Recently, I experimented with a family recipe that called for the use of raw milk, leaving me with leftover milk that I needed to figure out how to use fast so it would not go to waste. Paneer has always been an obsession of mine. I have on prior occasions tried to make it from…
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Ostkaka: Understanding My Swedish Heritage Via Food
Some Context: Ostkaka is a Swedish cheesecake (pronounced oost-a-kah-kah by my dad). It has become somewhat of a legend to me. I have heard my dad talk so many times about enjoying his mother’s cooking. In particular, ostkaka, was a favorite that my grandmother made on the family farm. Sadly my grandmother passed shortly before…
Learning To Cook W/Home Chef
For the longest time I swore that I was a terrible cook. I mean terrible. So terrible that a couple years back when I invited my parents to Thanksgiving in Chicago, my mom had to microwave the turkey since it came out so badly. Enter: the food box revolution. Not so long ago, I learned…