that my quar cooking thread is breaking because it is too long?

the snowstorm didn’t really hit here but it still made me spiritually crave meltedcheesecarbs so I made baked penne with garlic parmesean bechamel and like a pound and a half of mozz and provolone #humblebragdiet

~~the money shot~~

baked penne with garlic parmesean bechamel and like a pound and a half of mozz and provolone, spicy italian sausage #humblebragdiet