Made rosewater Turkish delight! I’ve never made it before, but I wanted to try for the winter Patreon boxes, “Narnia in Love” theme. Fresh Turkish delight is soft and slightly chewy and melts in your mouth; I thought these were delicious. The lemon balances the sweetness beautifully. https://www.thespruceeats.com/turkish-delight-521388
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It was bizarrely warm yesterday — tank top and shorts weather! So I walked over to Carnivore Oak Park, reveling in the warmth, and picked up some food for the grill. A lovely skirt steak for Kevin and Kavi, cheddarwurst sausage for the kids to try (they liked them!). I already had the shrimp on
(30 minutes + 1 hr chilling time, makes 35-40) 4 T salted butter 3 c. white chocolate chips 1/2 c. heavy cream 1 T rosewater pink food coloring ¼ cup shelled pistachios, dry roasted and chopped fine 1 t. rose petals, chopped fine 1. In a small saucepan, melt butter, white chocolate and heavy cream
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One of the things I’m hoping to do in this coming year is get real help with my e-mail. It’s tricky, because e-mail is so varied, and it’s not easy for people to know what to answer for mine. Emmanuel Henderson and I have a plan — we’re going to spend an hour a few
They are so pretty. And not fancy, actually — it’s just white chocolate, milk chocolate, ruby chocolate, dark chocolate; I didn’t add any flavorings to these. The Callebaut chocolate is so tasty, just as it is. And they look so charming all together. Molds are magic. I tried gilding them, but they actually looked better
Quiet day — mostly did computer work, but in between, futzed around with little chocolates and yarn hearts for the upper tier treat boxes (“Narnia in love” theme: remember, he’s not a TAME lion…). I was excessively pleased with myself for managing to find a WARDROBE mold. I mean, come on, people! Those are some
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(30 minutes, plus cooling time, makes 16 mini scones) In Sri Lanka, strawberries are an introduced horticultural crop, very popular in the hill country. I have fond memories of eating fabulous strawberries from roadside stands near Nuwara Eliya. Sri Lankans enjoy strawberries fresh, in milkshakes, cooked down into jam, whipped into a refreshing fool, or
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Whoops, I meant to post this yesterday — well, since I didn’t, I’m going to extend the deadline to midnight today, to sign up for the Winter Patreon boxes — that’s 75% off your first box! I haven’t finalized everything that’ll be in the boxes (shipping by end of February, fingers crossed), but so far,
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Just a few more pics from last night’s sweet-making. I realized I didn’t post a recipe, so here it is: 1) Melt 1 c. milk or dark chocolate chips in a microwave safe-bowl at low power for 2 minutes, stirring at 30 second intervals. Dip strawberries and place on parchment paper. 2) Melt 1 c.
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We are thankfully past the age of needing to find / create Valentines for an entire class of elementary age students at this point, hoorah, but we do still try to do something for the kids on the holiday, when we remember. Kevin made the brownie breakfast bars; I dipped some strawberry marshmallows in milk
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