A Culinary Adventure for the Entire Family
BICARBONATE OF SODA NHCO3 (Baking Soda) December 30th is ‘National Bicrbonate of Soda Day’. I suppose it may be a good time for such a day in that many of us have or will probably overeat while celebrating the Holidays and may experience some indigestion. Even though Bicarbonate of Soda or Baking Soda is usually used […]
December 3rd is ‘National Apple Pie Day’. Everyone know that there is nothing more American than Apple Pie, but where did the origin of Apple Pie come from? There is more than one school of thought in that direction, but the American Apple Pie probably has its origins in England, where pie making is an […]
Octber 13th is ‘National Yorkshire Pudding Day’. Yorkshire Pudding is not a pudding in the sense that most people think of as pudding. In other words Yorkshire Pudding is not a sweet dessert but rather a very eggy dish very similar to Popovers. Traditionally Yorkshire Pudding baked in the drippings of a Roast Beef and […]
Sunday, September 23 is ‘National White Chocolate Day’. Even though there are probably many, many Chocolate Lovers in this country and around the World, White Chocolate is probably not considered to even be in the Chocolate Category. Even though White Chocolate is made from ingredients derived from Chocolate, it cannot actually be considered ‘Chocolate’. […]
August 29th is ‘Lemon Juice Day’. How many ways can you think of to use Lemon Juice? Can you live without Lemon Juice? Some people do, but I couldn’t. There are so many ways to use Lemon Juice and it is such a necessity to keep so many foods from oxidizing and turning that […]
Friday, August 24, 2012 is National Peach Pie Day. You can either go out and purchase one or you can have the fun of making one or more, especially if you still have ripe peaches on your tree. If you have never made a Peach Pie, follow the recipe at peach-pie/ and make one for yourself […]
The week of August 13th – 17th was the Teen/Preteen Western Culinary Camp at Let’s Get Cookin’ in Westlake Village. During the week, we traced the evolution of Western Cuisine from its birthplace in the Middle East and followed the trail to Greece, Italy, France and then across the Atlantic to the New England States […]
DAY ONE – French & Italian Bread COUNTRY FRENCH BREAD ————–> We also made French Baguettes, an Italian Country Corn Loaf and a French Corn Loaf in addition to Quick Chocolate Bread from France. […]
For those who attended our Preteen/Teen International Baking Camp on Thursday, July 26, 2012, the Brownie Recipe that was supposed to be in the packet and the Brownie Recipe that we actually used are printed below. BRAZILIAN BROWNIES INGREDIENTS: ½ cup shelled Brazil Nuts 2 Tbsps. Sugar 3/8 (1/4 cup + 2 Tbsps.) cup unsalted […]
Since there are still more peaches, I had Rice Krispies with sliced Peaches for Breakfast. After Breakfast, I decided to ‘feed the freezer’. I do this every year with peaches and apples, since our trees are so productive and because we love fruit turnovers for one of our breakfast items. To make […]
