Fig and Walnut Biscotti Dec 17, 2008
Following the Introduction to ingredients, equipment and basic baking techniques are nine chapters on Cookies, Cakes, Pies and Tarts, Pastry, Sweet Breads, Frozen Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Other Favourites and a chapter dedicated to Dessert Sauces. The recipes are well written, easy to follow and include favourite Italian desserts such as Traditional Cannoli, Sicilian Cassata, Tiramisu, Rum Sponge Cakes and the festive with a sweet cranberry and walnut filling ... Maria is the owner of located... (Suite101.com)
Tasty Tamales: Savor the holidays with tamales for las Posadas Dec 17, 2008
The ingredients for the corn-masa cakes are straightforward enough. If you are not near a grocer that sells Mexican foods, probably the most difficult to find ingredients are the specially prepared cornmeal and corn husks, though they can be purchased online. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Wrestling with weight loss Dec 17, 2008
Nolan: French fries, cheesecake and any cakes. Story Comments. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
12 ways to a healthy holiday season Dec 17, 2008
Substitute apple sauce, pumpkin puree or mashed bananas for oil in some of your favorite holiday cakes, cookies or breads. Skim the fat from your gravy, use low-calorie or fat-free salad dressings and calorie- reduced mayonnaise in recipes. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Top 5 in Atlanta Dec 17, 2008
It still amazes me to see molten lava hot chocolate goo cakes on menus. But nothing nothing can ever trump a great french fry. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Holiday baking leaves a spice trail Dec 17, 2008
Spice guru Aaron Isaacson (known to his New York chef clientele as Mr. Recipe and occasionally Mr. Vanilla) says that pastry chefs lately have been enamored with ground, powdered Madagascar vanilla beans and sumac, the tangy Middle Eastern spice that has been showing up, daringly, in cakes and pies. Spice entrepot Penzeys (www. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Food and Dining Briefs for Dec. 11 Dec 17, 2008
" Missler's wife, Faith, who makes the restaurant's desserts, met Fernandez while taking baking classes at Palomar and he impressed them both with his background, cooking skills and banquet experience.A 16-year food industry veteran, Fernandez began cooking in the Marine Corps, earned a culinary degree in Boston and has cooked for restaurants, hotels and retirement homes throughout North County, including the Four Seasons Resort Aviara and most recently the Silvergate retirement community in San... (North County Times)
Nanotube secrets of Damascus steel blade Dec 17, 2008
Damascus blades are thought to have been forged from small cakes of steel known as "wootz", probably produced in India. A sophisticated treatment was then applied to the steel, but details of this were lost in the 18th century. (Yahoo News -- Nanotechnology)
Gift guide: Palate-pleasing offerings are in good taste Dec 17, 2008
Cakes are priced between $20 and $66 and include shipping. Among the offerings: the Cookies and Cream Oreo Cake (serves 6-8 people), $29. (USA Today -- Life)
Its time to enjoy a festive holiday season Dec 17, 2008
Other festive treats are being created at West Liberty s Acapulco Bakery where owners Maria and Vicente Gonzalez of Iowa City prepare holiday specialities in addition to their daily breads, sweets and special-order cakes. Tall stalks of sugar cane, or ca;a, are positioned at the front of the bakery, standing taller than the children who will chew the sweet pieces that are cut from them during holiday celebrations. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Warm Chocolate Gateau Dec 17, 2008
These cakes may be stored uncooked in their ramekins in the refrigerator for up to 1 week covered. Before baking, let them stand at room temperature for a minimum of 20 minutes. (WCAX.com, VT)
Lodi Partners' Christmas dinner was beautiful Dec 17, 2008
The evening ended with beautiful cakes donated by Mr. and Mrs. Freeman. The Lodi Police Partners would like to say thank you to everyone who was responsible for all the planning and preparation that went into making this evening beautiful and unforgettable. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
How children bought a goat with only $20 Dec 16, 2008
" Initially, Cook asked for four volunteers and gave each of them $10. "At first, Anthony thought he was getting free cash," said his mother. "But I was wrong," Anthony told the congregation last month during the bake sale. Cook's intention was for the children to do good in the world with the money. In her presentation to members of the Plymouth Church, Elizabeth told them she would take orders for holiday cakes. "Please come to the bake sale table to order your holiday cake," she said. "With a... (Framingham TAB, MA)
A French Holiday Treat Dec 16, 2008
All can be served with vanilla ice cream, or perhaps some whipped cream, but the chocolate and chestnut cakes are also fine all by themselves. RECIPES. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Top Five Spices to Add Zing to Holiday Baking Dec 16, 2008
It is especially delicious in cakes, cookies and pies ... Ground cloves are used in baking and are most often found in gingerbread, spice and fruit cakes, raisin or nut bars. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Savor the Taste of the Holidays Dec 16, 2008
Instead of the heavy cakes, pastries and sugary pies, opt for light and refreshing palate-cleansing desserts that won't weigh guests down. Try arranging a beautiful dessert bar with fresh fruit sorbets, light and airy biscotti, plates of fresh berries with creme fraiche and an assortment of hot teas. (Fairfax Chronicle, VA)
Affordable Crab Cakes: Just Omit the Crab Dec 16, 2008
I enticed my consort to eat fish cakes made from my company-worthy recipe for ridiculously pricey crab cakes last night, and he didn't even complain they were just too depressingly Depression-evocative ... My worst mistake was ignoring my own advice on how to make great crab cakes with nominal filler: let the things chill at least an hour before you fry them ... I remade it into fish cakes, and everyone raved. (Epicurious.com)
History, fun and the holiday spirit in Halifax Dec 16, 2008
Barber served them ginger cakes, shrewsberry cakes, Portugal cakes and fried almonds, all prepared by Barber using authentic 18th century recipes. The cakes, as they called them in colonial times, would be called cookies today. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Eco-parties to make your chums green with envy Dec 15, 2008
Desserts also can be green, such as the organic Champagne or dark chocolate cakes created by Da Bombe Desserts of Rohnert Park. Owner Jenna Cook set up shop last year in Sonoma Mountain Village, advertised as the largest green community in the country. (San Francisco Chronicle)
At Nettie's, S.F. meets East Coast fish shack Dec 15, 2008
There are also crab cakes ($11), an excellent clam chowder that tastes as much of bacon as it does of seafood ($7), steamed mussels with chorizo ($15) and salads that could come from nowhere but the West Coast: green and yellow wax beans with onions, mint and almonds ($6), or a beautiful Little Gem and escarole combo with anchovy croutons ($10) served in a large wooden salad bowl that could easily serve two if it weren't so good. The restaurant's interior is vaguely nautical, and matching that,... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Journeys: Le tour du chocolat Dec 15, 2008
A modern blend of dark wood cabinetry, slate floors and backlit wall cubbies where cobalt-accented boxes of bonbons are displayed, the space would feel intimidating if not for the shopkeepers, who are both numerous and gracious as they juggle the crowds ogling mango coriander macaroons and Pyramide cakes. After considerable debate would it be ridiculously gluttonous to have a "choco passion," a cocoa cake with chocolate mousse, chocolate ganache and praline puff pastry, so early in the day. (International Herald Tribune)
Vanilla Spices Up Holiday Dishes Dec 15, 2008
One way to expand your holiday recipe list this year is to use vanilla in savory dishes like Creamy Vanilla Sweet Potatoes, in addition to cakes and cookies. Vanilla helps to enhance the inherent flavors of sweet potatoes, rather than concealing their flavor in sweeteners. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Dana's View: Ebenezers Christmas Dec 15, 2008
Our eyes feast on the sights: There are pies and cakes cooling on the shelf and when the oven door on the old stove is opened, we can see the fat browning geese with oyster stuffing bulging out of them. On top of the range, potatoes are a-boiling and some kind of squash is cooking in the big dented pot. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Mourning the Lost Cookies of Yesteryear Dec 15, 2008
(In general, individual treats like dropped or rolled cookies, cupcakes, and tartlets take longer to bake than cakes or pies. Bar cookies are quicker, of course. (Slate)
'It feels great to be the sexiest of them all' Dec 14, 2008
It feels great to be the sexiest of them all'- Hindustan Times (Hindustan Times)
Chocolate may become the new wine Dec 14, 2008
Next followed a platter of chocolate-dominated Creole cakes with a few palette-clearing fruit-based confections. While the seminar participants imbibed in the trays of goodies to their hearts' content, Joy demonstrated how to heat chocolate to a liquid state and then to "temper" (manipulate and cool) it to the consistency and shine expected of the finest of best chocolates. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Cook's Corner Dec 14, 2008
Next week I plan to share some great holiday dessert recipes including some wonderful cakes. Until next week, happy cooking. (Brewton Standard, AL)
Mrs. Bulah Allen Graham Dec 14, 2008
Mrs. Graham loved to cook and bake, with homemade tea cakes and sweet potato pie being a few of her specialties. She also enjoyed hosting Sunday dinners for all of her family. (Alexander City Outlook, AL)
Across the Pond and Beyond: For the Birds Dec 14, 2008
It s important during the winter months that birds have access to suet cakes. There are holders for these cakes that have seeds mixed in them ... The birds prefer suet cakes. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Why Lard is Better for Baking Dec 13, 2008
The overall flavor of your pie crusts, pastries, cakes and cookies will be enhanced and the texture lighter and more flakey. Substitute with Lard. (Suite101.com)
Dark Fudge Bundt Cake Recipe Dec 13, 2008
(Bundt cakes often take longer to bake than tube-pan cakes do. . (Suite101.com)
Try the hors doeuvres Dec 13, 2008
Sure, you can nibble on crab cakes, but don't forget to visit the veggie tray. EquinoxTo avoid popping too many crab cakes, enjoy one, savor the flavor and visit the veggie tray before taking another ... Crab cakesMini-portions of this dish are ideal for calorie control but hard to resist. (MSNBC -- Health)
The Sentinel's Dozen Days of Cookies: Soft and sugary sweet a perfect cookie combination Dec 13, 2008
Browns Orchards Market in Loganville probably makes the best Sugar Cakes that Ive ever had ... During the early and mid-20th century, when downtown York was the retail capital of York County, the Bears department store, one of the Big Three Bon-Ton and Wiests being the other two was the place for Sugar Cakes, or so Im told by future in-laws and Amys relation that used to shop there ... Bears had a store cafeteria, which made both sugar and ginger cakes, for many... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Deal won't affect local Freihofer jobs Dec 13, 2008
Grupo Bimbo already was the Mexican producer of Entenmann's cakes, and this year also purchased companies in Latin America and China. George Weston Ltd. purchased Bestfoods Baking, then the parent company of Freihofer's, in 2001 for $1. (Albany Times Union)
Church roundup Dec 13, 2008
ILA - Community Baptist Church, 2400 Highway 174, will have a live nativity from 6 to 9 p.m. today with luminaries, hayrides, bonfires, cakes, hot chocolate and cider and a kids "Create a Christmas Craft" section. The choir will present the Christmas musical "Jesus, There's Something About That Name" at 11 a.m. Dec. 21. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Wonderland Bakerys Gingerbread Cookie Featured on ABCs The View Dec 13, 2008
The story is as sweet and satisfying as her delectable cookies, cupcakes, cakes and desserts. Wonderland Bakery is just three years old, but already the young company is spreading its wings with the expansion of the Wonderland Bakery Collection and a line up of products inviting aspiring young chefs everywhere to get in on all the fun with her Bake Memories at Home collection including Red Velvet cupcakes, gingerbread cookies, fudgy brownies and sugar cookies ... In addition to setting... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Are You Skilled Enough to Run a Dairy Queen®? Dec 13, 2008
Throughout the game, players will create Blizzard Flavor Treats, serve Dilly Bars, and decorate the popular DQ Cakes. After store hours, players will manage the operation of up to four DQ stores, upgrading machines, managing staff, and keeping business running smoothly. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Study links diabetes and coeliac Dec 12, 2008
COELIAC DISEASE Caused by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye and barley, and a staple of bread, pasta, cereals, cakes and biscuits Symptoms can include bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, wind, tiredness, anaemia, headaches, mouth ulcers, recurrent miscarriages, weight loss, skin problems, depression, joint or bone pain and nerve problems Estimated to affect one in 100 people in the UK - but onlye one in eight of those has been diagnosed. The researchers said more work... (BBC News -- Health)
Market Report: Bearish broker deals big blow to Punch Dec 12, 2008
"There was the United Biscuits interest in Mr Kipling [the cakes division] but that went nowhere. Then a few weeks ago there were rumours that Heinz was interested in Sharwood's [the Asian sauces brand]," he said. Overall, the FTSE 100 was up 21. (Independent)
Type 1 Diabetes And Celiac Disease Linked Dec 12, 2008
Gluten is a protein found in wheat (including spelt), rye and barley; beer; obvious sources of gluten include breads, pastas, flours, cereals, cakes and biscuits. It is often used as an ingredient in many favourite foods such as fish fingers, sausages, gravies, sauces and soy sauce. (Science Daily)
13 spots for holiday catering Dec 12, 2008
815 N. Central Ave., Phoenix 602-287-8700 Celebrate with fresh, flavor-packed munchies such as seafood kibis; crispy lobster and shrimp risotta cakes with pesto aioli; and a bruschetta plate with thin crisp crouton fingers and baguette bread served with tomato and onion jam, pesto and creamy artichoke spread. Main dishes include gourmet hamburgers, pesto and Dijon lamb chops, lemon caper chicken and a spicy Verona pasta. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Practice makes perfect meals Dec 12, 2008
Her own mom, Kathy Howard, would always make a great Sunday dinner with homemade breads and cakes for dessert. Courtney went on to school to be a surgical technologist at the Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
The State of the Cookie Dec 12, 2008
I'm always content when there are madeleines (really cookie-size cakes), Linzer cookies (spice cookies sandwiched with jam), rugelach (cream-cheese dough crescents rolled around jam, nuts, and currants), any kind of gingerbread or molasses cookie, and just about any kind of chocolate cookie in reach. And I'd never refuse a beautiful Parisian macaron. (Slate)
Shortbread Cookie Recipe Christmas ... Dec 11, 2008
Roll out chilled dough to 1/4" thick and bake cut cookies for approximately 8-12 minutes, or until shortbread cookies are light brown and slightly firm. Decorate as desired!Shortbread Cookies and Variations on a Theme Add ground toasted almonds, hazelnuts or pecans to your dough for a wonderful nutty flavor.Get adventurous and add some real vanilla bean scraped from the insides of a vanilla pod.Substitute pure almond, rum or even maple extract for the vanilla.Substitute coconut extract for the... (Suite101.com)
A day in the life of a food pantry Dec 11, 2008
Sister Maria Teresa, 60, an Episcopalian nun who came to Massachusetts from the Philippines in 1971, begins apologizing almost immediately for bringing a Danish rather than one of her homemade cakes a treat she brings each month for the volunteers. They surround her, embrace her and tease her for bringing in the store-bought item. (Arlington Advocate, MA)
Step Into The Terrifying World Of An Xbox 360 Superfan Dec 11, 2008
Reminds me of Geoff from Ace of Cakes on Discovery channel. Anyone else concur. (Kotaku Australia)
Pudding on the ritz Dec 11, 2008
Dense, packed with fruit and spices and often steeped in brandy or other spirits, these cakes are descended from one of the oldest dishes in the Western cooking tradition ... "It's my favorite thing in the whole world," says Pel Kaiser of Kaimuki, who recalls, "I was the only one who would have two lots of pudding when I was a child." The cakes are so rich, she said, that the only thing you could manage afterward was to sit on the sofa and digest while watching "silly TV." Until it was time to... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Food and Dining Briefs for Dec. 11 Dec 11, 2008
" Missler's wife, Faith, who makes the restaurant's desserts, met Fernandez while taking baking classes at Palomar and he impressed them both with his background, cooking skills and banquet experience.A 16-year food industry veteran, Fernandez began cooking in the Marine Corps, earned a culinary degree in Boston and has cooked for restaurants, hotels and retirement homes throughout North County, including the Four Seasons Resort Aviara and most recently the Silvergate retirement community in San... (North County Times)
Review: Mama Hamil's Dec 11, 2008
The vegetables are a must as you will feel that you just walked in to grandma s kitchen but don t fill up too much or you ll miss the divine southern banana pudding, cakes, pies and cobblers. Their salads are exceptional and hold true to the southern style and their dressings of ranch and comeback are, needless to say, homemade. (The Clarion-Ledger)
What's Happening Dec 11, 2008
Cooking Class: Holiday Cakes - 6 p.m., Earth Fare, 689 S. Lumpkin St.; Chef Michael Perkins will teach a class on the basics of baking holiday cakes; call to reserve a spot; free; (706) 227-1717 or www. earthfare. (Athens Banner-Herald)
A taste of home for the holidays Dec 11, 2008
Candies, cookies and cakes are natural choices for these edible gifts. But consider making soup mixes, brownie and cookie mixes, jams, jellies and other preserves. (Big Bear Grizzly, CA)
CEO Forum: Irene Rosenfeld says innovation is key for Kraft Dec 11, 2008
She introduced products including Bagel-fuls (a frozen bagel prefilled with cream cheese) and Oreo Cakesters (a soft version of the classic cookie), while selling sleepier lines including Post cereals ... Q: Can you take us through the thinking behind two of your new products: Oreo Cakesters and Bagel-fuls ... Cakesters was an opportunity for us to compete in a whole new segment of the snack market, soft moist cakes, which is about a $1. (USA Today -- Money)
'Even my daughter's lunchtime walnut cake was banned': Why this ... Dec 11, 2008
Every year it has been my contribution to the school Christmas fair - three cakes to cut up in the tea room and a big brandy-laced Christmas cake for the guess-the-weight stall ... Thank you, but no cakes for the tea stall because they could prove fatal to pupils with nut allergies ... Wrapped homemade cakes, such as I make for guess the weight, were only acceptable from those with a food hygiene certificate. (Daily Mail)
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The Warlicks will be the first to admit that there are some disastrously bad fruitcakes on the market, and that they are ruining the delicacy's reputation before many people ever get to taste a good one ... They bake cakes for friends in Atlanta, Northern Virginia and around town ... 1 pound chopped walnuts (of this, 2 ounces should be black walnuts) 3 pounds seedless raisins2 pounds dried currants 1 pound dried figs, chopped, no stems1 pound chopped, dried dates4 pounds candied fruitcake mix... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Little bit of butter helps the veggies go down Dec 10, 2008
The first recipe dresses up waffles, pancakes, toast and sauteed or baked apples and roasted peaches. It works for crumbles, crisps and coffee cakes. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Cash woes force people to be crafty for Christmas Dec 10, 2008
Shopping in Costco in the Pittsburgh suburb of Cranberry on a recent Saturday, Nanni said she is also planning to bake cakes for her neighbors this Christmas, people she would normally buy gifts for ... BAKING: Baking cakes, cookies or pies for co-workers and neighbors could be a cheap alternative to gift-buying and is also thoughtful. (AZCentral -- Business)
Accidental charity - Loyal platelet donor reaches 300th visit after initial lure of TV, snacks Dec 10, 2008
On Tuesday, Tomell and Gorsh were feted with cakes and gifts for their notable service. And Jones highlighted their service as a way to stress the importance of volunteer donation. (Missoulian, MT)
Chinese Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha festival Dec 10, 2008
"I've already prepared plenty of food for the festival: mutton, cakes, pears and apples," she said. Chinese Muslims attend a prayer at a mosque in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, on Dec. 9, 2008. (Xinhuanet, China)
Harry & David's Baskets of Cheer Dec 10, 2008
The recipe to their success is that they control all of the ingredients: They grow the fruit, bake the cakes, craft the chocolates, and assemble it all in their Oregon headquarters. But up until now, they lacked one thing in their renowned baskets: wine. (Epicurious.com)
They're biting on the Hawkesbury Dec 9, 2008
A newish entry and not exactly riverside eating (it's over the road) but the cafe is gaining a good reputation for fish and chips, burgers with home-made tomato relish and real (as opposed to tinned) beetroot along with homemade cakes. Everything is made from scratch, says owner Tia Rudolph. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Easy to Prepare Holiday Cakes Dec 9, 2008
Upside-Down Fruit Cakes Make an Easy Christmas Desert ... Pineapple upside-down cakes can be traced to the late 1800s ... They were originally associated as "skillet cakes" because they were were cooked in pans atop of the stove instead of in the oven. (Suite101.com)
Venice Christmas Markets Dec 9, 2008
One section of the Campo San Stefano market is devoted to Italian specialty foods traditional cakes and sweets, fine olive oils, vintage balsamic vinegars and other locally made gourmet products fill the booths. Look for creamy white almond-studded nougat, fruit-filled panetone from nearby Verona, bags of specialty pastas, tiny biscotti, dried porcini mushrooms, candied chestnuts and delicacies made with precious white truffles from Alba. (Suite101.com)
Carriage rides, Santa a hit at Christmas in Park Dec 9, 2008
Families were treated to hot cocoa, snack cakes and cookies. Belgrade State Bank also had free popcorn. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Fruitcake not just for making fun Dec 9, 2008
Turn cakes out onto wire rack; remove wax paper. Get those fruitcakes going now. (Brewton Standard, AL)
What's Cooking: Try some new sweet treats for the holidays Dec 9, 2008
From snacks to breads to cookies, candies, fruit cakes and special desserts, this is a time when the pleasure of sharing these special holiday treats with others adds to the holiday cheer. Here are some of the favorites we will be sharing in our holiday trays, and we will continue to share special recipes we have received from others who have shared their favorites with us. (Winona Daily News, MN)