Cooking with David

One look at me and you would know that I really enjoy eating. I also enjoy cooking. My wife tells me that I enjoy too much telling others about my cooking. Here is an unorganized set of notes and recipes.

Tools and Equipment

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A day without onion is a day without sunshine. The same is true of garlic.

However, the two flavors often clash. If you see a recipe that calls for both, use both without exceeding the indicated amounts of either.

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Recipes

Grilled Asparagus

Appetizers

Barbecued Tri-Tip Roast

Pecan Pie: see Desserts

Ingredients

Notes

Measurements are in "English" units (which even the English no longer use) not metric. The abbreviations are:

I recently discovered that the measurement taza is Spanish for cup (16 TBS, which is 8 fluid ounces). The Spanish word taza is related to tazza (Italian), Tasse (German), tass (Estonian), tasse (French), and tase (Lithuanian).

Our kitchen has gas appliances. When I refer to cooking over a high or low fire, adjust an electric range accordingly. Also, an electric range might have to be preheated. When I refer to allowing food in a pot or pan to stand, that generally means that I turn the flame off; for an electric range, remove the pot or pan and place it on a heat-proof surface.

Brand Names

Some pages in this site refer to trademarked brand names. My use of those names is not an endorsement of those products. I merely refer to those products because they are so well known that the reference is descriptive. Other products may serve quite well or even better.

I do not indicate the ownership of the trademarks because, in today's business climate, corporate mergers and splitups are too common to keep track of that ownership. If a trademark owner contacts me to list that ownership, then I will do so.