cooking

De Cecco #11 thin spaghetti, quarter-sized dry bundle. Rao's mushroom Italian sausage sauce, half of a 24 oz jar. Parmigiano Reggiano grated on top.

Friendly Farms nonfat Greek yogurt, half a tub. Millville Protein Oats & Honey granola added to size.

Jasmine rice, a lot of rice. 4 eggs.

Kosher salmon, about a pound from a grocery pack. Dip with a lot of soy sauce.

2 avocados. Lactose-free whole milk, enough to cover the ice. Blend with an immersion blender.

Codex suggested from Gordon Ramsay/Hell's Kitchen style: vanilla custard in ramekins. Heat cream with vanilla, temper into egg yolks and sugar, bake in a water bath until just set, chill, then brûlée a thin sugar top. Cherry compote optional.

Codex suggested: Rice flour, cornstarch, turmeric, salt, water, coconut milk, and green onion batter. Fry thin with pork belly, shrimp, mung beans, and bean sprouts; fold and eat with lettuce, herbs, and nước chấm.

Codex suggested: Warm whole milk just enough to dissolve sweetened condensed milk, stir in plain yogurt as the starter, jar it, incubate warm around 110°F for 8 hours, then chill.

Codex suggested: Blend pandan with water, mix with coconut milk, cream, eggs, sugar, tapioca starch, rice flour, salt, butter, and baking powder. Strain smooth, pour into a hot pan, bake at 350°F, then cool upside down.

Codex suggested: Steamed bánh bò hấp. Mix rice flour, tapioca starch, sugar, salt, yeast, vanilla, coconut milk, and warm water; proof until frothy, pour into hot greased molds, and steam until springy.

Codex suggested: Steam a thin rice flour, tapioca flour, salt, water, and oil batter in small dishes. Top with dried shrimp crumble, mung bean paste if wanted, scallion oil, fried pork fat, and nước chấm.

Codex suggested: Soak whole mung beans 4-8 hours, blend with water, strain, boil with rock sugar, pandan, and a pinch of salt, then chill and serve with milk or tea plus cooked boba pearls.

Large phin batch with Café Du Monde coffee grounds. Mix finished coffee with condensed milk at about a 1/3 condensed milk ratio. Pour over ice.

Codex suggested from Café Du Monde style: Use Café Du Monde beignet mix or a yeast dough, roll and cut squares, fry until puffed, then cover heavily with powdered sugar. Buy order is 3 pieces.

Codex suggested from Café Du Monde style: Brew strong Coffee and Chicory, then mix half coffee and half hot milk. Serve hot, iced, or frozen.

Codex suggested from Disney Parks: Boil water with butter, salt, and cinnamon, stir in flour to form dough, cool 5-7 minutes, beat in eggs, pipe 1-inch bites into 350°F oil, fry, drain, and toss with cinnamon sugar.

Codex suggested: Pon de Ring-style dough with tapioca flour, all-purpose flour, butter, eggs, warm whole milk, yeast, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Shape connected dough balls on parchment, fry, then glaze plain or matcha.

Literally buy a block of Point Reyes blue cheese. Nothing to make.

Romaine lettuce, chopped. Parmesan cheese, croutons, sliced avocados, and 2 eggs. Codex suggested dressing: garlic, lemon, Dijon, Worcestershire, anchovy or anchovy paste, egg yolk or mayo, olive oil, and Parmesan.

Codex suggested from Din Tai Fung style: Thick shao mai skin, juicy pork filling, and a single shrimp on top. Mix pork, chopped shrimp, ginger, scallion, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine, sesame oil, white pepper, and cornstarch; pack into wrappers and steam.

Codex suggested from Din Tai Fung style: Thin soup dumpling skin with Kurobuta pork, hot broth, ginger, and green onion. Fold by hand toward the 18-fold look and steam; easiest trusted version is ordering the Din Tai Fung basket.

Codex suggested from Butaton menu: Rich tonkotsu broth, thin noodles, pork belly or chashu, egg, green onion, bean sprouts, and dried seaweed. For Butaton Ramen, add spicy rich broth, black garlic oil, and kikurage.

Codex suggested from Thai Time-style mango sticky rice plus Thai street-food method: Soak glutinous rice, steam it, fold in salted sweet coconut cream, rest until glossy, then serve with ripe mango, extra coconut sauce, and sesame or crispy mung beans.