About – Chez LaRae

Sue O'Bryan www.birgerbird.com — Photo credit: New Seasons Market

Welcome to Chez LaRae. I am LaRae Burk and am a self-taught baker and cook. Born in South Korea and raised in Minneapolis, MN by parents with Norwegian roots. I have a BA in Journalism from the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. I currently am based in Portland, Oregon.

Canning Editor at @thefeedfeed / Brand ambassador: Traeger Grills, Northwest Cherry Growers, Tillamook, Washington State Stone Fruit Growers.

E-Mail: larae @ chezlarae.com

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If you have two cups of flour, eggs, and time on your hands you can make fresh pasta. It is another of those delicious things that once you taste it you cannot go back to store bought. There are a lot of recipes online, but I really like the version by @seriouseats
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#feedfeed #pasta #seriouseats #homemade #chezlarae #recipe #noodles #dinner #quatantine #quarantinelife #italy #italian #eggs #pantry #food #foodphotography #dough #diy #whatsfordinner #shelterinplace

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Ran out of whole wheat flour so it's white bread today. I know white bread sometimes gets a bad rap, but dang it's delicious - especially served warm with salted butter. #atkbattleroyale .
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#atkgrams #cookscountry #americastestkitchen #bread #whitebread #baking #baker #homemade #flour #chezlarae #quarantinebaking #quarantinelife #lockdown #bobsredmill #newseasonsmarket #feedfeed #food

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Last night's dinner was chicken, veggies and some leftover cavatelli I found in my pantry. After boiling the pasta separately, I like to drain it, add a portion to each bowl, and ladle the soup on top. Then the broth and pasta can be stored in the fridge separately (no bloated pasta) —and still-perfect noodle soup can be repeated for days to come.
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#feedfeed #soup #pasta #dinner #quarantinecooking #homemade #newseasonsmarket #chicken #chezlarae #cooking #quarantinelife #food #whatsfordinner #atkgrams

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Classic Nestlé chocolate chip cookies.
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#feedfeed #baking #cookies #chocolate #chocolatechipcookies #nestle #tollhouse #chezlarae #quarantine #quarantinelife #quarantinebaking #newseasonsmarket #usa #flour #atkgrams #bobsredmill #sweets #portland

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Potato Burger Buns. My entry into the @atkbattleroyaleclub March bonus challenge 🥊 - make any @testkitchen recipe! One pound of russet potatoes balanced with 12 oz of bread flour creates a potato roll dough with a stable structure that is also light and airy. Perfect for tonight's turkey burgers. Recipe found online at America's Test Kitchen #atkbattleroyale
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#atkgrams #bread #rolls #potato #potatoes #homemade #quatantine #quatatinebaking #baking #baker #hamburger #hamburgerbuns #foodfight #bareaders #chezlarae #americastestkitchen #bun #🍔

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Weight gain happens. Baking every day, eating, and not waiting until 5-ish for my first glass. It's lawless! Any others feeling the same way? Recipe for 7-Up Cake from the cookbook "The Perfect Cake".
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#feedfeed #7upcake #7up #cake #baking #food #bundt #homemade #atkgrams #americastestkitchen #theperfectcake #sugar #isolation #sodapop #baker #foodwinewomen #dessert #bonappetit #chezlarae #bobsredmill

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The easiest, most delicious sandwich bread recipe for beginners (and seasoned bakers) is in the current April/May 2020 issue of @cookscountry magazine. Not an ad, I just love their recipe and step-by-step pictures. So far I have made eight loaves for eating, freezing, and sharing. Maybe 3-4 hours handsoff total. The bread is soft yet sliceable and can firmly hold a ham sandwich with all the fixins. I'm a believer!
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#feedfeed #cookscountry #atkgrams #bread #yeast #baking #baker #chezlarae #homemade #diy #recipe #yeast #cookingclass #shelterinplace #march #flour #america #sandwichbread #sandwich #food #foodphotography

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Seeing long lines at Costco and wiped out shelves gives me pure anxiety. I called @dolancreekfarm yesterday and asked the owner Chris "What do you have that you can sell to me?" Picked up these beautidul eggs and 10 pounds of grass-fed, ground beef. Call your farmers if you can or visit your local markets. No lines and fantastic food!
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#feedfeed #eggs #farm #farmer #eatlocal #buylocal #chezlarae #diy #skiptheline #march #oregon #portland #eeeeeats #shoplocal #eggs #freerange #grassfed #organic #nospray

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This corned beef and cabbage tasted fantastic, but was, ahem, not very pretty. I tried to find its special beauty, but failed. I told my buddy and nemesis @brianbignfun that I was not going to post it. He then kindly sent me one of his previous posts of a plate of brown food and 1. Gave me a huge laugh 2. Encouraged me to just post it haha! So here's my third entry into this month's @atkbattleroyaleclub challenge. By the way, it was a 10/10 on taste! #atkbattleroyale .
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#atkgrams #cornedbeefandcabbage #stpatricksday #🍀 #homemade #chezlarae #cookscountry #vegetables #beef #cornedbeef #dinner #march #brianbigfun

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Skillet Irish Soda Bread. This is my second entry in the @atkbattleroyaleclub March challenge with my buddy and forever nemesis @brianbignfun. I have never made soda bread before, but I am now a believer. It is an easy quick bread with no yeast or rising time. I also love its rough exterior and soft, not-sweet interior. Great with a pat of Irish butter and homemade jam. #atkbattleroyale
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#atkgrams #cooksillustrated #cookscountry #irish #irishsodabread #baking #baker #chezlarae #skillet #finexcastiron #stpatricksday #🍀 #bread #monday #feedfeed #bonappetit #food #homemade #foodphotography

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"While everyone was loading up on toilet paper I jammed over to the flour." -bakers everywhere
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#feedfeed #challah #baking #baker #bread #atkgrams #americastestkitchen #cooksillustrated #recipe #chezlarae #love #instagood #happy #bobsredmill #foodwinewomen #beautifulcuisines #portland #newseasonsmarket

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Food fight! My first entry in the @atkbattleroyaleclub March throwdown with @brianbignfun is Guinness Beef Stew. Dark Irish beer is ideal to pair with a hearty beef stew. To combat the bitterness in cooked beer, add some of the Guinness before cooking to create a bitter background and then add the rest just before serving to give a robust stout flavor. Genius! Recipe found online at @testkitchen @cookscountry .
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To enter the March battle, make any America's Test Kitchen, Cooks Country or Cook's Illustrated Irish or St. Paddy's recipe March 14-18 and tag #atkbattleroyale or #atkbattleroyaleclub
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#atkgrams #americastestkitchen #guinness #beer #chezlarae #feedfeed #stew #guinnessbeefstew

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Chef Aaron Barnett of @stjackpdx and @lamoulepdx in Portland, OR. Restaurants, bars, and mom-and-pops everywhere are taking a hit right now. You can help support them by buying gift cards now to use later, ordering take out - or better yet calling the restaurant directly and picking up your order, or buying wine/cheese/bagels etc. from them for your pantries. ❤ Owners and restaurant staff, what else can we do to help support you?
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#stjack #portland #restaurant #bar #dining #pdx

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Today calls for a double batch.
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#feedfeed #atkgrams #comfortfood #portland #oregon #bread #baking #bake #baker #chezlarae #newseasonsmarket #bobsredmill #food #homemade #caving

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Monkey bread using SAF Gold Instant Yeast. I saw this yeast online and read that it is designed for doughs thay are high in sugar (sweet breads). Sweet breads are slow risers but I found that this dough ballooned right up. Has anyone else used SAF Gold? This was my first sweet bake with it & I had great results.
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#moneybread #feedfeed #atkgrams #sweetbread #americastestkitchen #chezlarae #sunday #food #baking #baker #safyeast #cinnamon #penzeysspices #amazon #homemade #yeast #photography

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Listening to the podcast "My Favorite Murder" and slashing bread with a razor blade. 🔪🔪 Do you listen to podcasts while baking? What are you enjoying now?

Recipe: sourdough boule from "Bouchon".
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#feedfeed #atkgrams #bread #boule #pain #pane #baking #baker #bake #sourdough #chezlarae #food #foodstyling #photography #beautifulcuisine #foodwinewomen #bobsredmill #portland #oregon #bonappetit

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Nourish me! Things are kind of topsy turvy due to COVID-19. Oregon's first case popped up in my city. My husband was going to the Middle East next week, but that has been cancelled. I am making and pressure canning a huge pot of chicken stock today to distract myself and do something constructive. #KitchenTherapy
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#feedfeed #chickenstock #pressurecanning #chezlarae #vegetables #presto

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Beautiful Alaskan @copperriversalmon ready for the pressure canner. A sneak peak for a class I am teaching with @proportionalplate on April 22 in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Candice and I will show students how to prepare salmon in several ways and everyone will take a jar of canned salmon home. More details to follow as the class date nears. 🧡
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#copperriver #copperriversalmon #salmon #alaska #alaskan #class #cooking #pressurecanning #ballcanning #fish #chezlarae #feedfeed #preserving #proportionalplate #bonappetit #bareaders #lakeoswego #food #blogger

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Ina's Lemon Poppyseed Cake. I love this recipe because it's overloaded with lemons. Fresh lemon zest and juice in the batter, warm lemon simple syrup poured over the still-hot cake, and lemon icing drizzled on top. For Ina there are no half-measures which I love about her!
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#feedfeed #cake #bundt #lemonpoppyseed #poppyseed #nordicware #chezlarae #inagarten #barefootcontessa #foodnetwork #bonappetit #bareaders #foodwinewomen #lemon #citrud

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Brown-Eyed Susan Cake. A garden-themed cake from @testkitchen marbled with rich chocolate and orange zest batters. Frosted with chocolate and orange buttercream and topped with homemade, candied citrus.
I made this cake for book club tonight. Our group has been chugging along since our kids were in elementary school and now some of them are in college! Our book for the month is "The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World" by Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, and Douglas Carlton Abrams. Have you read it?
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#atkgrams #americastestkitchen #cake #layercake #dessert #chocolate #orange #marble #zest #food52 #feedfeed #thekitchn #chezlarae #foodandwine #foodwinewomen #foodphotography #feedfeedbaking #homemade #food #dessert

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