So, I know we all love the tiktoks of B. Dylan Hollis, king of retro recipes, whether good or bad, but he also has a YouTube channel where he goes much more in depth and in his most recent video, he's done a genuinely fascinating run through of a recipe named "Food for the Gods," from the earliest 1909 version he had, through a 1960s community cookbook recipe of the same name, and bouncing around modern Filipino recipes also going by that name that were very probably distant descendants of the older American recipes.
Like, honestly, his knowledge of food science and how to read older, very sparse recipes (which were geared towards cooks who were making EVERYTHING from scratch all the time) is amazing, and the recipe he winds up with after all of this (and which ultimately ended up in his soon-to-be-released cookbook) sounds truly amazing and deserving of the title of "Food for the Gods."
Check it out, an 1854 recipe for hot wings back when they were called “deviled bones”. It’s a milder spice and a way to use up the unwanted wings from a roasted or broiled chicken (or any other bone-in meat, it’s not a picky recipe)
I made such delicious Lemon Cheesecake Bars!! Super creamy, light and tangy. I was amazed how good they tasted and will definitely make them again for holiday gatherings!! Going to be a huge hit for sure!! 😉
Watch the video for the recipe to follow! You will be surprised how simple and easy they are to make!!!! 🍋
We made Yeto's soup!! This soup is full of love! And goat cheese! Highly recommend, astonishingly tasty -- warm, creamy, mild, soothing.
Makes about 6 servings.
In a large pot:
1 butternut squash (peeled & diced small)
1 large yukon gold potato or similar (diced larger)
1 yellow or white onion (diced fine)
smallish chunk of ginger (minced)
~4 cloves garlic (minced)
Large pinch of thyme
Dash of salt and pepper
Water to cover
Bring to a simmer and keep simmering 30min or until veg is soft.
Give it a heavy stir or whisk to break up the chunks; exact texture is up to you!
Add:
1 lb salmon fillet (skin off, chunks ~spoon size)
Simmer another 20min or so. In that time, add:
Generous splash or two of heavy cream
6oz or so plain goat cheese, broken up and stirred around so everything mixes
More salt & pepper to taste
This is basically a chowder and can definitely be adjusted to taste! We had it with garlic butter croutons and that was super tasty -- cannot overstate how shockingly delicious it is. Yeto was right, love is stored in the soup ♥
If you speak Arabic, I highly highly recommend following May's Show, a cooking show hosted by a Palestinian woman in Egypt. She teaches Palestinian dishes, shares anecdotes and stories about Palestinian culture, and introduces and concludes every episode with a speech about hope and tells us to never stop believing that Palestine will be free and that we'll all celebrate together.
If you feel like watching something short and sweet, filled with cooking metaphors and like tattooed guys, do I have a 20min short for you:
PURE VANILLA (2023):
Singapore (eng with eng subs also available), friends to lovers
youtube
Gabriel and Charlie are friends who run a cafe together.
Gabriel struggles to make sense of Charlie’s feelings for him, as the two navigate their budding romance. Temperature heats up when an old friend, Alex, unexpectedly enters their lives, raising questions about their future together.
Muah Chee (麻糍) or Peanut Mochi is a popular street food usually found at night markets or pasar malams. These bite-sized glutinous rice balls coated in peanut powder and sugar are a sweet treat for all. Just followed the video (not mine), the recipe is pretty straight forward.