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Friday, September 25, 2020

How to Cook Easy Cauliflower Casserole

Cauliflowers are healthy and in season vegetable in fall. I cooked this cheesy cauliflower casserole, cauliflower gratin this month. Today, I'm going to share how to cook easy cauliflower casserole with you.

How to Cook Cauliflower Casserole

How to Cook Easy Cauliflower Casserole

Ingredients (4 Servings)

1 Medium Head of Cauliflower (Broken into Florets)

1 Tablespoon of Olive Oil

4 oz (120g) of Mushrooms (Sliced)

1 oz (30g) of Butter (for mushrooms)

Pinch of Salt and Black Pepper

1.8 of (50g) of Butter (for white sauce)

6 Tablespoons of All-Purpose Flour

3 Cups of Milk

2 Egg Yolks

1 Cup of Your Favorite Cheese

1. Put cauliflower into boiling water and cook them for 3 minutes. Drain off the water from cauliflower. Use a salad spinner to remove excess water.

2. Heat oil in a pan over high heat. Add mushrooms in it. Stir-fry until mushroom have fully cooked. Add butter and sprinkle salt and black peppers. Transfer to the reserved bowl.

3. 【Making White Sauce】 Heat butter in a pan over high heat. When butter melts, add flour and milk. Stir constantly as it thickens (for about 10 minutes). Add salt and black pepper according to your tastes. Add egg yolks and stir them thoroughly.

4. Put cauliflowers in a casserole pan. (I used Pyrex 6-cup bake wear.) Then, put mushrooms over it.

5. Pour the white sauce, and sprinkle cheese over it.

6. Cook it at 355℉ (180℃) in the oven for about 20 to 25 minutes until the surface of white sauce browns.

7. Serve and enjoy!

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Thursday, September 17, 2020

3 Reasons Why I Like OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

I uploaded this video, How to Use : OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank, on my YouTube channel.

I purchased OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank at my local Starbucks and really love it. This coffee maker is perfect for people who love hand drip coffee. Today, I'm going to share three reasons why I love this coffee maker with you.

OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

3 Reasons Why I love OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

1. Perfect for Busy Morning

After adding ground coffee, pour boiling water into a tank. You don't need to stand by with a kettle, so it helps save you a little time in a busy morning.

OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

The water tank, which has eight small holes, controls water flow over coffee ground.

OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

2. Easy to Clean

After using it, you just need to wash only three parts (lid, dripper, water tank). They are dishwasher safe, and it's also easy to wash them by hand.

OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

3. Very Durable

It's made of a durable hard plastic. Even if you drop it, you don't have to worry too much about it breaking.

OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

How to Brew Coffee with OXO Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

What You'll Need

OXO Brew Pour-Over Coffee Maker with Water Tank

Medium Ground Coffee

Boiling Water

*In this video, I'm brewing coffee with 12 oz of water and 20g (4 Tablespoons) of coffee beans.

1. Place the dripper on top of your cup.

2. Put #2 coffee filter in it and add medium-ground coffee.

3. Place the water tank on top of the dripper. Pour boiling water into it.

4. Cover with lid. Wait for 2 to 3 minutes.

5. Remove the lid and dripper. The lid can be used as a drip tray.

6. Enjoy!

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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

Blue Apron Meal Kit Review (I Tried 6 Recipes!)

Last month, I tried Blue Apron, meal kit delivery service, for my first time because Rakuten (Ebates) was offering $30 cash back on your first order. I cooked 6 kinds of meals from Blue Apron recipes. Today, I'm going to share with you what I liked and didn't like about Blue Apron.

What I liked about Blue Apron

All meals I cooked from their recipes were delicious!

At first, I didn't expect too much about the tastes. However, all meals from their recipes turned out so delicious like high-quality restaurant meals.

Ingredients were very fresh.

Their ingredients were very fresh. Specifically, I really liked the quality of their beef and fish.

It's like taking cooking classes.

I tried six new recipes which I would probably never cook if I hadn't subscribed to Blue Apron. I really enjoyed learning new recipes.

First time order was very affordable.

Originally, it cost $59.94 for 3 recipes per week (6 servings in total), but it was on sale for $39.94 per week. In addition, I could save $30 ordering through Rakuten (Ebates), so the first time order cost me $9.94!

What I didn't like about Blue Apron

Actual cooking time was longer than it says.

The recipe read it can be done in 30 to 40 minutes, but it took me at least one hour for each recipe. To me, it's too long to spend an hour for just two servings because I usually cook several meals at a time to save my time. When I was very busy or tired, I didn't want to cook from Blue Apron recipe.

Too much plastic waste.

The meal kit box, which was a very large cardboard box, was delivered in the front of my entrance door. It contained all ingredients and two extra large ice packs in a huge insulated bag to keep fresh. In addition, every kind of ingredients including very small amount of condiments was in plastic bags or plastic bottles.

Conclusion

I think that Blue Apron is perfect for people who want to take cooking classes and learn new recipes or people who want to avoid grocery stores during the coronavirus pandemic. However, Blue Apron might be not good for people who want to save time for cooking. I wanted to save my time, so I eventually unsubscribed from it.

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Smoked Gouda & Onion Burgers

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Spanish-Spiced Salmon & Vegetable Quinoa

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From this recipe, I learned how to arrange the food nicely on the plates.

Spicy Beef & Vegetables

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This was Asian fusion food. It was my first time to cook such a small amount of rice in a saucepan! I usually cook large amount of rice at a time.

Seared Tilapia & Ancho-Honey Glaze

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I enjoyed tilapia which is a kind of fish I don't usually cook, and I really liked that it had many kinds of vegetables.

Seared Steaks & Hot Honey Biscuits

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At first, I didn't want to cook biscuit from scratch because I had never cooked it before and I thought that it takes time to make it, but it was easier than I thought. 😏 By the way, the quality of the beef was great!

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