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Here is a (mostly) complete list of all the recipes I've dropped on the bird app for your reference.

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Enjoy! Steak & Eggs like You've Never Had

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This Pear Recipe is Crave-Worthy 🤤

And smells amazing 🙌 1/Pears are aromatic, sweet and a classic Fall/Winter Fruit

But what about pickled pears?

The perfect blend of sweet and sour, amped up with warming spices.

These pickled spiced pears are perfect paired with:

Cheese
Charcuterie
Roast duck
Pork loin
Chicken
Turkey

Chances are the Margarita you had at a bar or restaurant was made with:

Fake Lime ❌
Crap Tequila ❌
Crap Orange Liqueur ❌

This means I know you've never had a Margarita like this before 👇 My favorite part of my first visit to Mexico 🇲🇽 was seeing that no one drank margaritas 😂

Paloma is the cocktail of choice, which is fine because I love grapefruit.

There are at least 5 different origin stories/legends about where Margarita was born.

The Chipotle guac is garbage, and some of you still buy it🤮

After you taste this recipe, you’ll never waste $2 again: There are many versions of guacamole.

In certain parts of Mexico, it’s very basic as a mashed-up avocado with some salt and lime juice used as a condiment for tacos.

In other areas, and especially outside of Mexico, guacamole is used as a dip.

Here’s the Hard-Boiled Egg Recipe You Didn’t Know You Needed: Boiled Eggs have been a favorite Go-To for quick and easy protein munches.

But let's be honest…

It gets boring AF just quickly popping eggs with salt and pepper.

Here’s a quick recipe for:

People are still seeing high grocery prices and empty shelves

Here's 9 Foods to Stock Up On Now: Food costs have been going up ⬆️with no signs of going down ⬇️

Every week people are getting sticker shock at the grocery store.

Milk (+16%)
Eggs (+32%)
Butter (+20%)
Chicken (+17%)
Ground Beef (+13%)

Weekly increases seem normal now

To your surprise, today’s thread is about cocaine 👇 No, we’re not talking about Blow or Crack or Dust or Snow.

We’re talking about what I call Kitchen Cocaine 😎

Why does Octo refer to this as Kitchen Cocaine?

Because Umami “bumps up” the flavor enjoyment of foods whenever present.

Let’s talk “Chicken of the Sea”…. Aka Tuna: Why Tuna?

A few nutritional considerations:

Tuna is a good source of

-Protein
-Omega-3 Fats (brain health and anti-inflammatory)
-Potassium (lower blood pressure)
-B-12 & Iron (improved blood circulation)
-Vitamin D (bone strength/maintenance)

Before buying or making salsa, you must understand 🌶️chilies 🌶️

This thread is the best beginners guide to chilies: Chili is such an important ingredient in Mexican cooking.

Some people associate chilies with being hot and painful.

Read this before you buy rice again: We are talking about Rice… Rice… Baby!

Has there been a food group more subjected to under-seasoning, boring, and insipid preparations?

Go to most restaurants where they have “professional” cooks, and most likely, you will receive an underwhelming rice preparation.

Master your Grilling Game with these insights ⬇️ Fire & Cooking

I’m here with good news because most people are intimidated to cook with fire…. but you can quickly become comfortable cooking with live fire once we demystify some basics.

Which cheesecake rules them all? Let's find out 👇 Probably not… we are in subjective waters here 😂

There are many styles of cheesecake, each with its unique flavor and texture.

The best way to find your Ultimate Cheesecake?

Try all the styles and decide for yourself.

This Liver Recipe 👇👇 Rivals Any Steak Recipe (No Joke) On top of health benefits, Beef Liver is delicious.

Yes, delicious: when cooked properly

Most people don’t know how to cook properly

Everything you've wanted to know about bacon: Most food lovers have an attachment to bacon….

So much so that we've jumped the shark, and I've seen bacon gratuitously put on everything from pralines, doughnuts and pretzels, and even bacon cheesecakes over the years.

More gimmick than delicious.

Before you cook with butter, read this: Julia Child once famously said, “With enough butter, anything is good.”

The Irish poet Seamus Heaney called butter 🧈 “coagulated sunlight…heaped up like gilded gravel in the bowl.”

Read this before you steam anything: Today I will break down what I think is the most underrated cooking technique.
With a basic understanding of this technique, you will be able to cook lean proteins that are juicy, tender, and flavorful.

These aren’t your grandma’s eggs

Just 2 ingredients will make tastiest eggs you’ve ever had in ~5min What happens when you cook your eggs in caramelizing cream?

Absolute flavor bomb eggs that taste like fried and poached eggs all at once. 🤤

Im dropping the recipe first then will follow with tips to scale and foolproof

Let’s Cook

Vegetable Oils Have Replaced Animal Fats in the American Diet.

Companies Are Getting Rich While People Are Getting Sick.

Here's How We Got Here: In the early 1900s, heart disease was a relatively rare condition.

It was so uncommon that when a New York City doctor named Rudolph Virchow performed an autopsy on a man who had died of a heart attack, he was baffled.

Worldwide, about 10 million metric tons of olives are produced each year.

1 million are used for table olives.
9 million are pressed for olive oil.

Everything you need to know before buying Olive Oil: Olive oil is one of the most healthful and delicious fats you can use for nutrition, cooking & flavor.

However, most olive oils being mass-produced are flavorless and totally unremarkable.

Inflation is still here, Frens.

Here’s a guide on Finding the Best Ingredients at the Best Prices: The Grocer Gems to find are your local Middle Eastern and Asian Markets.
90% of my perishable shopping is done in these venues.

Usually Mom & Pop run, and they also carry several advantages in terms of quality and pricing.

Read this before you cook with fire🔥again: Most people think of cooking with fire as lighting some wood or charcoal and cooking when you see smoke or hot coals.

In reality, cooking with wood and charcoal is different.