The Convenient Cook

Hey everyone! I'm a sophomore college student who loves to cook! Ratatouille is one of my favorite movies, and like the character Gusteau, I definitely believe that anyone can cook. I know I know, I bet you're thinking you don't have time, materials, and/or the know-how. Well, lucky for you, this blog is all about convenient cooking! I will be posting recipes, pics, and tutorials for y'all to make your cooking fun and easy. For international cuisine and other fancy cooking, also check out my group blog Cooking With Engineers at cooking-with-engineers.tumblr.com.

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With enough butter, anything is good

Julia Child

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I really should stop putting so much lemon juice in my veggies :(

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Cooking tip: Careful when pan-cooking meat in thicker sauces, because the sauce can burn easily. Try thinner, liquid-y sauces (try Soy versus Hoisin, for example) or marinade the meat for 1/2 - 1 hour and wipe off the excess sauce before cooking. Or try the oven, if you have the time.

I learned this the hard way... :(

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First recipe post! Rosemary Home Fries

Rosemary home fries:

By the way, everyone has different preferences for potatoes. I prefer mine crusted on one or two sides and relatively softer in the middle. I have oriented this recipe around. Feel free to adjust the cooking times to your liking. After all, that's what cooking's about! :)

Rosemary (can be substituted for other Italian spices, like Thyme)

Salt

Pepper

Garlic Powder or minced garlic

Lemon juice

Potatoes (kinda thin rectangles)

Vegetable oil (don't use olive oil, it burns at high heat)

Coat potatoes in all the above ingredients

Heat a flat, non-stick pan on high heat

Add oil and wait for oil to heat up

Add potatoes and mix them around to coat them in the hot oil

Spread them out so each one is touching the pan

Pick a specific potato piece and after 5 minutes lift it up. If it has browned and crusted to your preference, go to step 8. If not, go to step 7.

If that piece is not browned, then check on it every few minutes until it has. Once it has, proceed to 8.

Mix the potatoes around every couple-few minutes for several minutes (~7).

Pick a potato piece, let it cool, and try it (please don't burn yourself). If you like the texture and how done it is, enjoy! If not, cook it more. Don't forget to mix every once in a while. It prevents them from burning.

Lemme know how it goes! I want your feedback. Also, feel free to leave suggestions, corrections, advice, recipe requests, etc etc.

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Newest additions to our spice collection! I feel like a kid who just got a bunch of new toys. Can't wait to cook with these spices!

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Amazing Secret Monitor! (How To)

NICE.

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Whoaaa

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The Augmented Reality TARDIS: It’s Bigger On The Inside

This amazing Whovian built a wooden Tardis that is literally bigger on the inside! With help of an augmented reality app, that is. Now, that’s talent! 

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Holy crap.