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My name’s Rachael and I’m a new mom! I needed something to do during these “unprecedented times” (LOL) so I’m cooking through the cookbook Repertoire by Jessica Battilana and I’ll tell you about it.
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Lamb (Beef) Ragu with Creamy Polenta
“If you don’t have a good source for ground lamb or don’t like its flavor, the ragu is equally good made with ground beef chuck.” Substitutions Lamb >>> Ground beef Fennel >>> nothing Dry red wine >>>beef stock Sprig of rosemary >>> dried rosemary Mascarpone >>> sour cream Annoyances I don’t mean to beat a…
Maple-Blueberry Cornmeal Cake
Substitutions Dark Amber maple syrup >>> part maple syrup/ part table syrup (my husband accidentally bought this, turns out its just pancake syrup in a deceivingly fancy bottle) Blueberries >>> frozen mixed berries Annoyances Again with a lot of dishes. You need the cake pan, 3 bowls, a stand mixer and a wire rack. The…
Candy Pork
“This is what my kid calls this recipe”. Classic. Substitutions Palm sugar >>> Brown sugar (she does mention that this is ok) Thai chilis>>> Serrano chile (again she mentions this) Annoyances You need to melt the palm sugar (or brown sugar in my case) until it turns into caramel. Then you add the (cold) fish…
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