February 26, 2012
I whipped these up the other day. I mean my coworker whipped these up the other day, I helped a teeny but, but mostly watched and ate. They were delicious. Recipe here. By the way, Tasty Kitchen is my go-to resource for recipes. It rocks.
Speaking of whoopie pies, there is a gourmet whoopie pie bakery in the area, Whoopsies. I haven’t been there yet but they look delicious. And I agree with them… why not try something different? I think they would be such a fun idea for a wedding or event.
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January 6, 2012
I got a red Le Creuset Dutch Oven for Christmas which I was totally not expecting. When I opened the present I literally shrieked like an 8-year-old who had just gotten a my size Barbie (that is a whole nother story…).
I hadn’t even asked for it. I’ve been dreaming and salivating over a Le Creuset Dutch oven for years now, but figured I wouldn’t get one until I got married and someone bought me one off my wedding registry because they ain’t cheap. And it was in red, which I don’t think my step-mom knew that I buy all my kitchen appliances in red because 1) most of my mom’s kitchen appliances were red and 2) I think red is a good color to have in the kitchen, it stimulates the appetite.
So this is pretty much what I look like now in the kitchen:
About the my size Barbie, I asked for one every year for Christmas for about 5 years in a row, but that was during the time when my dad was a recent widower so it probably went in one ear and out the other. I think if I got one now I would probably shriek like I did when I got the Le Creuset.
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September 9, 2011
From Wikipedia “Mise en place is a French phrase defined by the Culinary Institute of America as “everything in place”, as in set up. It is used in professional kitchens to refer to organizing and arranging the ingredients that a cook will require for the menu items that he or she expects to prepare during his/her shift.”
I’ve started doing Mise en Place pretty much every time I cook and I find it to be very helpful, you find out any hiccups before you start cooking (if you are out of an ingredient, etc). It also makes you feel like you are on a cooking show… I’m not the only one who pretends like I’m on a cooking show when I’m cooking am I?
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June 16, 2011
I made this the other day and of course forgot to take a picture. It is so easy and so delish.
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September 3, 2010
Sometimes I wish I won a $10,000 shopping spree to Williams Sonoma and Sur La Table, but that will never happen, so, if I had an extra $100 bucks laying around, here is what I would buy:
Ramekins… so I can make souffles all day long.
Cookie Cutters with square and round edges… to make biscuits and cookies in pretty shapes.
Cake strips… so that my cakes bake evenly.
A knife sharpener… because my knives have not been sharpened in many years, which is very, very bad.
And of course, all 80,000 cookbooks that are in my Amazon wish list. Sigh.
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March 9, 2010
I already have a KitchenAid mixer but it was my mother’s, which means it is over 20 years old. It is still holding up great though, except that the dough hook is MIA.
KitchenAid 5 Quart Mixer:
Or I could just buy a dough hook and keep on using my current KitchenAid:
Silpat baking mats in various sizes. I have never baked with them but I have a feeling they will change my life when they do. Until that life changing day, parchment paper will do.
A Cuisinart 14 cup food processor because I currently have a 5 cup Cuisinart and it is just too darn small to do anything with.
A cake stand. My life will be complete when I have one.
I nearly screamed when I saw these measuring cups in odd sizes at Williams-Sonoma. It would make baking so much easier to have a 2/3 cup or 3/4 cup handy.
And finally (for this post at least, there is plenty more I want) I am burning to get a Le Creuset Dutch oven. No other brand will do, even though I am so tempted to get the Giada brand that Target is now carrying.
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February 10, 2010
I am currently snowed in due to Snowmagedden/ Snowapocalypse/ Sn-omg and this morning I got a hankering for pancakes. I did a quick google search and came across this delicious made from scratch recipe:
Ingredients
Preparation
In a bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.
Make a well in the centre and pour in the milk.
Start with 1 1/4 cups milk, adding up to another 1/4 cup if necessary, as you mix it with the flour.
Add the two eggs, vanilla if using and oil, whisking until mixed but still a bit lumpy.
Heat a frying pan (if it is not non-stick, you will need to melt a bit of butter or oil in it) and when hot, pour in some pancake mix.
How much depends on how experienced you are at flipping pancakes and how big you want them. We do about 1/4 cup a time for small, easy-to-flip pancakes but you could make this as much as 1/2 cup of pancake mix.
If you are adding fruit, I like to sprinkle it on top of the pancake now.
When the pancake starts to bubble on top and is golden brown on the cooked side, turn it and continue cooking until both sides are golden brown.
The first pancake is always a bit of a test so adjust the batter by adding more flour if you need to make it thicker or more milk if you want a thinner pancake. In either case, just add a few spoonfuls at a time until you get it right.
Repeat the cooking process with the remaining batter. You may need to adjust the heat as pan tends to get hotter as you keep making pancakes.
Keep the cooked pancakes covered with a tea towel, to keep them warm while you finish cooking the rest.
Definitely never using Bisquick ever again- this is so quick and delicious!
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February 3, 2010
Last March I posted here pictures of a few cute cake stands I found online. In this month’s Martha Stewart Living they had a whole article on glass cake stands. A bunch of the cake stands they featured were from Pattern Glass and are absolutely goregous!
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December 14, 2009
On Saturday I went to the Lancastar County Dutch Market in Germantown, Maryland. Oh my goodness…. they had the most amaaaazing food. If you live anywhere near, you must go check them out. Yum. I bought a ton of baked goods and food (BBQ Chicken Salad, Potato salad) and they had a to die for restaurant. That kind of food is right up my alley. I pretty much plan on going every Saturday to stock up on food for the week.
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December 13, 2009
Scones are so easy to bake and so absolutely delicious. I use the Better Homes and Gardens Recipe, the only changes I make are using chocolate chips in half the dough and leaving the other half plain. I also use a star cookie cutter to cut them out instead cutting them in triangles.
Better Homes and Gardens Scones
Ingredients
- 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup whipping cream
- 1/2 cup dried currants or snipped raisins
- Whipping Cream or milk
- Sugar
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl combine flour, the 2 tablespoons sugar, the baking powder, and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Make a well in center of flour mixture; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl combine eggs, 3/4 cup whipping cream, and currants. Add egg mixture all at once to flour mixture. Using a fork, stir just until moistened.
3. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead dough by folding and gently pressing dough for 10 to 12 strokes or until dough is nearly smooth. Divide dough in half. Pat or lightly roll half of the dough into a 6-inch circle. Cut into 6 wedges. Repeat with remaining dough.
4. Place scones 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush scones with whipping cream or milk and sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until golden. Remove scones from baking sheet; serve warm.
5. Makes 12 scones
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