Jamie Martin – Page 33 – Simply Delicious: The Cookbook Project

18-18a: Cooking Glossary IIa

Jamie Martin Group 18: Basic Techniques, Section 4: Cooking School November 16, 2015September 30, 2020cooking class, cooking glossary, cooking school, glossary, how-to, lukewarm, marinated, melted, minced, mounted, parboiled, pared, poached, pot-roasted, purée, reduced, rehydrated, rendered, roasted, roux, sautéed, scalded, scored, scrambled, seared, shucked

I mentioned in 18-17: Cooking Glossary I (the first installment of this mini-series) that I’ll be mixing in Cooking School entries from the last three chapters of Simply Delicious along with the regular recipe/photo entries that I usually do.

Here in 18-18: Cooking Glossary IIa, we find the second page of the glossary that I introduced to you previously. There’s one more page after this one, which you can find at 18-18b: Cooking Glossary IIb. I split the second entry to limit the amount of links/pics/content in one post.

Follow the jump for links to recipes I’ve covered that will help you practice each and every one of these terms & techniques! If I haven’t covered the term yet in one of these recipes, I’ll be sure to update it when I do!

17-68: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Jamie Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods November 15, 2015November 8, 2020all-purpose flour, baked goods, baking soda, brown sugar, butter, cookies, creamed, dessert, easy, eggs, gift ideas, golden raisins, granulated sugar, inexpensive, nuts, oatmeal, oatmeal raisin, raisins, rolled oats, salt, sifted, snacks, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, walnuts

Not every recipe is going to be avant-garde. 17-68: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies aren’t treading any new territory here, but that’s not always necessary. Sometimes, just doing a nice version of a classic is just as good, if not better.

Anytime’s a good time of year for these, but why not give them a go the next time you find yourself with some unexpected raisins or oatmeal. Hey, it happens.

18-17: Cooking Glossary I

Jamie Martin Group 18: Basic Techniques, Section 4: Cooking School November 14, 2015September 30, 2020al dente, au gratin, barded, basted, blanched, boiled, bouquet garni, braised, breaded, broiled, caramelized, coated, cooking class, cooking glossary, cooking school, creamed, cut in, diced, dredged, dusted, flaked, flambé, flute, glazed, glossary, how-to, hulled, julienned, kneaded

Here’s a new-to-you part of the book I want to start featuring. The last three chapters of Simply Delicious comprise their own section: Cooking School. These chapters detail more of the practical culinary knowledge required to execute recipes well, and teach some skills by going through some basic recipes.

I’m going to start mixing up the regular recipe entries with these Cooking School ones as well, which shouldn’t be too different. If anything, they’ll be a lot shorter–like this one.

Chapter 18 is about Basic Techniques. I thought that 18-17: Cooking Glossary I would be a good place to start. I used this same (complete) glossary when I taught cooking to K-8 kids in an after school program a few years ago, and I inserted a copy of it into the recipe book at the restaurant I used to work at. There’s also one taped inside my spice cabinet at home for reference.

17-46: Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

Jamie Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods November 13, 2015September 21, 2020all-purpose flour, autumn, baked goods, baking powder, breakfast, brown sugar, butter, canned pumpkin, cut in, dessert, easy, eggs, fall, gift ideas, granulated sugar, inexpensive, milk, muffins, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, purée, revisited, salt, snacks, streusel, vegetarian

🎃 I started this one over a month ago, when it would have still been relevant/timely, but procrastination got the best of me. Late, but hopefully not too late, here’s 17-46: Pumpkin Streusel Muffins.

If you’re not totally over pumpkin yet, these are a nice option for breakfast or dessert.

I made these along with 17-53: Spiced Whole Wheat Muffins and 17-68: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies as part of a “fall” baked goods basket for the break room. These muffins were the first of the assortment to disappear. 🍂

13-13: Spinach Turnovers

Jamie Martin Group 13: Vegetarian Dishes, Section 2: Main Courses November 13, 2015July 30, 2020appetizers, brushed, canola oil, chopped, cornstarch, creamy, diced, easy, egg wash, eggs, filling, frozen, hors d'oeuvres, inexpensive, lunch, nutmeg, party food, pastry, peeled, puff pastry, reduced, saffron, sautéed, sesame seeds, snacks, sour cream, spinach, turnovers, untested, vegetable bouillon, vegetable broth, vegetarian, yellow onions

It’s the holiday season, so you’ll probably find yourself entertaining (or in the mood for party food, at least). 13-13: Spinach Turnovers are a nice vegetarian option that you can bring to a party or just make for yourself.

I made these along with 9-26: Crispy Beef Turnovers for a get-together I went to recently. The ingredients & method for both are somewhat similar, so I prepared both at the same time, which worked out pretty well. If you find yourself with extra puff pastry (and maybe a deep fryer), consider a third turnover option, 1-7: Trader Vic’s Crab Turnovers.

17-51: Three Palms Quick Bread

Jamie Martin Group 17: Baked Goods, Section 3: Desserts & Baked Goods October 6, 2015September 21, 2020all-purpose flour, baked goods, baking powder, baking soda, bananas, breads, breakfast, buttermilk, coconut, creamed, dates, dessert, eggs, fairly easy, fairly inexpensive, granulated sugar, loaf pan, quick breads, shortening, sifted, snacks, untested, vanilla extract, vegetarian, yogurt

17-51: Three Palms Quick Bread tastes delicious, but took forever to end up making, since I never seemed to have bananas, dates, and coconut all at the same time. 🌴

If you like banana bread, this is a really good take on that. Plus, 3 palms instead of 1! Such a deal! 👍

4-4: Scalloped Parsley Potatoes

Jamie Martin Group 04: Potatoes & Vegetables, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters September 17, 2015April 14, 2020all-purpose flour, black pepper, blanched, boiled, butter, creamy, dinner, easy, egg-free, food processor, half-and-half, inexpensive, lunch, milk, nutmeg, parboiled, parsley, peeled, potatoes, revisited, salt, scalloped, side dish, tender-crisp, vegetable bouillon, vegetable broth, vegetables, vegetarian, white pepper

4-4: Scalloped Parsley Potatoes is the third of my recent 3-recipes-at-1-time attempt–the others being 4-2: Green Beans with Hazelnut Butter and 7-55: Sunday Pork Stew.

I think I’ve made these before, despite the lack of notations. These were really easy and pretty good–very mild yet still flavorful.

7-55: Sunday Pork Stew

Jamie Martin Group 07: Pork, Section 2: Main Courses September 16, 2015June 19, 2020almonds, boiled, boneless, braised, butter, chicken bouillon, chicken broth, crushed tomatoes, cubed, deglazed, dinner, easy, garlic, inexpensive, lunch, melted, minced, paprika, pearl onions, peeled, pork, pork shoulder, purée, stewed tomatoes, stews, Sunday, toasted, tomato paste, tomato sauce, tomatoes, untested, vegetable bouillon, white wine, yellow onions

7-55: Sunday Pork Stew was part of a recent 3-recipes-at-1-time attempt, which also included 4-2: Green Beans with Hazelnut Butter and 4-4: Scalloped Parsley Potatoes.

I had originally intended to make a different pork recipe, but when faced with an unexpected ingredient shortage (someone used my mushrooms), I rolled with it and dug out another pork recipe for which I had ingredients on hand. This would have been better with pasta or rice, as suggested on the card, but dinner is dinner when you’re hungry.

4-2: Green Beans with Hazelnut Butter

Jamie Martin Group 04: Potatoes & Vegetables, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters September 15, 2015April 13, 20204-6-09 dinner, blanched, butter, cilantro, dinner, easy, fairly inexpensive, favorites, green beans, hazelnuts, Italian parsley, lemon juice, lemons, lunch, melted, nuts, parsley, pecans, revisited, roach motel apt, salt, sautéed, side dish, snipped, string beans, sweet butter, tender-crisp, vegetables, vegetarian, walnuts

This recipe, 4-2: Green Beans with Hazelnut Butter along with 7-55: Sunday Pork Stew and 4-4: Scalloped Parsley Potatoes were my first attempt at trying to do 3 of these entry recipes at once. It ended up being harder to do than I thought.

One I’ve made before, about 6 years ago along with 6-40: Peppercorn Chicken Breasts and some other ones. I really like this technique/flavor profile–I use it a lot, even when I’m not documenting it for the Internet.

1-22: Onion-Potato Diamonds

Jamie Martin Group 01: Hot & Cold Appetizers, Section 1: Appetizers & Starters September 14, 2015February 5, 202080s party, appetizers, baking pan, breakfast, broiled, brushed, canola oil, cheese, cilantro, diced, easy, eggs, frittata, garnish, gluten-free, green onions, hors d'oeuvres, hot sauce, inexpensive, Italian parsley, lunch, minced, Monterey Jack, omelette, parchment paper, parsley, party food, peeled, picnic, potatoes, revisited, roach motel apt, salt, sautéed, scallions, scrambled, sesame oil, shredded, Spanish, Tabasco sauce, tomatoes, vegetable oil, vegetarian, wax paper

Finally, an appetizer from the first section of the book. Another story for you: in my first apartment after I graduated college and moved back home to LA, I threw an 80s Valentine’s Day party, and 1-22: Onion-Potato Diamonds were one of the appetizers I made for it–another was 5-20: Golden Cheese Tartlettes.

Look at them. Something about them just screams 1980s cocktail party to me. This time around, I made them to take to a get-together I was attending, along with 17-36: Grandma’s Spice Cake. Both ended up being big hits.