Food Librarian. Lemon Blossom Cupcakes from Georgetown Bakery Cookbook Libraries are so rad.
Ok, I'm a little biased...but I am like many and check out lots of cookbooks from the library (cookbooks are one of the most popular non-fiction circulated titles in public libraries). Recently, I picked up The Cupcake Diaries: Recipes and Memories from the Sisters of Georgetown Cupcake by Katherine Kallinis Berman and Sophie Kallinis LaMontagne. I've been to Georgetown Cupcake in 2009, and the cupcakes were very pretty. My friend Rosie came over and we made the Lemon Blossom Cupcakes.
Rosie, who recently graduated from Johnson and Wales with Bachelors of Science in Baking and Pastry Arts and Foodservice Management (Yay Rosie!!) We had some issues with the measurements though. Also, the recipe says to use 1/2 CUP lemon zest from 2-3 lemons. I made my first Instagram Video! Thanks to my UCLA college roommate, Agnes for these adorable little cupcake stands. Cupcakes: 1. Frosting: 1.
Cakes. Children's Birthday Cakes. Pudding. Fruit. Cherry. Thanksgiving. Cheesecake. 101 Cooking For Two - Everyday Recipes for Two. Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. Where I live, in the south-west, they've been making cider of exceptional quality for centuries, plus there's a bit of the rough stuff knocking around, too.
So it would be a crime if I didn't take a draught now and then, wouldn't it? October, the traditional cider-making month, is a good time to enjoy a drop (it also happens to be Camra's Cider & Perry Month), but the outlook is good in general for cider drinkers. There's been a cider renaissance in recent years and, while the West Country remains the top producer, quality ciders are now as far north as Yorkshire (other rich hunting grounds include Wales, Kent, Herefordshire and eastern counties).
But even good cider is a bit of a love-it-or-hate-it drink. For many, it's one of the most delicious, quaffable alcohols there is. It's not just meat that benefits from cider's fruity kick; you can cider-up fish, too – one of my favourite mussel dishes is a cidery version of moules marinières. Of course, there's cider and there's cider. Starbucks Recipes.doc.
Chocolate. Bake Off. Cupcakes. Sweet Stuff « Basic crepes for World Pancake Day Yesterday was Shrove Tuesday, also known as World Pancake Day.
For a long time I thought it was just another made up “food day” and wondered ‘why pancakes?’ Why not world fish and chips day or world baked potato day? Who made the decision on pancakes? Then my dear friend Wiki told me the origins of Shrove Tuesday and I was enlightened. Apparently, Shrove Tuesday came about as the last day of indulgence before Lent. The day before the start of Lent, folks in the past would normally use up all their rich food such as eggs, milk and sugar (in essence, food that gives pleasure) because during Lent, one is supposed to fast, eat plainly and basically not indulge. A few years ago for Shrove Tuesday, I made Okonomiyaki – a Japanese pancake filled with cabbage and bacon. Here’s a Nigella Lawson crepe recipe that has served me quite well. BASIC CREPESMakes 6 20cm/8 inch crepes Melt the butter and let cool a little. Continue with the rest of the batter. Ingredients: