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Cooking Experiments

A running list of cooking attempts, notes, and occasional longer write-ups.

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May 25, 2026
My 8-8-8 Hard-Boiled Eggs
A simple hard-boiled egg method that has been easy to repeat and has not failed me yet.
eggsboiled-eggssimple-method
May 25, 2026
Bok Choy with Chinese Cured Sausage
A quick stir-fry with crisp bok choy, garlicky oil, and sweet-salty Chinese cured sausage.
bok-choychinese-sausagestir-fryquick-meals
May 25, 2026
Iceland-Inspired Cucumber Tuna Egg Salad
A wing-it cucumber, tuna, and egg salad made to use up homemade mayo and sour cream.
cucumbertunaeggssaladleftovers
May 11, 2026
Toaster Oven Sweet Potatoes (400°F)
Whole sweet potatoes roasted until soft, creamy, and lightly caramelized.
sweet-potatoestoaster-ovenroasting
Feb 21, 2026
Perfect Bacon (Thick-Cut, 345° Method)
Thick-cut bacon at 345°F for 12 minutes. Flexible, lightly crisp, and highly repeatable — with notes on batch size.
cooking-experimentsovenbacontechnique
Feb 17, 2026
Rice Wine
Day-by-day notes from fermenting 900g sweet sticky rice with 1% nuruk.
winefermentation
Feb 9, 2026
Crispy Oven Potatoes (425°F)
A simple, repeatable roasting pattern: don’t touch them early, flip once, and trust color and sound.
potatoesroastingbasics
Feb 8, 2026
Peanut Butter Bliss – Smoothie
Peanut butter banana smoothie with ingredient substitutions.
smoothie