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Posted on January 14th, 2010 by admin in Cooking Tips
If you are like most moms around the world, there never seems to be enough time or energy at the end of most days to prepare the nice home cooked meal you would love to have ready made for your family. Unfortunately, cooking a good family meal requires both time and energy. A few wise moms have discovered a concept that has become known as once a month or freezer cooking to assist in those nights when time, energy, or both are in short supply. Read the rest of this entry »
Cooking is one of the enjoyable activities in our house. We can serve healthy and delicious food on our dinning room by cooking. We will be able to control the family nutrition and give our family the finest meal. Cooking is also giving us positive psychological influence because the activity is able to increase our confident and give us relaxation. Unfortunately, most people think that cooking is not an easy thing to do and only people who have talent who can produce delicious meals.
The conception is completely wrong because cooking is just like the other activities, it can be learned. If we are people who love to watch cooking shows like Rachael Ray Show, but we feel that we cannot as good as her, then we should visit Amandacooks.com. When we are accessing this website, we will find that cooking is something we can learn and everyone can be a good chef, at least for her family. Lucky for us,Amanda Cushman, a professional chef open the opportunity of group and cooking classes Los Angeles for us who live in LA. Read the rest of this entry »
Pressure cooker is safe, easy to use, cooks up to 70% faster than conventional methods and cooks healthier, too. Steam trapped in the pot builds up pressure that creates hotter temperatures, and the pot is so tightly sealed that vitamins and minerals can’t boil away. Pressure cooker is on my wish list for beans and brown rice if nothing else. Pressure cooker is such that it is sufficient to lift the weights thus lifting the needle (not shown) and allowing the pressure to escape through the port 9 and thus the desired temperature/pressure conditions are maintained in the vessel. Read the rest of this entry »
Pressure cooker is over filled, the pressure regulator valve is obstructed or malfunctioning. Never fill your pressure cooker more than half full with foods or two thirds full of liquid. Over filling your pressure cooker can result in food particles getting lodged in the valves, which can result in pressure not being released. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted on April 14th, 2009 by admin in Cooking Tips
Sarah Gasu asked:
Nothing puts a smile on a childs face like viewing their birthday cake for the first time. And lets face it, few things out there are as satisfying for us mothers either.
Decorating a special cake for your child can be so much fun. For our girls, whimsical themes and gelati colours are in order, and for our boys, bright, bold and colorful is all it takes to make a little man smile.
But what icing is best for the type of cake you want to create?
I categorize icing into 5 main types, and each one has its place in the cool cakes for kids arena. Understanding the types if icing will help you successfully plan your groovy cake design and save you a lot of heartbreak.
#1: Buttercream
Buttercream icing is a combination of softened butter, fine sugar and some sort of liquid flavor and coloring. It is essential to use a fine sugar when making buttercream icing as it melts very easily and importantly, contains small amounts of cornstarch which helps to stabalize the icing…This also explains why it doesn’t taste so good in coffee!
Buttercream icing is so easy to work with as it’s smooth consistency makes it so suitable for use with piping bags. It is the perfect icing for little cupcakes as you can get it through the piping bag tips with only one hand, allowing you to hold and manoeuvre the cupcake with the other.
#2: Ganache
Ganache is a fancy French term that simply means chocolate melted with heavy cream. When warm you can pour it over the cake for a gorgeous shiny glaze, just watch your chocolate loving child’s eyes pop from their little faces as they peer over the counter top as you do this, its so cute. Ganache is so versatile, you can use it as a chocolate sauce for a pudding, dip strawberries in it, or just lick it off the spoon. You can make ganache into a frosting if you chill for a bit then beat it till fluffy, perfect for layer cakes.
Best of all though, make sure that you pop a tiny bit of the ganache into the fridge for later. Once it has chilled you can scoop out little spoonfuls, roll into balls and dip into melted chocolate for yummy after party truffles just for you.
#3: Glaze
Glaze is the simplest of icings. It is simply some fine sugar, melted over boiling water with a little bit of liquid flavour, usually fruit such as a squeeze of lemon or scoop of passion fruit. It forms a very thin liquid consistency and is simply drizzled over the cake to form a hard crust when it cools. i love the way it cracks when you bite into it, yum.
#4: Royal Icing
Royal icing is one of the most commonly used icings in cake decorating, it contains powdered sugar, egg whites and liquid. Its consistency should be similar to pancake batter and needs to flow easily in order to work it through a piping bag. You need to be quite confidant with your icing skills when using royal icing though as it sets very quickly.
#5: Fondant Icing
When it comes to really groovy cake designs fondant icing is my personal favourite due to its amazing versatility. You can make some seriously cool cakes with this as once made it is rolled out like pastry allowing you to cover cakes of all shapes and sizes. You can cut out shapes with cookie cutters, you can dye or even paint it with liquid food coloring, and as such the possibilities are endless. Fondant icing can be tricky though, sometimes having the tendency to sweat, so working at the right temperature is really important.
Now that you understand these 5 simple icing categories go and plan your groovy cake that will put a smile on your child’s face, and the Best Mum on the Planet award on your forehead. Enjoy!
