ingredients = {
:white_rice => 1.cup,
:celery => (1..2).sticks,
:cayenne => you.decide,
:pepper => you.decide
}
if you.have? :chicken_stock
ingredients[:chicken_stock] = 2.cups
ingredients[:salt] = 2.tsp if not chicken_stock.salted?
else
ingredients[:water] = 2.cups
ingredients[:chicken_bouillon] = 1.cube
end
pot << ((:chicken_stock and :salt) or (:water and :chicken_bouillon))
pot << :celery << :pepper << :cayenne
if you.like? :onion
ingredients[:onion] = 0.5
ingredients[:olive_oil] = 1.tbsp
you.chop :onion
pan << :olive_oil << :onion
pan.element.set_heat :medium
you.wait until onion.soft?
pot << pan.contents
end
pot.element.set_heat :high
when pot.boiling? do
pot.element.set_heat :low
end
you.wait 20.minutes
pot.remove_from_heat
you.wait 5.minutes
you.eat
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Rice Pilaf
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Gozleme
require 'mashed_potatoes'
require 'basic_dough'
ingredients = {
:mashed_potatoes => 1.recipe,
:basic_dough => 1.recipe,
:onion => 0.5..1,
:olive_oil => 2.tbsp,
:cayenne => 1.tsp,
:celery => 1.stick,
:cheese => 1.cup,
:coarse_salt => you.decide,
:pepper => you.decide,
(:butter or :margarine) => :as_needed
}
def make_filling
you.chop :onions, :celery
pan.element.set_heat :medium
pan << :olive_oil << :onions << :celery << :cayenne
if onions.brown?
pan.element.set_heat :low
pan << :cheese << :mashed_potatoes << :pepper
end
end
def prepare_dough
dough_balls = basic_dough.form :into => :balls, :radius => 3.cm
dough_balls.each do |ball|
ball.flatten! :thickness => 5.mm
ball << :filling
ball.fold :over => :filling
you.pinch ball.edges
you.sprinkle :salt, :onto => ball
end
end
def cook
pan2.element.set_heat :medium
dough_balls.each do |ball|
pan2 << :butter
you.wait 10.seconds
pan2 << ball
you.wait 2.minutes
ball.flip
you.wait 2.minutes
pan2.remove ball
end
end
make_filling
prepare_dough
cook
you.eat
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Poached Eggs Update
I discovered a better way of making poached eggs so that the egg whites don't separate nearly as much. You can see the updated recipe here.
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Basic Dough
This recipe is not really intended to be eaten on its own (although you can if you like) but used for more advanced recipes.
Recipes that build off this:
Gozleme
servings = 1 # change this to the amount of dough you want
ingredients = {
:white_flour => servings * 1.cup,
:water => servings * (0.5).cups,
:salt => servings * (0.5).tsp
}
bowl << :white_flour << :salt
bowl.contents.mix
while bowl.water.amount < ingredients[:water]
bowl.add :water, :slowly
bowl.contents.stir
end
bowl.cover :with => :towel
you.wait 15.minutes
Recipes that build off this:
Gozleme
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Hollandaise Sauce
# this is a slight adaptation to the recipe found
# in the Joy of Cooking
ingredients = {
:eggs => 3,
:water => 1.5.tbsp,
:lemon_juice => 3.tsp,
:cayenne => (1/8).tsp,
:pepper => (1/4).tsp,
# don't use margarine, it doesn't
# taste very good
:butter => 10.tbsp
}
if not butter.salted?
ingredients[:salt] = (1/2).tsp
end
# see below for an easy way to do this
eggs.separate_yolks
metal_bowl << :water << :egg_yolks
you.whisk :eggs until eggs.frothy?
pot << :water
pot.element.set_heat :medium
# here's the hard part
if pot.simmering?
# you can't rest it ON the pot, since it will cook
# the eggs where the bowl touches the pot
you.hold :metal_bowl, :over => pot
# you don't want to cook the eggs, just get them
# slightly thick
while not eggs.slightly_thick?
you.whisk :occasionally
end
end
you.wait until eggs.slightly_cooled?
bowl << :butter
microwave << bowl
microwave.cook until butter.melted?
while bowl.contains? :butter
metal_bowl.add :melted_butter, :very_slowly
you.whisk
end
metal_bowl << :lemon_juice << :cayenne << :pepper
you.serve :with => :something
class Eggs
def separate_yolks
# do this over a bowl so that the egg white drops into the bowl
over :bowl do
egg.crack # but don't open!
egg.turn until egg.crack.horizontal?
egg.shell.open
while egg.contains? :white
you.transfer :egg, :to => :other_shell
end
end
# you can use egg whites for lots of things, and they freeze well.
# If you don't have anything to use them for right away, just
# put them in a tupperware and pop them in the freezer. Maybe I
# will post a recipe using them sometime, or you can just toss them
# into scrambled eggs sometime.
end
end
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