Bento-Friendly Recipes Index. Bento filler: Easy sugarfree carrot kinpira. This is probably my favorite way to eat carrots - cut into matchstick size, stir fried in sesame oil until crisp-tender with some red pepper flakes, and finished with a scatter of sesame seeds. It’s crunchy, salty and spicy. It’s really tasty at room temperature, which makes it a great bento filler. Recipe: Carrot kinpira Note that I don’t add any sugar or mirin here, unlike most traditional kinpira recipes. I just let the natural sweetness of the carrots speak for itself. 2 medium carrots1 Tbs. dark sesame oila pinch of red pepper flakes (about 1/8 tsp, or more if you want it spicier) 1 Tbs. soy sauce1 tsp. sesame seeds Cut the carrots into matchstick size. Heat up a frying pan or wok with the sesame oil.
This does theoretically keep in the refrigerator for a couple of days, though around here it never does. Teriyaki Chicken. Chicken is pan-fried after being marinated in soy sauce based sweet sauce. Ingredients: 3/4 lb chicken breasts or thighs2 Tbsp sake 4 Tbsp soy sauce4 Tbsp mirin 2 Tbsp sugargrated ginger Preparation: Poke chicken using a fork. ❤ little japan mama ❤: Crispy Shell Cream Puffs Recipe (Pai-Shuu) Today I made some Pai-Shuu (Cookie Crust Cream Puffs, also written Pie-Shu) My husband's family loved them so I couldn't wait to share my recipe. In America, Australia and some Asian Countries you can get Shu-Cream a little similar at Beard Papa's. These Pai-Shu cream puffs have a real pai-shu cookie crust, a bit like some the pai-shu or cookie-shu cream puffs in Japanese Patisseries.
Pai-Shuu Cream Puffs (20-24 large) 1 1/3 cup plain flour, sifted (must be sifted) 5 eggs (60g each egg) 1/4 tsp salt 1 tsp sugar 3 cups milk30g real butter 1/2 or 1 vanilla bean OR Vanilla extract 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. +/- 6. Pai-Shuu Crust1. Cream Puff (Choux) Pastry 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. Custard Cream can be made the day before, but Cream Puff shells are best made the day they will be served. QandA 1. A) Actually it's pretty easy to do. Add the flour to the butter/water mixture when it's still at boiling temperature, and as you mix, it slightly cooks the flour and makes it a very firm ball. 2. ❤ little japan mama ❤: Crispy Shell Cream Puffs Recipe (Pai-Shuu) Easy Brownies Recipe. There many have been something wrong with the way these brownies turned out on my half, but after they cooled they hardered just as the Nestle chocolate chips I used were. Out of the oven, these are your perfect brownies. I found the dough, once made, extremely thick and cookie-like.
It would not 'pour' into the mini-cupcake tray I used (lined with the cupcake liners in the first round to imitate Costco's brownie bites. Nonstick spray and flour does work if you don't have the mini cupcake liners.)I was very pleased with my soft, chewy and wonderful brownies, so I decided to bring some into work the next day. I gave one to a coworker and they couldn't even bite into them! They were kept in a plastic tuberwear overnight sealed all the way.They are intensely ... hard and dryish now as I speak. Much too chewy and not like a brownie should be.What went wrong? Classic Buttercream Frosting Recipe. When I used to bake and decorate wedding and birthday cakes, I would use different types of frosting depending on who was eating the cake. Most wedding cakes were frosted in egg based recipes such as Italian or French meringue but for children’s cakes or cupcakes I usually frost cakes in American buttercream frosting.
Made with powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk, this is a basic, easy recipe for classic vanilla buttercream frosting. This frosting works great for spreading on cakes, cupcakes, and/or for decorating. Some frosting recipes will call for shortening. Although you could easily substitute some of the butter for shortening, your frosting will taste greasy. But if you must have a true bright white frosting or need to stabilize it, shortening and clear vanilla extract flavoring would work fine. I prefer using all butter and occasionally substituting the vanilla extract for other flavors such as almond, coconut, milk, or lemon. This recipe is very forgiving. Prep time: Bake A Cake Inside An Egg.
Www.preparedpantry.com/PDF/FilledDonuts.pdf. Cheesecake Cupcakes {With Strawberry or Salted Caramel Topping} Share on Pinterest First of all, please do not bake these cheesecake cupcakes in foil liners! I learned the hard way. I made these cupcakes for a get together for like 40 people. I made them a day in advance and had poured them into foil liners to bake. That night they tasted fine and the next day they tasted like the foil so I had to throw all 24 away. Anyway on to these cupcakes of mouthwatering perfection. Share on Pinterest Share on Pinterest Share on Pinterest Share on Pinterest Ingredients 2 cups finely crushed graham crackers (from 16 sheets) 3 Tbsp granulated sugar 7 Tbsp salted butter, melted 4 (8 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 3 Tbsp all-purpose flour 4 large eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 cup sour cream 1/2 cup heavy cream Salted Caramel Sauce or Strawberry Sauce, recipes follow Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
What The Fuck Should I Make For Dinner? Puff Pastry Recipe. Cinnamon Elephant Ears Recipe : Ina Garten. Apple Tarte Tatin. Instructions: To Make Dough in a Food Processor: Combine the flour, sugar and salt in the bowl and pulse to blend. Add the butter and shortening and pulse until reduced to 1/2-inch pieces. Add the water a little at a time and pulse until the dough just begins to come together in a rough mass. To Make Dough by Hand: Combine the flour, sugar and salt in a bowl. Add the butter and shortening and toss to coat with the flour mixture. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut the pieces of fat into the flour mixture until they are no larger than small peas. Transfer the dough to a work surface and shape into a 5-inch disk.
Lightly dust a work surface and a rolling pin with flour. Preheat oven to 375°F/190°C. To Make the Filling: Set a 10-inch straight-sided, ovenproof fry pan, preferably cast iron, over medium heat and heat the butter. Arrange the apples, core side up, in the caramel in a snug, even layer. Uncover the pastry round. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let cool for 5 minutes. How to Make a Hello Kitty Birthday Cake Part 1.
How to Make a Hello Kitty Birthday Cake Decorating Tutorial Part 2- No Shaped Pan Needed. The M&M's inside a piñata cookie - Pinata Cookies Tutorial. Mini S'mores Cookies | S'mores Cookie Recipe. Mini S’mores Cookies Why is everything in miniature form so cute? I love mini everything, especially desserts. My mini chocolate chip cookies are one of my favorite cookies. Everyone loves them because they are tasty, but I think they are so popular because they are so stinkin’ cute! The cookies are made with graham cracker crumbs, mini chocolate chips, and Mallow Bits. The cookies taste exactly like S’mores. The cookies taste great right out of the oven, but I think they taste even better the second day.
These cookies are fun to make and eat…and they got me really excited for summer and campfire season! And while we are on the subject of cookies-on Wednesday, April 11th at 12:00 MST, I will be chatting ALL about cookies on Mom It Forward. Mini S'mores Cookies Yield: 3 dozen mini cookiesPrep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 6-8 minutes These Mini S'mores Cookies are made with graham cracker crumbs, mini chocolate chips, Mallow Bits, and Hershey's Milk Chocolate Candy Bars. How to Make a Better Pancake. What The Fuck Should I Make For Dinner? Harry Potter Treats. This is part I in a mini-series of Harry Potter snacks from the books brought to life (part II is all about the cauldron cakes, part III features every wizard's favorite drink—butterbeer! — and part IV showcases decadent butterbeer cupcakes). Harry Potter has always held a special place in my life. I started reading the books when I was 11 years old.
Harry and I grew up together. The books were as much of a part of my childhood as school or my friends. I've read them more times than I can count—so much so, that many of my cherished hardcover books have began to fall apart at the seams. Harry Potter and his world have always held a magical quality for me. Over the last ten years, Harry Potter has taught me about life and growing up. As the release of the last movie approaches, it marks the end of an era for me.
JK Rowling, if you only knew the profound and positive effect you've had on my life. Today's menu: sweets from Honeydukes and the Hogwarts Express food trolley. Cockroach Clusters. Teas: Signature Blend. Taste Test As You Cook < Common Cooking Mistakes: Cooking Tips and Questions Answered. The Cook Abides. Nov 13 So, Boing Boing asked me to do a recipe for them.
The only caveat is that it involve caffeine. Done and Done. 2-Minute Chocolate Chip Cookie For One. This is one of those ‘I-need-a-cookie-right-now-or-I-die’ recipes that can be prepared in almost no time.We all know that kind of situation, don’t we? I definitely do, I confess.And you know what? This impressive cookie not only takes less than 5 minutes to prepare, it tastes really delicious. Just like a good chocolate chip cookie.The preparation is beyond easy… just have a look… First you need this stuff. 1. 2. 3. 4. Save a few for the top, if you wish to.5. Ta-dah! 6. Recipe Time! Chai Honey Cupcakes with Honey... Recipe Time! Chai Honey Cupcakes with Honey Whipped Cream Frosting via the book Cupcakes! (thanks Alicia, I love this book!!) Oh. My. I’ve always been intimidated by cupcakes with tea in them, but this was super easy to do and I’ll totally make these again. What You’ll Need (for the cupcakes - makes 12): 3 chai teabags (I used twinings ultra spice chai)2/3 cup boiling water1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour3/4 cup light brown sugar1 tsp baking soda1/4 tsp salt 1/4 cup honey4 tbsp butter, melted1/4 cup buttermilk1 large egg (For the frosting) 1 cup heavy cream2 tbsp honeyInstructions: Use a hand or stand mixer and whip the hell out of this!
The How-To: Preheat your oven to 350° FBoil water in your kettle and unwrap your 3 teabags - once boiling, pour over the teabags and let steep for 5 minutes. I had a request from one of you guys to make something without chocolate - I hope this did the job! Have a chai-licious evening!