Have you ever made an Angel Food Cake from scratch? It is not as difficult as you may think, but there are specific things that must be done and NOT done. First of all assemble all your ingredients which will include Egg Whites, Cake Flour, Cream of Tartar, Sugar and Vanilla Extract. Recipe is under the […]
Month: January 2013
BROWNIES! What are they? Well, it depends on what you are looking at. Brownies can be Jr. Girl Scouts or they can be a Baked Good, specifically Bar Cookies usually made from Chocolate, hence the name ‘Brownies. There are many different kinds of Brownies but of course the ‘Fudgy’ ones are the most popular. […]
CHEESEY LOVERS Saturday, January 20th is ‘National Cheese Lover’s Day. How many different kinds of cheese can you think of? There is at least one cheese for every letter of the Alphabet, but most letters have multiple cheeses, many more than I could ever thnk of. I could only come up with about 45 different cheeses […]
Musical Desserts! What are they? Desserts that play music? Alas no. These are desserts that were created to honor people or certain Arts in the musical world. The Musical Desserts that I am familiar with are: Pavlova – Both New Zealand and Australia lay claim to the creation of Pavlova and it is the National […]
January 6th is ‘National Shortbread Day’. Shortbread is a cookie that is made frequently in the British Isles (namely Sotoland which is known for its Scottish Shortbread). There are also Shortbread recipes from the Scandinavian Countries. What exactly is Shortbread and why is this confection called Shortbread? Shortbread falls into the Cookie Category but is certainly different […]