High Gluttony is about cooking, consuming, relaxing, and learning a few things along the way. Pour yourself a drink, light up a joint, or settle in with some tea, and join Gretchen and Becca for their latest adventure.
Gretchen finally gets around to making carbonara and breaking down recipes from the internet, because there are a lot of them. Gretchen thought she was losing her mind at one point because all the recipes call for whole egg and she was taught with only yolks. And don't you dare bring cream anywhere near this sauce. In the end success was had with this sauce,
Another thing Gretchen will never feel compelled to make again! While papads seem fairly straightforward to make, there is probably a bit of a trick to them. And you can buy premade ones at the store or from your favorite Indian Restaurant, which feels like the better way to go. Listen to Gretchen struggle through this one!
Finally, we're braising! Gretchen makes a braised pork shoulder from Anthony Bourdain's Appetites Cookbook which uses coke! It's interesting and it works! Paired with Soba noodles and the recommended cucumber pickles, this dish is pretty fantastic. But of course Gretchen has notes!
Gretchen discusses why lentils are one of the best foods for you if you can manage to eat a half a cup per day! And why crispy lentils might be better - or at least helpful to add some variety to getting all those awesome nutrients. Also mentioned in this cute little episode - 400 degrees might be too hot to roast lentils, why you can't use the larger varieties, and that you can play with this recipe to make it your own! Crispy lentils might be the ultimate nutritional pantry power up,
