Baking Delights: Baking breads and treats for your family

June 11th, 2008

Pizza Baking Stone/Bread Stone: It’s the Only Way

The bread in the image above is Kalamata Black Olive Bread
In order to get those awesome artisan breads and pizza crusts you have to have a pizza baking stone of some type in your oven.
Why?
Simply because the baking stone makes for a far superior crust. It is the only way to get the […]

By Marye -- 15 comments

April 1st, 2008

How to Make Your Own Wedding Cake: Part One

Take a deep breath. I am going to tell you a secret…
Making a wedding cake is not so very hard to do. You can save a TON of money, and end up with a better tasting cake than if you bought it. I promise.
And seriously, have I ever lied to you before?
The end product […]

By Marye -- 23 comments

February 12th, 2008

Romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner

Making a romantic Valentine’s Day Dinner can be stressful. Not only does the food have to be great but you have to think about things like spinach int he teeth and garlic breath. Here is a menu that you can do, complete with links, using the food from the aphrodisiac list, for a seduction […]

By Marye -- 5 comments

November 10th, 2007

A Picture Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey

I know that I explained how to fix a turkey in this post, Thanksgiving Preparation but sometimes pictures are so much more easily followed. So, when I fixed the turkey for OUR Thanksgiving I took pictures. I did not use the exact ingredients as in the other post. This year I decided to season […]

By Marye -- 8 comments

October 17th, 2007

Thanksgiving Preparation: Yes Really

I would just like to say that there is  now a mere five weeks until Thanksgiving, and nine until Christmas.  And I know that you are going to think I am even more weird than you did a minute ago but sometime this week I will be cooking the Thanksgiving turkey.  I bet you want […]

By Marye -- 9 comments

August 31st, 2007

On using Puff Paste

Tip: If it says thaw for 40 minutes, FOLLOW TO THE MINUTE. :D I left one sheet longer and couldn’t unfold it. So I had to roll it out.
Oh, if you HAVE to resort to rolling it out, make sure you only fold it, NEVER shape it into a ball. That’s the whole point […]

By Aisa -- 0 comments

July 31st, 2007

Freshly Grated Peel

Just a tip — When grating lemon and orange peel, score the skin first, so that it’s easier to grate. I know it feels rough, but it’s slippery.

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By Aisa -- 0 comments

June 30th, 2007

Organic Shortening & the Collapse of Society As We Know It

THAT got your attention didn’t it?
  I write alot about how strongly I feel about using organics when possible. I love the spectrum organic shoretening because it literally has NO trans-fats.  Hydrogenated shortenings can have a certain fraction of transfats and still have 0 trans fat per serving and I really am uncomfortable with that.
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By Marye -- 1 comment

June 9th, 2007

Lemon Curd Breakfast Crepes

First off all..I am now in the market for a new computer. GRRR. Marc left his computer home today so I could blog..the man truly knows how to sacrifice for me…I am telling you this because I am not very flexible and switching keyboards and mouse styles has been a pain…I often make spelling errors […]

By Marye -- 5 comments

March 20th, 2007

Beginning Bread Baking

It’s always fun to see beginner bakers work on their first loaves of bread. Cindy Wu just baked her first French bread for St. Paddy’s Day. I think she did well, don’t you?
I remember well my first forays into bread baking, so I’ve got a few tips here for beginner bakers:

Proof your yeast […]

By Stef -- 3 comments