Almost every Sunday, our friend Mary Lou has a group over to her house for dinner. We are very happy to be among the invitees, because it is always a good time. Well, last night the theme of the evening was Berlin street food. Mary Lou lived in Germany for awhile as a very young girl, and according to her facebook 25 Random Things list, she can still speak it with a perfect German accent. Keen. At any rate, she emailed a week or so ago saying that she'd be serving currywurst--excellent grilled ... continue reading...
Pastry Chef Secrets Revealed: The Egg Test
I might get thrown out of the secret society for this, but I'm just going to come right out and teach you guys a way to make really good sorbet without a recipe. Seriously! I really like sorbet. I prefer fat, honestly, but if I have to have a non-fat dessert, sorbet is the way I want to go. If it's made correctly and the ice crystals are really, really small, it can taste creamy on its own, without any fat in it. People seem to think that making sorbet is beyond their abilities. I'm here to ... continue reading...
A Short Post Before The Long Post, or Simple Syrup, Part Deux
So, I've had a couple of folks ask me what to do with their bountiful supplies of homemade simple syrup, flavored and otherwise. I have put together a little list of ideas for you. If you have other ideas you'd like to add, please leave them in the comments section. I will be posting about Something Else Interesting later on, but I wanted to make sure y'all know what to do with your simple syrup this weekend. Chris, from Beyond Ramen mentioned drizzling it into one's mouth, and that's a good ... continue reading...
Simple Syrup Really IS Simple
This will be a short-ish post today, because I am Florence Nightingaling The Beloved after The Extraction. Honestly, the whole thing was kind of a let down. Things went very smoothly. Which is great for him, don't get me wrong. But there have been no facebook-worthy moments. I didn't even take any pictures at all. Sigh. But, on the bright side, there is pudding and homemade tomato soup! 'Member that post a few days ago about the Puzzle Sugar? I listed a bunch of over-priced items that you could ... continue reading...
Seven Cool Whip Substitutes | Alternatives to Cool Whip
Why You May Want To Use an Alternative to Cool Whip The easiest way to illustrate why it's important to have a wide array of Cool Whip substitutes on hand is to answer some questions about Cool Whip. Then you can decide for yourself if you still want to buy it or make your own alternatives. So, while Cool Whip is indeed an alternative to whipped cream, it has a few marks against it. Let's look at 7 substitutes that aren't hard to make and don't contain any weird ... continue reading...
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