Some Kitchen Stories: A recipe from your favorite food blog Some Kitchen Stories Some Kitchen Stories: A recipe from your favorite food blog | 1 Photographer. 1 Writer. This is Our Food Blog. Nicole is a lot of things that I am not- like quiet. And modest. She quietly and modestly goes about doing her very excellent photography and baking and designing and I loudly go about pretending I am good at some things while mostly just excelling at being loud.
If we were children-version of ourselves, she would be the one in the beautiful, clean dress reciting a Wordsworth poem and I would be the one with a strainer on my head. (Actually, she is much feistier than she appears. But anyway.) Quiet as she may seem, when she revealed she got engaged (!) Last Friday (!) She wanted to make Champagne Cupcakes to celebrate. The recipe came our way via Gimme Some Oven. Champagne Cupcakes … made 36 mini cupcakes… Cupcake Ingredients 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 3 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. salt 2/3 cup butter 1 1/2 cups white sugar 3/4 cup champagne (we used Korbel. Champagne Buttercream Frosting Ingredients Directions Cupcakes: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Frosting: Icings Recipes at Bake Decorate Celebrate! - StumbleUpon. Unfettered F-U-N . . . Rainbow Jelly Shooter!
Rainbow Jelly Shooter Its been a whirlwind at the test kitchen. The book is progressing (crossing fingers that it is going to press in early December!) , we have been working on a little something (three little somethings, actually) for Saveur.com, and about a million more actions items cropping up here and there, many of which have not received appropriate attention and are currently housed in a bin marked "anxiety provoking". One of the highlights of our week was a lovely chat with Erin over at Tablespoon.com, who mentioned that they were hosting a Double Rainbow Week, which sounded like such fun!
(And it IS - featured items include double rainbow . . . donuts! Cookie pops! So, when the weekend rolled around, rather than trolling cocktail books for jelly shot inspiration, we decided it was high time for a bit of unfettered f-u-n . . . I love the "rainbow" gelatin technique - borrowed from the popular recipe for kids' finger gelatin. Cheers, Michelle Rainbow Jelly Shooter Red Layer. Oreo Cookie Cupcakes. I did tell you guys that I got Martha Stewart's cupcakes book, right? Now I'm making cupcakes and more cupcakes. In our family when it comes to dessert we used the democratic voting system. Who says the politics are not good? Three kids many choices for dessert so we vote. When they looked thru the book the two older ones Brandon and Cass agreed at once for the oreo cupcakes, Alex wanted the marshmallow ones.
Being outvoted he dropped the democratic system and started crying that he lost. Lucky for him his older brothers love him a lot, and let him win ( they do most of the time). Here are the official winers of the democratic election (dessert edition). Ingredients 21 oreo cookies, 15 left whole and 6 coarsely chopped 1/2 cup of sugar 2 large eggs room temperature lightly beaten 1/2 cup sour cream 1 pound cream cheese ( I used 2 packages of light philadelphia cheese) 1 tsp of pure vanilla extract. pinch salt Preheat the oven to 275˚F.
Place one whole cookie in each paper lining. Hasselback Potatoes. These Hasselback potatoes looks beautiful, don't' they? Here, I also added several cloves of garlic to these Swedish version of baked potatoes to enhance the flavor. It turned out great, they were very delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.. Updated: November 26th 2013 This is an updated post with a new video guide on How To Slice Hasselback Potatoes Hasselback Potatoes (Printable Recipe) Ingredients 6 Medium Size Potatoes 2 - 3 Cloves Garlic, thinly sliced 2 Tbsp Olive Oil 30 g Butter Maldon Sea Salt Freshly Ground Black Pepper Method Preheat the oven to 220˚C (425˚F). Arrange the potatoes in a baking tray and insert the garlic in between the slits.
Bake the potatoes for about 40 minutes or until the potatoes turn crispy and the flesh is soft. Epicurious.com: Recipes, Menus, Cooking Articles & Food Guides. Grasshopper Brownie Bars | Love and Olive Oil - StumbleUpon. For the brownie base: 3/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon dark unsweetened cocoa powder (like Valrhona) 5 ounces good quality dark chocolate (60 to 72%), coarsely chopped 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, cut into 1 inch cubes 3/4 cups sugar 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar 3 large eggs, at room temperature 1 teaspoons vanilla extract For the buttercream: 3/4 cups sugar 2 tablespoons flour 3/4 cup milk 2 tablespoons heavy cream 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter, softened but still cool, cut into small cubes 3 tablespoons creme de menthe 1 teaspoon peppermint extract For the chocolate glaze: 6 ounces good-quality dark chocolate (60 to 72%), coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon light corn syrup 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened, cut into cubes To make the brownie base: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Butter the sides and bottom of a glass or light-colored metal 9-by-13-inch pan. Configure a large size double boiler. Sprinkle the flour/cocoa/salt mix over the chocolate. Pear, Brandy and Walnut Cranberry Sauce recipe from food52. Author Notes: Growing up, we never ate canned cranberry sauce and my mom always made a cranberry and orange relish for Thanksgiving. But, It wasn't until I was working at a magazine, taste testing for a November issue that I realized all the cranberry possibilities. I started playing around until I came up with this one that I love - the pears add a fall-inspired sweetness, the brown sugar and brandy, richness, and the walnuts, a well-needed crunch.
When choosing the pears, I look for ones that are ripe, but still firm. And, feel free to play with the brandy to make the sauce as boozy (or not) as you want. (less)Author Notes: Growing up, we never ate canned cranberry sauce and my mom always made a cranberry and orange relish for Thanksgiving. But, It wasn't until I was worki (…more) - notlazy.rustic. Food52 Review: In this cranberry sauce, you won't find any of the punishing tartness you get in many -- it's all silk and fragrance. Serves 6-8 small servings. How Make the Magical Leek Soup | Mireille Guiliano's "French Women Don't Get Fat"
25 Snacks & Foods That Will Give You Energy. *Alert* The Glowing Lean System Registration is OPEN… CLICK HERE to learn more Our energy is integrally connected to the foods we eat. The foods we choose to put in our body can either boost our energy, or drag us down. Here are great energizing foods that will support our general well-being and health. There are 25 of ‘em, so I’ll get right into it! 1. Apples: Everyone knows “an apple a day keeps the doctor away,” and it’s true! 2. Bananas are one of the best sources of potassium, which helps maintain normal blood pressure and heart function in the body. 3. Bell peppers are bursting with antioxidant vitamins A and C- also great for skin beauty. 4. Hummus is a healthy energy-boosting snack that is sure to satisfy the creamy-salty cravings. 5.
If you have a sweet tooth, organic dark chocolate is sure to satisfy those cravings, and is better than having dessert snacks that contain refined starches, which will deplete B vitamins that we need for energy. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.Oatmeal: 12. 13.