Simple Syrup Recipe, For Plain & Infused Simple Syrups
Three easy ways to make simple syrup.
Category: Tip Of The Day
TIP OF THE DAY: French Cheeses With American Meals
A beautiful blue: fourme d’ambert is made from pasteurized cow’s milk in Auvergne. Each wheel is formed from unpressed curds inoculated with a less spicy blue mold than that of its cousin, Roquefort. Photo courtesy Murray’s Cheese. We have friends who are French cheese snobs. They grew up on it, they love it, and…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Latte Art ~ Try A Heart In Your Coffee
Make this for your Valentine. Photo courtesy Amoretti. Ever wish you could create latte art? Today’s the day to practice a heart design in your latte. We love latte art: animals, cross-hatches, ferns (rosettes), hearts, flowers. The ephemeral milk foam adds a smile to the coffee. We looked for a book on latte art,…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Heart-Shaped Brownies
Cut brownies with a heat-shaped cookie cutter. Photo courtesy California Avocado Commission. If you have a heart-shaped muffin pan (mini cake pan), it’s easy to turn out heart-shaped brownies. And if you don’t, no problem: Turn a pan of brownies into a Valentine treat with your heart-shaped cookie cutters. 1. BAKE your favorite brownie…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Shaved Chocolate
Working on Valentine recipes, we’ve been shaving a lot of chocolate for garnishes, and to incorporate into recipes like shaved chocolate ice cream. (It’s our preferred version of chocolate chip ice cream. The thinly shaved chocolate delivers more chocolate flavor than frozen-hard chocolate chips.) GRATED VERSUS SHAVED CHOCOLATE Grating tools have smaller holes and create…
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