Watermelon Lemonade Sorbet & Giveaway - Scoop Adventures - Scoop: Adventures in Ice Cream. Last week, the book that I had been waiting to read for years – Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home by Jeni Britton Bauer – finally arrived on my door step. Yes, years. When I first encountered Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams in Columbus, OH several years ago, I knew it was something special.
The care and detail that was put into every scoop and every flavor was beyond comparison. I probably ate a scoop of Jeni’s almost every week, maybe more. Before I moved away from Ohio, I had the opportunity to attend an ice cream seminar with Jeni Britton Bauer. During the seminar, Jeni enthusiastically discussed her love for ice cream, the importance of fresh, flavorful ingredients, and the excitement of experimenting with ice cream flavors. As soon as I returned home from the seminar I made a batch of homemade vanilla ice cream using Jeni’s ice cream base recipe. I knew after the first time I made Jeni’s ice cream base that a book was in her future. Which recipe did I decide to make first? Main Entry: DIY Oreos, and a Giveaway! » Annie's Eats. DIY Oreos, and a Giveaway! Cooking View Crispy chocolate wafer cookies with cream filling – otherwise known as DIY Oreos. I don’t know about you, but Oreos hold a special place in my heart. With all the baking as I do, store bought cookies are simply not something we ever purchase.
Except, of course, for Oreos. There is just something about the classic sandwich cookie that I can’t resist. Though I generally buy them for the purpose of mixing into some awesome baked good or ice cream, I always end up popping one or two into my mouth while I’m working. I first tried a version of homemade Oreos about a year ago and while they were good, they weren’t great, not to mention it was a fairly high maintenance recipe with lots of steps, chilling, etc. This giveaway really has nothing to do with the Oreos but I’m been so excited to share it with you. Would you like to win an apron from Jessie Steele? The Rules: One entry per person, U.S. residents only.
How to Make Homemade Brown Sugar. Imagine the prettiest, richest, most delicious, decadent slice of fudgey chocolate cake that you can, covered in whipped clouds of vanilla-malt frosting, and lots and lots of chocolate sprinkles. ... that was supposed to be today's post. I'm sorry. Are you hungry too? There really is cake in my kitchen (... and snickerdoodles... and monkey bread), but the layers came out crooked, the vanilla frosting came out chocolate and in the end it was, well, basically this cake. Which is why I'm giving you sugar today. I know. Better question: who doesn't.
This was fun and easy and kind of blew my mind a little. Trust me. And it's so fluffy! I'm sorry. Bikinis are stupid. Homemade Brown Sugar 1 cup granulated sugar 1-2 tablespoons molasses (depending on how dark you want it) In a medium bowl, add molasses to sugar and mix with a fork or using a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, working up to high speed, until no big clumps of molasses remain. At this point I thought, right. And mixing! #BakeTogether with Abby Dodge & Sorbet “My Way” | FoodBabbles. In the vast world that is the internet, sometimes you connect with a group of people with shared interests and it’s magical. Since starting this blog that place for me has been Twitter.
Before becoming a food blogger, I didn’t really “get” Twitter. However, it’s been a place that has put me in touch with so many wonderful people who have been an incredibly resource to me as I wade these new blogging waters. I’ve even been fortunate enough to meet some of these people in real life and I hope to meet others in the near future. So there had been a chat going on back and forth between a couple of these people on Twitter about how wonderful it would be if we could all get together and bake together. Clearly, this is an impossibility since we are spread out all over the country. Actually, some of the people are not even in this country. Abby Dodg e is a widely respected baking expert, a former pastry chef and the author of 7 cookbooks, among other talents. Enjoy! 1 quart of strawberries. White Chocolate Caramel Swirl Ice Cream.
Yesterday was the first day of summer. Three more days of school and for my kids, summer officially starts. Beach camp, sleep away camp, art camp, baseball camp, days at all the Los Angeles museums, road trips, days spent in our p.j.’s, and lots and lots of long bike rides. I love not being on a schedule. All four of us need these 78 days and they couldn’t have come soon enough. From September to the end of June, life is hectic, riddled with schedules, and not so flexible. Using pantry staples, left over egg yolks and jar of homemade caramel sauce, Eli and I stirred and churned and came up with an ice cream inspired by David Lebovitz.
White Chocolate-Caramel Swirl Ice Creamadapted from The Perfect Scoopyield: 1 quart ingredients: 2/3 cup (130 g) sugar 1 cup (250 ml) whole milk 2 cups heavy cream (500 ml, total) 8 ounces (230 g) white chocolate, finely chopped 5 large egg yolks Tagged as: caramel, David Lebovitz, ice cream dessert, pecans, white chocolate. Tres Leches Cake. I first made Tres Leches cake about five years ago, when my baby was still a baby and I was trying to find something yummy to make for my friend Ana for her birthday. Ana’s from Mexico and taught me how to make pico de gallo and guacamole, and I asked her what her favorite kind of cake was. “Tres Leches,” she said in her sweet Spanish accent. “Tres Leches?” I said. “Three milks?” Ana went on to explain to me what Tres Leches Cake is: a light, airy sponge cake soaked with a mixture of three milks: evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream.
To die for. I did some digging and some reading and wound up making this very cake for Ana’s birthday. Throw flour and baking powder into a mixing bowl… And add a little salt. Now, separate 5 eggs. Whites in the other. Now, throw the yolks and some sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Mix on high until the yolks are pale yellow in color and doubled in volume. Next add 1/3 cup of whole milk… And 1 teaspoon vanilla. Now QUICK! And now. Look! A Cozy Kitchen » Churro Tots. Happy Wednesday, beautiful people.Factoid for you: Getting my car serviced stresses me.To deal, I totally made Churro Tots. Throw in stress eating and calls to dad, and it some how made everything okay. I encourage it! Last week I went to a cookbook release party at Border Grill and they had churros…in tot form!
I was blown away by their cuteness–had to replicate it stat for you all.I basically made a tweaked and adjusted version of this pate a choux recipe. And then fried small balls of the dough. Grab a baking sheet, line it with some paper towels. Recipe adapted from Dorie GreenspanPrint this recipe! Cookies & Cream Cheesecake Cupcakes | Handle the Heat.
No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars. Oh how I love a treat that can be whipped up in about 15 minutes. My boys and their buddies couldn’t get enough of these Chewy Oreo Bars we had as an after school snack this week. Sometimes my spontaneous recipe creations turn out to be the most fun, lol! Yes you use an entire package of Oreo Cookies, but what you get in return is a marshmallow-y Oreo treat that is worth every bite Surprise the kids (and yourself) with this one, they’ll be all smiles, Enjoy!
3 whole ingredients. Break out your Cookies! Place them all in the food processor or blender and mix until ground. Like so. Melt the butter and marshmallows into a large bowl until puffed. You’ll get a little something like this Working quickly, pour in your ground cookies. Mix, mix and mix You’ll get a gooey mess….that’s delish! Transfer to an 8×8 inch baking pan and let set for about 10 minutes. Cut into squares and indulge No-Bake Chewy Cookies and Cream Bars One 16 oz package of Oreo 5 cups Large Marshmallows 4 tablespoons butter 1. Kiss pies in Pies recipes. Oreo-Stuffed Brownies… Are you sick of all my Oreo recipes yet? No? Good, me either!! I’m telling you, there isn’t a dessert out there that couldn’t be improved with Oreos! Now, when it comes to brownies, I’d like to think of myself as a purist. Oreo-Stuffed Brownies 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter 2 1/4 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 1/4 cups cocoa powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon espresso powder, optional 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups flour 1 cup chocolate chips 1 package Oreos (Double Stuff is best!)
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. While the sugar heats a second time, beat the eggs, cocoa, salt, baking powder, espresso powder, and vanilla until smooth. Spoon half of the batter into the greased pan. Recipe source: brownie recipe from King Arthur Flour; the “Oreo-Stuffed” part is my idea (though I’m sure it’s not exactly a new concept) Share:
Triple Banana Nut Muffins* Ingredients 1 3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 6 large very ripe bananas, peeled of course 1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly 2 large eggs 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons banana extract 1/2 cup walnuts, toasted and coarsely chopped 2 teaspoons coarse granulated sugar (demerara or muscovado) Instructions Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare your muffin tin with muffin liners. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in large bowl. Place 5 bananas in microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap and cut several steam vents in plastic with paring knife. Microwave on high power until bananas are soft and have released liquid, about 5 minutes.
Pour banana mixture into flour mixture and stir until just combined with some streaks of flour remaining. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Print/PDF Version. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip - What Megan's Making. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip It’s time for a little confession. I realize this may get me shunned (especially in my hometown of Pittsburgh!) , but….I don’t like football. I don’t like to watch it, I never liked playing football with my friends, I don’t even like playing catch with a football. If there was one thing Mike could change about me, I’m pretty sure this would be it.
That being said, I will watch the Superbowl. I saw this recipe on Jessica’s blog and made it the very next day. *Note: Jessica also has variations of this dip on her blog. Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Dip Ingredients:1/2 cup butter 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 8-ounce block of cream cheese, softened 3/4 to 1 cup powdered sugar (*to taste) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips, plus extra for sprinklingDirections:In a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. See Brooke Cook: Banana Bread Muffins. We have certainly established my love for muffins, so it's not surprising to find another muffin recipe here. However, I have yet to share a banana bread recipe, which is a little surprising to me because it is one of my favorite things.
There are two distinct types of banana bread, the dark banana flecked kind and the light slightly sweeter kind, this is the latter of the two. This bread is moist and sweet, but I have to say I am a bigger fan of the dark speckled banana bread I grew up on. This was a great alternative to the classic banana bread, and from reviews it seems like it is a great banana bread for those who swore they hated bananas or banana bread. Banana Bread Muffins (Print Me) Ingredients: 2 sticks butter (or 1 cup applesauce)1 ½ cup + 2 Tbsp sugar/splenda3 whole eggs1-½ cup mashed ripe bananas4 cups + 2 Tbsp flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 ½ tsp baking powder 1 ½ cup sour cream Directions: Preheat your oven to 350º.