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Resident Robot-Loving Grandma

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hey jsyk while hellofresh is dummy expensive and i wouldn’t reccomend it if you already know how to cook (if you’re a beginner like i was when i had it for 3 months, then it’s worth it), you should know that ALL OF THEIR RECIPES are free on their website and they all fuck hard

i will say that all the cooking instructions for veggies are pretty much the same (season with salt + pepper and roast on the top oven rack at 425F), but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.

that being said, it also introduced me to methods i wasn’t at all expecting. i would have never thought to use cream cheese in my meat sauce, and now all my friends are constantly asking me to make my special rigatoni.

happy cheffin! :)

I am a person who uses Hello Fresh for realsies because it is a bit cheaper than groceries here and definitely cheaper than takeout, but we also remake the recipes when we want a specific one and don't want to wait for it to come around in the rotation again, and therefore I know The Secret Translations of Proprietary Ingredients:

  • "Cream sauce base" = make a roux, add milk according to how much cream sauce base you're supposed to have (ex: 4 oz cream sauce base = 4 oz milk)
  • "1 packet stock concentrate" = either one tablespoon Better than Bullion or, if you want to be really accurate, Savory Choice Broth Concentrate packets are available on Amazon and allegedly that's what they use
  • "Italian Heat Spice"/"Blackening Spice"/"Fry Seasoning"/etc.: I promise you someone on Reddit has figured out what spices they use and in what proportions for each mix, if it's not just a straight up branded mix (like McCormick Grill Mates Brown Sugar Bourbon spice mix)
  • "Roasted Garlic Herb Butter" (and other compound butters, like truffle butter) = they're literally Epicurean branded butters, they do not hide this, you can buy them online
  • "Sweet Soy Glaze"/"Ponzu sauce"/"Hoisin sauce" = literally Kikkoman brand condiments: they don't hide that, either
  • "Sweet Thai chili sauce" = any sweet Thai chili sauce from the grocery store will do. We use Blue Dragon or Taste of Thai because that's what we can get in our grocery store.
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blue apron also has recipes on their website! i use it regularly to steal ideas when meal planning for the week.

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literally begging for the recipe u used for the challah i want to start making my own and that looks SO good

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i use tori avey's recipe!! i've been using it for years now and it works great, although i have some tips if you're not super experienced with baking!

  1. Don't add too much flour!! Do it by eye and by feeling-- when the dough gets super elastic and smooth, that's when its perfect. You want to either beat the shit out of it in a kitchen aid or really go to town with your hands-- your forearms will get buff as hell. Too much flour will make it dry, and the gluten gets worked up from being moved around a lot, which will make it less sticky without needing more flour.
  2. Similarly don't go too heavy handed with the oil!! This can also make the dough dry and will affect the crumb texture.
  3. I use loaf pans because they keep the shape well and my family likes to use challah as sandwich bread but you can shape the loaves however you like; if you want a tutorial for different braids I can also share some I have. My favorite is the round challos made for Rosh hashanah!!
  4. If you want to add some kind of flavoring, do so before you add the flour! Otherwise it might be dry and the flavors won't incorporate correctly. This goes for extracts as well as various spices. If you put in chili powder or cocoa, bloom it first either with hot water or hot oil.

zol zayn mit mazl (good luck)!!

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Remember that "three items from the store to make the cashier most uncomfortable" meme? Apparently I accidentally found a winning combo tonight at the corner store, one of the usual clerks shot me a really weird look when I was checking out with these

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