Adventures of Binhy Gonzalez

May 31

IM CRAVING KOREAN FOOOOD…….

May 31

CHINESE

So I just took the placement test for chinese, and of course I got placed in Chin 10AD, the one for dialect speakers. Im actually excited for the class, having met my professor, she seems so nice and friendly. Im looking forward to Fall, except my schedule could be better, but its not bad. So Im content for now :)

May 29

Food Channel

had inspired me to cook. I want to learn how to make lobster rolls. It looks so GOOOD

Ingredients

Lobster Sauce:

1 cup white wine
1/4 cup tarragon vinegar
1 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 large shallot, chopped
1 bay leaf
1 sprig fresh tarragon
1 sprig fresh thyme
1/2 cup half-and-half
1 pound cold sweet cream butter, medium dice
Lemon juice
Kosher salt

Lobsters:

Kosher salt
4 lobsters (1 1/2 pounds each)

Lobster Rolls:

4 brioche hot dog buns
Salted butter, as needed to toast the buns
Mayo Mustard, recipe follows
1 tablespoon whole-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
2 lemons, quartered

Directions

For the lobster sauce: In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, reduce the white wine and tarragon vinegar with the peppercorns, shallots, bay leaf, tarragon and thyme until the mixture is nearly dry, about 10 minutes. Add the half-and-half and reduce by two-thirds, about 5 minutes.

Decrease the heat to low and whisk in the butter, chunk by chunk, stirring vigorously until each piece is nearly melted. Remove the lobster sauce from the heat and season it with lemon juice and salt. Strain the lobster sauce through a fine mesh chinois. Hold the lobster sauce warm in a saucepan over very low heat until the lobster meat is ready

For the lobsters: Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Prepare a bath of icy water. Kill the lobsters by placing them on their backs on a cutting board and inserting a knife tip into their heads between the antennae. Drop the lobsters in the boiling water for 20 seconds and immediately shock them in the ice bath to stop the cooking. Extract the tail, claw and knuckle meat from the lobsters. The meat will still be translucent and raw. Remove the mud line from the tails and dice the tail meat into bite-size chunks.

Add the lobster meat to the lobster sauce. Very slowly warm the meat until it is just barely cooked through. Be sure to agitate the pan frequently to prevent the lobster sauce from breaking. If it does start to break, sprinkle it with a few drops of cold water and take it off the heat for a moment.

For the lobster rolls: In a saute pan, toast the sides of the buns with butter until crispy and golden. Spoon the cooked lobster meat into the prepared buns. Add as much lobster sauce as desired. Drizzle the lobster rolls with Mayo Mustard, drizzle with yogurt and sprinkle liberally with chives. Serve with lemon wedges.

Cook’s Note: Leftover lobster sauce can be used over baked potatoes or served with grilled or roasted fish.

Mayo Mustard Recipe:

3/4 teaspoon dried mustard, such as Coleman’s Mustard Powder
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 cup mayo
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
Dash hot sauce, such as Tabasco
Kosher salt

Combine the dried mustard with 1 1/2 teaspoons water and lemon juice. Whisk in the mayo, Dijon, hot sauce and salt to taste.

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May 29

Please

Let tomorrow be a super productive day!!

May 27

Selena - Dreaming Of You (by emimusic)

May 27

Flowers

are everywhere I go today. I want them…….

May 24

COGS14

is pissing me off royally( whatever that means)

I just want to sleep already and be FOREVER done with school!!!

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^^^^ massive brain fart

May 23

Nikki + tea = love <3

May 21

Lunch <3

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May 21

Hi

Im currently cracking out on coke :D that is all. love peace and happinesss. and coke.

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May 17

Just got my wristband with Guillermo. Loving the color scheme for them!

But one more midterm to go and then kbbq later for dinner.

And tomorrow Sungod, much needed!!!

May 17

Céline Dion - It’s All Coming Back To Me Now (by CelineDionVEVO)

May 17

Studying

to Celine Dion <3

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May 16

Bachelorette <3

So far I’m rooting for Jef and Arie, but we’ll see if I change my favorites later this season. BUT hopefully I won’t be screaming at the television…

May 15

Yay Sungod is almost here!!! I went to party city today to pick up a headband and BUBBLES!!! So ready for Friday to come. But until then, Geisel is my new home :( so much midterms to study for… And to top it off, the weather is ridiculously nice :(

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