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
Friday, October 28, 2011
Apple and Starfruit Crisp
When you live in the Caribbean there aren't many apple trees. Well, at least not what North Americans would call an apple. We do have a variety of fruits that are referred to as such, like sugar apples and mamie apples which do not taste or look anything like a Gala. What I do have, is a lot of Starfruit. The tree in my backyard is producing enough at this point to feed the whole neighborhood.
When I was in North America, Fall was always a good time to make Apple Crisp. We
When I was in North America, Fall was always a good time to make Apple Crisp. We
To read the full recipe go to http://bestmixerreviews.com/category/recipes/crisp/
Monday, October 17, 2011
Halloween Recipe Ideas
Halloween is just around the corner. When my boys were small we used to bake treats for school Halloween parties, and parties we had at the restaurant. Halloween can lend itself to making treats you couldn't make for any other holiday. Spiders, severed fingers, and eyeballs come to mind! It's one of the few times a year that making something gross is a good thing! With kids, the grosser the better! But, cute owls, candy corn, and Jack O' Lanterns are fun too. You can have a lot of
Thursday, October 13, 2011
The Fruit in my Backyard
I suppose you've already seen the coconut tree picture taken from my backyard on Anne's Coconut Cake Recipe. Now I'm going to show you the star fruit or carambola tree.
As you can see I'm going to have my work cut out for me trying to use all of these! I have an idea for a fresh salsa using star fruit, red onion, and jalapeno peppers to put of fresh grilled fish. I'll let you know how that turns out!
I've also used them with several other fruits in a fruit salad dressed simply with honey and a small amount of sugar and fresh mint leaves. Really good with banana, pineapple, grapes, and melon.
So, I'm on the lookout for any other recipes using Star Fruit.
If anyone has any suggestions leave a comment.
I've also used them with several other fruits in a fruit salad dressed simply with honey and a small amount of sugar and fresh mint leaves. Really good with banana, pineapple, grapes, and melon.
So, I'm on the lookout for any other recipes using Star Fruit.
If anyone has any suggestions leave a comment.
Homemade Granola Bars-Salty and Sweet
One of the things that is difficult about living on a tropical island, is that stores only have shipments come in once a week. In addition, they don't always get all the items they order. Sometimes the supply boats are delayed due to bad weather. What this means for me, is that I can't plan a menu, go to the store and find all the ingredients. What I do instead is go to the store, see what they have, and devise a menu based on what is available. I've been making baked goods for
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