fridge notes

a place for my disorganized cooking notes and other food-related stuff

boiled eggs

  • 7 minutes
  • use eggs straight from fridge

viet dipping sauce golden ratio

a.k.a. nước chấm, adjust accordingly

  • 6 water
  • 3 sugar
  • 3 fish sauce
  • 2 lime juice
  • (optional) minced garlic
  • (optional) minced thai chili

easy seasonal favorites

when it's hot

when it's cold

favorite teas

  • green tea
    • hojicha
    • genmaicha
  • black tea
    • earl grey
    • masala chai
  • corn tea
  • jasmine tea

favorite pickles

  • shibazuke
  • nozawanazuke

side dishes for rice

ajitsuke tamago
  • 7 minutes boil
  • use eggs straight from fridge
chả lụa
  • self-explanatory
kyarabuki
  • butterbur simmered in soy sauce
kinpira gobo
  • gobo
  • carrot
  • sesame oil
  • sugar
  • sake
  • mirin
  • soy sauce
kinpira renkon
  • renkon
  • rice vinegar
  • sesame oil
  • sesame seeds
  • sake
  • mirin
  • sugar
  • soy sauce
braised potatoes
  • potatoes (baby, yukon gold, red)
  • garlic
  • rice wine/mirin
  • sugar/honey
  • soy sauce
  • sesame seeds
  • sesame oil
spinach salad
  • 1 bunch spinach
  • sesame seeds
  • sugar
  • soy sauce
shungiku salad
  • shungiku
  • sesame seeds
  • sesame oil
sesame green beans
  • green beans
  • sesame seeds
  • soy sauce
  • sugar
eggplant marinade
  • chinese eggplant
  • mentsuyu
  1. cut eggplant lengthwise, then cut in half (depending on how long it is)
  2. make 2–3 vertical incisions on skin side
  3. pan fry
  4. store in flat container, pour in mentsuyu
pan-fried kabocha
  • pan fry with lots of butter

clearly you own an air fryer

temps in fahrenheit

  • frozen bread
    bake 350° for 10 mins
  • frozen pastries
    air fry 350° for 10–14 mins
  • roasted vegetables
    bake 375–400° for 15–30 mins, olive oil + salt
  • french fries
    air fry 400° for 15 mins

things i want to bake