Category Archives: Baking Tips

Everyone Loves Grilled Cornbread

December 7, 2009 – 8:00 am

It’s Monday, and as I mentioned in yesterday’s entry, today is my first post on the Fresh From The Grill blog on Metromix.com. What would the topic for my first Grilled Cornbread post be? How to make grilled cornbread of course! Well, it’s not just that. I preface the post with an explanation of how [...]

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American Cancer Society 50th Anniversary Cake Recipe

September 19, 2009 – 3:29 am

Over the past few months (since my accident), I have been volunteering at the American Cancer Society Honolulu office. Because of the nature of my job as a baker, I haven’t been able to do any light duty work at the restaurant that I work at. Anyone who has worked in a restaurant can tell [...]

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Q&A: Greasy Chocolate Chip Cookies

June 6, 2009 – 3:25 am

Hey there,
Thanks for the great tips for a Better Chocolate Chip Cookie!
I have a soft cookie recipe that calls for 2 cups choc chips. I decided to use callebaut couverture slabs (a mix of white, milk and dark) equaling 6 ounces. But my batch came out super greasy and undercooked at the base of each [...]

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Gallery Feature Friday: Lemon Meringue Tart

April 3, 2009 – 12:03 am

Playing around with shapes here. Tarts can be kind of boring because they tend to be rather flat on the plate. It was one of those “what if” ideas that popped into my head. In this case, it was, “What if I made tart shells in a muffin pan?” Well, here is the answer. The tart [...]

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Q&A: Sugar Pulling Equipment

March 10, 2009 – 2:29 am

I always enjoy finding questions in  my inbox. Aside from giving me ideas for posts, I like the idea of using my personal experiences to help others. That said, here is an e-mail question about Sugar Pulling Equipment.

Hey !
 
I have a question. What kind of tools do you recommand for pulling sugar? Right now I use Mafter products [...]

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Add some Passion to your Valentine’s Day

February 9, 2009 – 2:02 am

Like most holidays, Valentine’s Day usually means an extra shift for me. However, that doesn’t mean that I shouldn’t try and help you make this day special for your Valentine. Here is one of my favorite ganache recipes for making Passion Fruit Candy.
Passion Fruit Ganache: Yield approximately 100 candies

1 Cup          Passion Fruit Puree
2 [...]

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Dexter’s Search for the Perfect Key Lime Pie

January 10, 2009 – 1:48 am

A few days ago, someone on Twitter asked me if I made Key Lime Pie. As I have warned before on a few occasions, you shouldn’t try to rationalize how my brain works. I say this because after receiving that question on Twitter, the first thing that popped into my head was the TV show, Dexter.
Without a [...]

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“Live Fudge” Q&A

December 11, 2008 – 1:06 am

Lorelle (aka Lorelleonwp on Twitter, aka my Fairy Blog Mother) left this reply here on Baker’s Hours:
I just tried the Live Fudge at Blossoming Lotus Cafe in Portland (review) and I’m searching everywhere for the recipe. Oh, my chocolate loving friend, this Live Fudge was orgasmic. I know it requires a major blender to get it [...]

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Five Black Friday Gift Ideas for Your Baker

November 28, 2008 – 1:23 pm

Just incase you have been living under a rock, today is November 28th, the day after Thanksgiving. Welcome to black friday! If you are like me and don’t really know what gift you are getting for someone until you are actually looking at it, Christmas shopping can be a rather daunting task. However, if there [...]

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Savory Influences: Salt, Your Forgotten Friend

November 22, 2008 – 1:46 am

The idea of the “Sweet Dessert” is strictly an American concept. Throughout the rest of the world, the dessert is often viewed as a palate cleanser at the end of a meal. This worldly view means that desserts do not necessarily have to be sweet, and is why, in many countries, a salad or selection [...]

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