Researching the Cake Assembly A former student and now neighbor of mine got married in Las Vegas last month. She held a reception back here in Minnesota so that everybody could be included in the celebration. She may have asked me to help her make a wedding cake for the reception, or I may have [...]
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Perfect Popovers
October 28, 2010 – 5:15 pm
The Star Tribune had a recipe for “Perfect Popovers” in today’s Taste section. Since I had planned on making soup for supper I thought these would be a good accompaniment. I had never heard of Popovers before moving to Minnesota, but they are pretty popular, especially in this town. They taste like a thin, light, [...]
Daring Bakers’ October Challenge- Donuts
October 27, 2010 – 9:02 am
Donuts are one of my favorite foods. I like to make these about once a year but since it was chosen as a Daring Bakers challenge I got to make them twice this year. Previously, I used Beatrice Ojakangas’ recipe. The Daring Bakers used Alton Brown’s. The recipes are somewhat similar but for Alton’s you [...]
What I’ve Learned About Baking Bread
October 24, 2010 – 7:30 pm
I’ve been having some success baking bread recently. I wish I could share with you one particular recipe I have been successful with. But mostly I’ve been baking bread much like a musician plays a song they know “by ear”, using a mix of intuition and common sense. Here’s what I’ve been doing: 1) Observe [...]
Sweet Sixteen Apple, Rainbow Corn and Pepitas
October 15, 2010 – 5:47 pm
Indian Corn purchased at At the Farm near Waconia, MN. Sweet Sixteen apple purchased at The University of Minnesota apple stand. The flavor is interesting and unique— sweet, yet with a tiny amount of “bite” and a hint of spice. Or, as others have described it, like a cherry popsicle. I finally found a recipe [...]
