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  • Wombat 2:24 am on February 5, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: , , , , , Dutch Cake, Peach Cake   

    Cake Decorating and Dutch Peach Cake 

    Make sure you look out for the Dutch Peach Cake tip at the end :-) There are many cake decorating supplies that come in handy while creating a cake.
    Canned and Tube Frostings – Easiest and quickest, prepared canned frostings are obtainable in grocery stores in the baking aisle with the cake mixes. They generally come in white, chocolate, and a handful of other well-known flavors. Keep a few ready-to-use tube frostings on hand in various basic colors to add the finishing touches.

    Fondant Frosting – Gaining in popularity in this country in recent years, fondant frosting provides a beautiful smooth finish to your cake decorating creation. Fondant can be rolled out and draped over a cake, poured on as a glaze, or sculpted into shapes. It is easily tinted, and can be flavored as well. Ready-made fondant is available through party supply outlets. There are also many recipes online for homemade fondant.

    CAKE DECORATING WITH CANDY AND SMALL TOYS

    Cookies, candies, and other materials can be used for special and impressive effects. Frosted sugar cones can serve as the fins on a space ship cake or the turrets on a castle cake. Make a surprise cake filling with jelly.

    A wide variety of plastic stand-ups or cake toppers are available in craft stores. Or, simply use a toy which fits in with the party theme as a cake topper and give it to the party child when the party is over. Action figures, small dolls, animals and cartoon characters all make good options.

    Add cool candy accents with M & M’s, licorice pieces, licorice whips, animal crackers, oreo cookies, paper umbrellas, pretzel sticks, tootsie rolls, jimmies, gummies such as worms, bears, etc, gumdrops, mini marshmallows, colored coconut, jellybeans.

    THE LATEST CAKE DECORATING FADS!

    There are many novel choices for placing the finishing touches on your party cake. Dress it up in style with one or more of these unparalleled special effects:

    Spray Color Mist – is a fun addition to your baking repertoire. Frost your cake white, then spray on edible color from an aerosol can. Available in many colors, it can be utilized with stencils to make unrivaled designs, as a highlight to whipped topping – even on your child’s mashed potatoes!

    Luster Dusts – are an edible food safe “dust” which can be used on any frosting recipe that dries hard and firm to the touch. Brush it on white frosting for a metallic-like glossy sheen or layer it for interesting color effects.

    Cake Stampers – can be used along with brush-on color for fondant icing. Simply stamp shapes and designs into the finished fondant and tint with brush-on color.

    Cake Stencils – Place stencil on iced cake and sprinkle edible glitter, confetti sprinkles, or utilize spray-on color mist.

    Edible Color Markers – These unique markers are used just like an ink marker. Draw fun designs on cakes, cookies, fondant frosting, even cheese, fruit slices and bread. Decorating marker kits are obtainable for children.

    Edible sugar-shape decorations,
    decorative candles, themed cake picks and rings, and edible glitter are all fun tools in your cake baking arsenal.

    Now you’re armed with lots of great ideas for cake decorating success – without fear!

    If you have an interest in finding cake decorating supply and candy making visit our website to receive our help!

    If you found this post tasty check this Dutch peach cake recipe

     
  • Guest_Poster 11:00 pm on February 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Colon Cleanse, Dieting, Healthy Diet Plan, Healthy Eating, Healthy Weight Loss, Weight Reduction   

    The Proper Way To Stay Away From Winter Weight Increase 

    Most people put on a few pounds in the wintertime. Whether or not it’s Christmas cheer or the short days we have a tendency to need to stop the weight gain. Otherwise we have a tendency to be heavier each year. Avoiding weight gain is lot easier than losing weight. Why does this happen? How do we avoid this?

    There are many contributing factors. 1st, it appears likely that we tend to have a inherited disposition to store more fat as winter approaches. Many animals do this and it had been vital to survival for our ancestors. Further layers of fat on the body shield us against the cold and then can be used as fuel in the late winter and early spring when food stocks would traditionally be very low. We tend to probably tend to eat more in the fall, when food is plentiful when harvest time, to help this process along. We might additionally unconsciously select foods that are higher in fat content at this time.

    Hormone levels can also power our weight gain. The interaction of hormones and alternative chemicals in the brain can bring concerning variations in appetite and cravings. Some neurotransmitters may influence the approach we have a tendency to eat. Individuals who are overweight often have low levels of these neurotransmitters and also the results can embody excessive appetite, depression and sleep disorders. At the same time, the shortage of daylight caused by the shortening days throughout late fall and winter can cause seasonal affective disorder or winter depression. One of the quickest ways that to give a boost to the energy levels and emotions is to eat high carbohydrate foods together with sugar treats, chips and cereals that offer us a quick blood sugar ‘fix’. Thus people who feel low in the winter will be inclined to overeat or eat the wrong foods, resulting in weight gain, more depression and a vicious cycle that’s exhausting to break.

    Therefore altogether there are a number of reasons why we tend to eat more high carbohydrate foods such as cookies, pies and chocolate in the winter, and of course most of those foods also contain high levels of fats. The most effective approach to handle this is generally to substitute other foods that also are high in carbohydrate therefore that we have a tendency to get what our body craves, but which have low fat content and plenty of fiber. This suggests potatoes, wholegrain bread while not butter, wholegrain rice, cereals, and fresh whole fruit.

    Exercise is key to avoiding gaining weight in the wintertime. It’s typically difficult to remain motivated when it’s dark and cold out there however it’s necessary to take care of our bodies. It’s a natural occurrence to store fat to survive through the winter but as a result of of our lifestyle and access to food we tend to not need to store those extra pounds on our bodies. Join for a gym, get home fitness equipment or go swimming. An added approach is to cut down on simple carbohydrates to prevent winter weight gain.

    Check out these links for more information on a Diet Plan , Healthy Meals and Losing Weight

     
  • Guest_Poster 9:30 pm on February 2, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: apple walnut, , , , ,   

    Accessible Cake Decorating Supplies: Where To Buy? 

    It is not uncommon for people to get ripped off on a regular basis when they buy cake decorating supplies and I really expect you are not one of them! Let’s take a look at the options; basically these are just the web or the High Street stores.

    It is probably no surprise to know that whether you purchase from a High Street store or on the Internet, that there is a wide range of prices for exactly the same thing. The one advantage that the High Street stores have of course is that there are no shipping costs to pay! However, please do consider how much it costs you in fuel and parking costs to get to that shop! Often it is even more and you really have to leave the home which is time consuming!

    The Internet is particularly useful even if it’s just to check out what’s available and what you should expect to pay. If you go searching in the shops, how long will it take to find what you want and will it be in stock anyway? How often have you gone shopping without phoning first to check stock levels? A lot of people are guilty of that one!!

    There are other issues connected with going to the shops of course such as the weather (will you get drenched or not)? Do you have to take children with you, if so how much extra is that going to cost you in treats!? How long does it take to get to the stores? Fine if it’s just down the road, but often specialist shops may not be that close. Although most of the cake decorating supplies you are liable to buy may not be large, if you get a lot, have you considered how you will carry them back home? Not that bad if you go by car, but public transport – a nightmare! Get the post-man involved, much easier and it keeps someone in work as well!

    Commonly, surf the web, find what you want and then do a price check at other online stores. It is unlikely that a specific store will be the cheapest for everything, so you will need to work that one out for yourself. A suggestion is that when you are looking where you can buy your cake decorating supplies, just go for the store that had the fastest delivery and that ‘felt’ right – very scientific, but do trust your instinct and have fun unwrapping your goodies!

    You see, anyone can bake a cake, but to decorate it is the strength of the select few. But don’t worry – you too can discover the wonders of cake decorating easily. The best place to get started is online. There are thousands sites of free information online about cake decorating.

    If you have an interest in finding cake decorating supply and candy making visit our website to receive our help!

    Once you have your supplies try this delicious easy apple walnut loaf recipe.

     
  • Gremlin 7:20 am on January 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Butter, , Peanut, Peanut Butter   

    I Need A Good Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe – Help Please! 

    I need a really good peanut butter cookie recipe. I really don’t care for peanut butter cookies unless they are especially good.

    They need them to be very chewy, soft, and can really taste that peanut butter flavor!

     
    • •♥•It's All The Same•♥• 11:25 pm on January 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Cant get any simpler:
      1 cup Peanut butter
      1 cup sugar
      1egg(or egg substitute)
      Roll into balls,flatten/mark with a fork and bake at 350 until golden.Let cool and then plate them up.They are a crumbly soft type cookie.However,dont bake them too long or they will be hard.Just until they are golden.Have a good night dear,Happy Baking!

    • bejachet 10:15 pm on January 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      http://www.recipelink.com/msgid/317635
      peanut butter blossoms… peanut butter cookies with a Hershey’s kiss in the middle :)

    • Amber I 3:17 pm on January 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Well, this recipe is nothing fancy, but they are quick and easy to make, and you can definitely taste the peanut butter! :)
      1 cup peanut butter
      1 cup sugar
      1 egg
      Mix together and roll dough into small balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten balls with a fork dipped in water. Bake at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes…might need more or less time depending on your oven, and how chewy you want them. I love to make this when I need cookies in a hurry because it only takes a little bit of time. Enjoy!

    • Leese 12:39 pm on January 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      1 cup white granulated sugar
      1 egg
      1/2 teaspoon vanilla
      1 1/3 cups creamy or crunchy peanut butter
      Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
      Combine ingredients and mix well. Chill in fridge for 1 hour (this is optional, but it does help to shape them better). Roll into 1 inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with back of a fork dipped in sugar. Press again in opposite direction to make criss-cross marks.
      Bake for 8 to 11 minutes.

    • Anonymous 7:41 am on January 29, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      You click on the link and you can read all the reviews about 130 of them.
      I
      NGREDIENTS
      1 cup unsalted butter
      1 cup crunchy peanut butter
      1 cup white sugar
      1 cup packed brown sugar
      2 eggs
      2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
      1 teaspoon baking powder
      1/2 teaspoon salt
      1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
      DIRECTIONS
      Cream together butter, peanut butter and sugars. Beat in eggs.
      In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir into batter. Put batter in refrigerator for 1 hour.
      Roll into 1 inch balls and put on baking sheets. Flatten each ball with a fork, making a criss-cross pattern. Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F oven for about 10 minutes or until cookies begin to brown. Do not over-bake.

  • Guest_Poster 4:12 am on January 27, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Pork Chop Casserole Recipe 

    Yay! My favorite recipe site just posted a new pork chop casserole recipe, and it looks absolutely delicious!

    A small excerpt:
    Boil the potatoes and the celery until they are soft, but not completely cooked. Potatoes will taste better if you boil them first, then peel and slice them. Heat the olive oil in a skillet, season the pork chops with salt and pepper and brown them on both sides….

    Mmmm my mouth is watering!

     
  • Guest_Poster 7:30 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    Healthy Recipes Gets an Overhaul 

    One of my favorite projects from 2009 got a huge overhaul and rebuild last night – http://healthyeatingrecipes.org

    Very pleased with how it has come together – the site uses K2 – a Joomla CCK which gives a huge number of possibilities for organizing and displaying content. The K2 tools and features are very useful for producing a recipe site.

     
  • Gremlin 6:33 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Birthday, Cake, Carb, Diabetic, Exchanges, , Frosting, Help, ,   

    Can You Help Me Find A Recipe For A Diabetic Birthday Cake And Frosting With Carb Exchanges Listed ? 

    My 3 yr. old daughter has been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. My stepsons birthday is this weekend and I planned on just getting a recipe for the birthday cake online. There are thousands of recipes, but not many with the carb exchanges listed so that I know how much insulin to give her. Many of the recipes online are for adults. I need a recipe for just a plain white cake. Also I need a recipe for a diabetic frosting as well. Please help if you can!

     
    • kids and cats 4:18 pm on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Try going to the American Diabetes Association website – they should be able to help you.
      Also, the doctor who diagnosed your daughter should have referred you to a dietician since overall meal planning needs to be balanced.
      Good luck.

    • StRaWbErRiEs GiRl 1:19 pm on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      um may be sugar free frosting and stuff like that maybe a doctor might know because I’m not an expert so i cant say i hope u find it =) i know a a friend who has a daughter with diabetes but i dont know her number so i cant call and ask=(

    • rainyday 10:17 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      i have a diabetic cookbook, if you email me and tell me what flavor you want, i will get one for you. my email is my screen name at yahoo.com, of course. also, be careful with artificial sweetners, because some can have the same affect on insulin levels that sugar does…i have read that Splenda does. you can actually use splenda in any recipe you have now and substitute it cup for cup for the sugar. it doesn’t have the calories of sugar, at least, and it tastes the same. you might want to speak to a diatician, because in a lot of cases, diabetics can have some sugar, you just have to balance it with other things like proteins to help keep the blood sugar stable.

  • Gremlin 12:25 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Actually, Bases, , , , , Regular, , Your   

    How Many Recipes Do You Have In Your Recipe Box That You Actually Use On A Regular Bases? 

    How many recipes do you have in your recipe box that you actually use on a regular bases?
    How many of your regular family meals could you cook without repeating I can go about 20 days on normal meals without having to repeat.

     
    • Chetak. 10:56 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I don’t have one I just rely on my memory and what I have on hand at the time.
      It is unlikely I would have the same combination of meats and veggies terribly often.

    • Manda J 4:15 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      You know…..I don’t really use my recipe box for dinner ideas…I think I am going to start doing that…MY GOAL- make my grocery list using new recipes… Thanks for reminding me ;) OK so I could probably do about the same as you without repeating but I have to say that I am getting sick of them!

    • mrs g2 12:30 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I am a very adventurous cook and I love trying new recipes. I could probably go 3 months without repeating, but we have some that are requested much more often.

  • Gremlin 6:51 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply
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    What Is A Good Recipe For Homemade Applesauce? 

    For Thanksgiving Day I am going to make some homemade applesauce for my family and I to have. I need a good recipe. Try a recipe for cinnamon flavor but any is appreciated. And please do not fake recipes. I am only the second to youngest of my sisters but I want to help. Please give me a recipe. Thank You!

     
    • sunflowe 11:20 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      • 4 apples, peeled, cored, chopped into chunks
      • 1/2 cup pineapple juice
      • 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
      • 1 tbs. brown sugar
      Place the apples in a food processor or blender and process for 1 minute. If you don’t have either of these appliances, then just chop the apples by hand, very small.
      Place the apples, pineapple juice, brown sugar, and cinnamon in a saucepan and stir to combine the ingredients. Cook on medium low for 20-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
      Remove from the heat and let the sauce cool for 15 minutes. Store the sauce in a tupperware bowl or a jar in the refrigerator.
      This makes 2 cups of Apple Sauce

    • Girly♥ 5:59 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Applesauce:
      6 cooking apples, peeled and chopped
      1/2 cup dry white wine
      1/4 cup sugar
      1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
      Cook all ingredients, covered, in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, 20 minutes. Uncover and cook, stirring constantly, to desired thickness. Serve warm or cold.
      Yield: 2 1/2 cups

    • JubJub 12:35 am on January 20, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      “Applesauce” – 4 cups
      4 medium cooking apples; pared, quartered and cored
      1 cup water
      1/2 cup brown sugar (packed)
      1/4 tsp. cinnamon
      1/8 tsp. nutmeg
      Heat apples and water over medium heat to boiling. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, 5-10 minutes or until tender. Stir in brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; heat to boiling.
      (TIP: Some good examples of cooking apples are Cortland, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Jonathan, McIntosh, Newtown Pippin, Rhode Island Greening, Rome Beauty, Stayman, Winesap and York Imperial.)

    • mamanook 8:22 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      I tore this recipe out of a magazine a long time ago and LOVED it! Everyone who tastes it wants the recipe, and it’s SO easy.
      Microwave Applesauce
      2 McIntosh apples
      2 Granny Smith (or other tart) apples
      1 C water
      Juice of 1/2 of a lemon
      1/2 C sugar
      1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
      Halve and core all apples- peel them if you like.
      Cut into good-size chunks
      Put the apples, water and lemon juice in a deep, microwaveable 2 1/2 quart casserole.
      Stir sugar and cinnamon into apples
      Cook uncovered at full power for 5 minutes.
      Stir, and press the apples into the liquid.
      Return to microwave, and cook 5 minutes more.
      Use a potato masher to coarsely mash the apples, stirring them into the liquid.
      Let applesauce cool to room temperature, cover and refrigerate.
      This is delicious, and smells great cooking.
      Applesauce will look watery, but will thicken upon standing.
      Enjoy!

    • Steve G 7:38 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Spiced Applesauce
      Ingredients:
      12 oz granny smith apples, peeled and sliced
      12 oz golden delicious apples, peeled and sliced
      2/3 cup water
      2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
      2 tbsp. plus 2 tsp. sugar
      1/8 tsp. ground cinnamon
      1/8 tsp. ground cardamom
      Preparation:
      Combine first 4 ingredients in a heavy saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer about 20 minutes, or until apples are tender. Uncover and cook 10 minutes longer, stirring frequently, until mixture thickens.
      Mash with a potato masher until chunky applesauce forms. Stir in sugar and spices. Transfer to a bowl, cover and chill overnight.

  • Gremlin 12:39 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply
    Tags: Broth, , Potatoes, , Roasted   

    Recipe For Chicken And Potatoes Roasted In Broth? 

    I had a recipe a long time ago from a soup can, I think, it was for boneless chicken in chicken broth; you put the potatoes and veggies right in the dish too; anyone have this or a similar recipe?
    Thanks!

     
    • biotechm 3:24 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      do u remember the soup brand?
      if so, check their websites and you can prolly find out.

    • Arrica H 1:34 pm on January 19, 2010 Permalink | Reply

      Try searching the ingredients on allrecipes.com. I usually find everything I am looking for there.

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