Experiments

I don’t always accidentally, but when I do, I accidentally the whole thing. This is the section where I tweak recipes, and generally try to make stuff and fail a lot.

Cassava (tapioca) jelly, final.

June 25, 2011
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So..the finished product of tapioca jelly. I’ve decided that either I am doing something fundamentally wrong, or this is only meant to be used in other dishes, because this is easily the most foul thing I’ve ever made. My husband saw it and said, ‘You made Red Slime!” and he’s basically right. It looks…okay. I [...]

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More adventures in cassava jelly

June 23, 2011
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Well, I’m still working on making a proper cassava (tapioca) jelly. I know you guys must be THRILLED. And definitely not thinking, holy shit, when is she going to make something I would actually want to eat? The kicker is that if I make successful cassava jelly I don’t really know what I’ll do with it. [...]

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Cassava Jelly

June 16, 2011

I came across a call in a Chinese recipe for ‘cassava jelly, which can be found in north Chouzhou grocery stores.’ Not…terribly helpful. An internet search brings up very little as well. So Cassava is a starchy, woody-looking tuber which is used the world over as a culinary staple. Also known as Yuca, or Manioc. [...]

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