Welcome to the first video, for Artisaniaeth.com! This is my first series, looking at the science and techniques behind your culinary creations. For this first video, by popular demand of Google AdSense, I’m going to tackle macarons. Hopefully the video will deconstruct this beastly biscuit for you so there’s less guessing, more eating. This recipe …
So here I sit, fingers poised, ready to type…but why? All in all, life’s pretty good. Graduate education, a job i enjoy, a home that’s too good and partner who loves me. Idyllic, you’d say? Well I’d be tempted to guess that I’m not the only one enjoying the bounties of such a life. In …
Got any spare dough ? Do you want spare dough? In this video, I’ll be using my go-to dough recipe to show you how we make our focaccia. I love this dough, I using it for everything, from pizzas to sandwich loaves. As an introduction to bread though, there’s no better, or simpler bread, than focaccia. For …
Master of None anyone? Like the rest of the internet, I’ve been obsessed lately with Dev’s pasta making adventures on Netflix. But what exactly is his trick to making great fresh pasta? In this video, I’ll be making fresh pasta, to show you the science behind what makes good pasta, and maybe inspire you to …
My guide to the ultimate cookie dough. Scientifically proven to taste amazing This recipe was adapted from The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies by J. Kenji López-Alt. (remember to turn on CC closed captions for translation). Click for full recipe with measurements and techniques.
Technique Here’s a brief video tutorial on browned butter, to give you an idea of what to look for, full recipe below. Click for full recipe with measurements and techniques.
Hooked aren’t you! I can tell. There’s something inexplicably alluring about new shoes isn’t there. Regardless of who’s feet they’re on, there’s always an intrigue to them, a drama. It’s certainly true for me whenever I buy new shoes. The mere contemplation of which evoking more emotional trauma than The Red Wedding. Then again, what sends me …
To be fair, I wasn’t fired, I was laid off… Let’s Wind Back a Bit Ten o clock, ten minutes into the pleasantries, so the heavy talk began: “Understand, this is not a reflection of your performance” Fair enough, but not enough to quell the furious voice raging inside me: “FIRE SOMEBODY ELSE THEN!” …
The View from the Bottom So, what’re we looking at here? ‘5 Game of Thrones References You’ve Missed in these NASA Images’ ? A satellite image of Mars’ poles or the icy peak of Olympus Mons? Easy enough to imagine a little green man, North Face bag at the ready, staring up at the solar system’s largest volcano, contemplating …