Posts by angrychef

shimmer, I'm glad it worked out. You actually want that elastic texture when kneading the dough. My dough is also slightly sticky, so I let it ferment overnight in cooler and it is ready to be handled in AM. My dough has quite a bit of...

In keeping with the Easter theme, why not make Easter egg cookies decorated with a variety of pastel colors using royal icing or fondant. Also chicks, rabbits and ducks. Use crystallized sugar in different shades of colors for a quick...

My boss and I have a great friendship. He was heading out to San Diego for a wedding and a romantic weekend with his wife, so we people at work were giving him flack about leaving us in the middle of a busy weekend. He had called us on...

Aside from running around the kitchen I work out and go walking on a regular basis, but I'm telling you, these veins keep on popping out. And what scares me is that I'm not even 30 yet...I can live with the spider veins but not the...

I do have respect for the classics, but what I meant to say is that one can have fun and be creative and inventive with taste and flavor. It's what makes all chefs have their own "style" and creations. The pastry classics are...

I was reading the thread under aching feet and thought it would be better to start a new topic on these nasty little veins that are starting to show up on my legs. Right now all I have are spider veins but it is getting worse, and it...

Hi breadster. A marjolaine torte consists of nut meringue layers and buttercream; usually vanilla, praline, coffee and/or chocolate. It can be open to any interpretation. We make a mocha marjolaine at work with coffee buttercream and...

That movie is next on my list. I read the book, very good, so I hope the film version is just as good. I do approve of Juliette Binoche cast as Vianne. :)

thanks cchiu. Great information, will add this site to my list. I have also gotten good info. on the flours we use at work(and how to choose which one suits your particular needs)by writing to sales reps. at General Mills. They sent me a...

fontzmark, please post recipe. I would like to try it out, since all the creme brulees I have done have been in the oven. I will compare both techniques. Thanks.