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Blackcurrant and sweet Marsalla ice cream.
I'm working on this recipe after throwing some stuff in the ice cream maker the other night and having an epiphany.
Part one: Creme anglaise. (From http://www.joyofbaking.com/CremeAnglaise.html)
Ingredients:
2 cups (480 ml) Cream. I used soy milk because Hooray! Genetics ( Read more... ) -
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Absinthe has been scratched off the bucket list. -
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Woo hoo! Paid account. What should I do now? -
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Okay, the trunk idea has solidified into something I really want to do. I'm gonna get one of these, distress it, cover it with fake travel stickers and stencil on the lid in an old timey font:
Patent pending traveling apothecary
Portable potent potables
and liquid refreshment dispensary.
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Chateu neuf-de-POW!
I keep forgetting to post this. I learned in class that when cooking with wine over an open flame, that if the bottle is almost empty, there is a chance that the alcohol vapor inside may ignite, turning the bottle into a rocket propelled projectile. This is BEGGING to be mythbustered on my day off.
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Many many things to think about and say. Haven't gotten much of a chance to get online to say them though. Hoping to change that in the very near future. -
Sweet! I put my education to use!
I was on the pasta station today at work, a lady asked me for macaroni and cheese for her kid. At first I threw some bowties and mozzarella in the pan, which promptly turned into a big glob. So I thought hey, Alfredo sauce is just Bechamel with cheese in it. So I added some of the Alfredo sauce I had, and in two seconds the cheese melted and ( Read more... ) -
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So far, in two weeks of classes I have lost a grand total of one point on all my labs, tests, quizzes and homework assignments combined. I lost half a point for not defining "Depouillage" enough. (It's to skim the scum off a cooking stock.) -
Should be asleep, but I'm not.
Too much stress. Today's my day off from school and work and did nothing for most of it. I laid in bed and played xbox and played with the dog. It was exactly what I needed. In the afternoon I went out and bought beef bones and some stew meat and made brown stock and beef stew. There were cops at the market, they picked up a kid I assume for ( Read more... ) -
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So all if you tally up all the time spent at work, in class, commuting or working on school work, I'm blasting away at about 80+ hours a week. Anything not involving those things has pretty much fallen off the face of the earth. Class is awesome, and lots of fun. But I'm cramming almost everything into a 16ish hour day on Thursdays. Last week, I ( Read more... )