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Where to get "Dutch processed" cocoa...
My mom actually bought a bag for me. I thought it was less chocolatey than no name. It was lighter in colour.
Where to get "Dutch processed" cocoa...
I wish supermarkets would stock up on better brands. It's so annoying to have to make special trips just to buy cocoa.
Where to get "Dutch processed" cocoa...
So dutched process has less flavour than natural? I thought Cook's Illustrated said that it was the other way around. I guess I must have mixed it up. Where can you buy Hershey's cocoa. The only brands I see are Fry's and noname. Btw.. I noticed that my new jar of noname does not contain potassium bicarbonate anymore.. so it is natural?
Jif Peanut Butter
All this has gotten me curious about Jif. Now I want to go and get some Jif and Skippy and do a comparision with Kraft ... hahah..
Best Dim Sum in Chinatown?
I've always had terrible experiences at bright pearl. I haven't been there in 3 years, but went there lately and it was definitely the same.. not good. I would definitely go with rol san
Plain yogurt-help!
I think danone yogurt is the best. It's still 1.5 percent, but much smoother than other yogurts at this percentage of milk fat in my opinion.
Made butter by mistake
The exact thing happened to me. I was whipping and whipping because it stayed at soft peaks and all of a sudden, there were specks and before I knew it, I got butter. Some responses I got was to try and find cream that has not been ultra pasturized. I get so jealous when I see the chefs whip cream and it comes out so thick and stiff. Maybe try another brand of whipping cream?
Best-the-next-day cookie/cake recipes?
The epicurious double chocolate cake for sure. In fact, it stays moist and tastes even better the next day (the chocolate flavour deepens) and it doesn't get stale because it's made with oil. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/DOUBLE-CHOCOLATE-LAYER-CAKE-101275
Maybe you could make in into a sheet cake instead of a layer so it won't be as messy
soba noodles and 'israeli' couscous
If you buy soba noodles from the grocers in chinatown, make sure it is good. Sometimes their imitiation noodles (ie. odon) is really bad. I usually buy all my korean or japanese noodles from H-mart or galleria.
Favourite Bundt Pan Recipes
If you're a lemon fan, you have to try ci's lemon bundt cake. It is amazing.
http://www.cooksillustrated.com/printrecipe.asp?recipeids=3230&bdc=38760
Best Costco buys for cottage? [moved from Ontario board]
The meat quality at Costco is great, way better than no frills and pricechopper (of course!), loblaws and even dominion.
Cottage Cheese Perk Ups
My aunt makes a really good spinach and ground beef lasauna using cottage cheese. Of course she uses other cheese too or it might be a little bland, but at least the cottage cheese can act as a substitute for some of the higher fat cheeses.
I heard that CI has a really good recipe for low fat cheesecake that uses cottage cheese, but I haven't tried it yet.
Mascarpone Cheese
Thanks, I saw this too, but didn't know if it would work. Im glad you tried it and posted it.
Mascarpone Cheese
its just that all the baking has finally caught up and really starting to show! i definmitely don't want to sacrifice taste, but searching through the internet I read it could be done. I guess all I wanted was a mock recipe that most closely resemble it. I admit that cottage cheese was taking it a little to far! hahah
We need tips for cooking Fresh Soba Noodles.
adding cold water prevents it from getting soggy. At least with dumpling skins...
Cake baking question
this is a good way to remove cakes. cooling in the pan will lead to a soggy cake.
Has anyone tried these of these 3 Dufflets treats?
If you're close to a Longos, the one on highway 7 also sells some Dufflet's cakes
Mascarpone Cheese
haha.. i guess 1% or 2% is a little low considering the amount in mascarpone cheese! Low fat cream cheese sounds like a great idea. How about ricotta?
Mascarpone Cheese
Has anyone made mascarpone cheese for a tiramisu using cottage cheese sucessfully? I would like to use these substitutes to make a lower fat version, but still taste good
Michaels Cake Decorating
I would like to enrol in a cake decorating class, but so far I've only heard of Michaels. Has anyone had any experience (good and bad) at these classes? I live closest to the one in richmond hill, but if other stores are better, I don't mind going.
Any other recommendations for cake decorating classes other than Michaels?
If there are other recommendations for baking in general that would be great!
Peanut Butter Cookies, I Burnt them and followed recipe
Thanks, but I just wanted to know which recipe nbermas was using. Who writes it and where it is from incase I make it and end up with burnt bottoms.
Your "go to" convenience food is.....
I also eat cereal and lots of it too. I also eat peanut butter out of the jar frequently
Your "go to" convenience food is.....
Beans for me too. This may sound gross, but I just rinse the beans from the can and eat them cold.
Changing Nutrition Fact info?
I agree, you can never really trust food labels, unless they are a large corporation that could get into a lot of trouble for wrong labelling. Some of the food that I buy from Asian markets definitely post fat content levels that are too low to be true. Considering the types of ingredients they list, it is impossible for the food to be that low in calories
What's your favorite brand of vanilla ice cream??
Hagen Daaz for sure! There was another one I tried called Metropolitan that I think is a Canadian brand that was really good
Freezing Limes
Is it better to juice the limes first and then freeze them or to freeze the whole lime? I would like to use the juice for key lime pie
Outrageous Brownies
how do these compare with the cook's illustrated classic brownies?
homemade brown sugar
Thanks for all this chowser! One last question.. what kind of molasses do you use?
