Archive for February, 2011

Feb 17 2011

Brandy Slush

Published by under Beverage,Holiday

brandy slush

In my family, we typically make brandy slush during the holidays. (And by we, I mean my mom.) But sometimes, you simply need to enjoy some more. It’s easy to make, tastes great, and has a small enough quantity of brandy that you could feel comfortable serving it to most anyone. I mean, I can […]

2 responses so far

Feb 14 2011

Mom’s Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Published by under Dessert,Holiday

heart cookies

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! This year, instead of the variations of red velvet cupcakes that I made two years ago and last year, I decided to go a different route. No, not the vanilla bean cupcakes with white frosting I showed you this weekend… This time, I made cookies. Heart-shaped cookies with no red in […]

2 responses so far

Feb 12 2011

Bakery Style Frosting

Published by under Dessert,Holiday

valentine

I’ve mentioned before my love of frosting, especially frosting from certain bakeries. I was never sure quite what they did; I knew it wasn’t a meringue style buttercream, but it also didn’t taste like the homemade buttercream I make (butter plus confectioners’ sugar). No, their frosting is bright white. I knew from experience that making […]

47 responses so far

Feb 12 2011

How to Make Cake Flour

Published by under How To

sifting the ingredients

At any given time, I have several variations of flour at my disposal: whole wheat, all purpose, bread, cake, almond, whole wheat pastry… With that many varieties, it stands to reason that I sometimes run out of one or more. The kind I run out of most often? Cake. I tend to buy it when […]

6 responses so far

« Prev - Next »

Blog Widget by LinkWithin