Jason Kim at 10x Genomics

I am a Science & Technology Advisor for 10x Genomics for San Diego, Orange County and New Mexico. Advancing the single cell and spatial genomics revolution.

[Jason Kim at 10x Genomics @JKat10x]

@coregenomics 😂

[Jason Kim at 10x Genomics @JKat10x]

Falling behind on updates. Social media is hard. 😬 I’ll catch it up later but Isolation Dinner #15 hit the Tex Mex spot with fajitas. Ya know, just like the traditional Korean abuelitas used to make. 😆 All sides made from scratch. Think I used every dish and pan in the house!

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@coregenomics @RichardBertinet Wow! Parsnip! Not as widely used in the US as it should be! Sounds like an amazing thing to have for a cozy winter dinner.

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@RoshaTweets @spencef Looks amazing!!!

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Isolation Dinner #11: Kimchi Spam Fried Rice. Another Korean family favorite. Cooked short grain rice, spam, kimchi and it’s juice, sunny side up egg, finish with quality sesame oil. Egg yolk is one of nature’s best sauces. Plated photo for my boy @spencef

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@ScienceJill I see you are a person of culture with that delicious combo of Fritos!!!

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Isolation Dinner #13: sauce is a meal-changer! Make your own aioli instead of using store-bought mayo. Egg yolk, acid, oil. My go-to: lime juice & zest, yolk, garlic cloves, wasabi, drizzle neutral-flavor oil in blender. Pair it with simply-roasted chicken or salmon.

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@coregenomics @spencef Thanks, James! Means a lot!

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Get that sweet, sweet Maillard reaction on your broccoli by cutting them small (crispier) and even, being heavy handed with your fat of choice, giving them lots of separation (otherwise they just steam) and roasting on high heat.

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Isolation Dinner #9 brings up the topic of roasting vegetables. “Why doesn’t the vegetables I roast at home taste like at the restaurants?” Industry secret: fat, generous amounts; pork or duck. That and heavy duty roasting pans.

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I’m sure there’s a single cell analogy I could shoehorn here but check out the difference between sweatshop chicken eggs and eggs we got from a family friend’s chickens. The taste couldn’t be more different.

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@spencef I know. I’m bad with the finish product pics mostly bc the kids are howling for food at the table at that point. 😅

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Isolation Dinner #8: Instant Ramen Korean Style. Throw out the rules! Cook as directed and halfway in toss in sausage/hotdog/spam, kimchi, mushrooms, dumplings, eggs, even ‘murican cheese (not trolling). Suuuuper unhealthy but tastes like home!

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@coregenomics Huge fan. And the ‘Spam’ sketch almost plays out like a Korean cookbook now that you’ve made me think about it a bit more! 😂

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During this time of COVID-19 isolation, I will be adding levity to my Twitter by posting more food-related posts temporarily. I’m an ex-professional chef and it’s been a ‘fun’ challenge to transition to cooking for my young children while also being ingredient-limited.

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@NeBanovich +1 for that Montessori life! Hope all is well in the Banovich homestead.

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Dinner: Isolation-day-7-spaghetti-bolognese-because-we-didn’t-have-chili-powder-so-I-couldn’t-make-chili. It’s like the pandemic family home version of Iron Chef at this point given what ingredients we have access to.

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@coregenomics Indeed!

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Not single cell-related, but we all gotta eat during COVID-19 social separation, right?

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Switch gears: make banana bread pancakes instead! Notes:
1. Batter doesn’t behave like pancake batter. Low heat & smaller pancakes are better
2. Use lots of butter - 4 words: crispy banana bread crust
3. Accept now: they’re going to be ugly. That’s ok 👍🏻👍🏻

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We had a lot of overripe bananas - so we decided to make banana bread with the kids. Cream 1/2c butter, 1c sugar, 2 eggs, 3 overripe bananas, 1/2t vanilla. Gently fold in 1c flour and 3t baking powder.
Bake in oven at 350... realize you have no baking pan. 😤🤯🤬