Personally, I think the best gifts for the home cook are the ones that help he/she to expand their abilities, learn new techniques, or make baking/cooking easier. As a cooking/baking enthusiast, I get excited about new recipes, trying new gadgets for the kitchen, and things that take the effort out of baking and cooking. Even better, I've found some great sales on these items just in time for the holidays!
1. The Polder Digital In-Oven Thermometer/Timer. The probe can stay directly in your roast or turkey while it's in the oven, and will sound an alarm when the preset temperature is achieved. On sale now for only $18.79, a savings of 25%. Takes the guesswork out of baking and roasting. Features a water-tight probe cable. Requires 1 AAA battery (included)
Customer review; "This is a good product for the price . Easy to use intuitive controls , display easy to read , temperature is accurate . There is no on/off button but this isn't a big deal as the battery will probably still last for years even with it always on."
2. Wilton 2104-2546, 53 Piece Supreme Cake Decorating Set A complete tool set for frosting and decorating cakes. If you have a budding cake decorator at home, they will be able to learn cake decorating easily. Set includes tips, icing bags, flower nails and couplers, everything you'll need to create beautiful cakes. Includes a 36-page instruction book illustrating decorating techniques. On sale now for $22.54, a 32% savings. Priced right for the beginner to get all he/she needs to get started making beautiful, professional looking cakes!
3. OXO Good Grips Cookie Scoop This is the small cookie scoop. Each scoop holds 2 teaspoons of dough and yields a 2-inch cookie. It also comes in medium and large. A real time-saver in the kitchen it helps to create cookies that are uniform in size which helps them to bake evenly. With a simple squeeze of the soft grip handle the cookie is released on to the baking sheet. No more
Friday, November 25, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Extreme Chocolate Banana Bread
I have another extremely large bunch of bananas to be thankful for today. So...I decided to make a double batch of banana bread. I started with a recipe for extra banana banana bread. I adapted it from a recipe I found on For the Love of Cooking. Then, to change it up I added cocoa powder, chocolate chips, and walnuts to the second half of the batch. It turned out very well! Rich and moist, with a nice balance to the chocolate and banana flavors. I've titled it Extreme Chocolate
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Banana Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Walnuts
The harvest keeps on coming! Now the banana trees have decided to bless us with their bounty! I've been making lots of starfruit products for the last while, as well as using them to garnish drinks and dessert plates. Got through the starfruit crop in pretty good form. Now, I'm back to banana products.
Here is a picture of the bunch of bananas that has been getting ripe this week.
This is just a small portion of a bunch of bananas. I've already frozen the majority of this
Here is a picture of the bunch of bananas that has been getting ripe this week.
This is just a small portion of a bunch of bananas. I've already frozen the majority of this
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