Month: April 2024

 

Strawberry Sh@rtcakes. Just like regular strawberry shortcakes but with a splattering of chocolate. For more info on chocolate, click on the tempering chocolate link.

Baisc recipe: 1 part cocoa powder 1 part cocoa butter powdered sugar and flavourings to taste some already tempered chocolate 4:4:3 tbsp is what I normally use. All temperature ranges are absolute maximums. If you go over, you can easily ruin everything. If you want to try your hand at tempering (without a microwave because… Continue reading tempering chocolate

Rice can easily be divided into 3 types, based on length. ratio is typical water:rice Long grain white rice has a neutral flavour, light and fluffy texture. Best in stir fry, casserole, pilafs, stuffings 2:1 Brown rice has a nutty flavour and is more chewy than white. Fluffs up like white, but doesn’t clump as… Continue reading 2024-04-04

Testing some “Manitoba Salmon” (Salmon does NOT grow in Manitoba) Beef bones -> brothing it up Fresh Pickerel -> doing something with it Yams -> doing something with it