Posts by pepper

at passover i substitute matzo cake meal for flour and it they turn out great. it's only 3 tablespoons flour though. how much potato starch do you need?

I vote for egg wash too. When sealing your raviolis do you use a crimper? a fork? or your fingers? I've always wondered if the crimpers are worth while.

Good point Ishbel. I never thought of that. I'm trying to think if there's something you could substitute for the liquer. I wonder if you could do some kind of coffee cream combination. What do you think?

hazelnuts are really good too, and they're not as expensive. although it's a pain to remove the skins. here's a recipe for vanilla hazelnuts. it's not as involved as it seems. Ingredients: 6 cups hazelnuts 1 vanilla bean 16 oz sugar 4...

You could make a tea punch, with ginger ale, fruit juice and green tea.

my grandma always adds those cinnamon candies found in the baking aisle. everyone loves it b/c it makes the applesauce pink.

I tried the toasted coconut. That was a great idea. It gave it a sweeter flavor like you said, and it changed the texture too. I think that helped as well. Thanks again for the great suggestions.

Thanks for the great suggestions Luc and Shel. When I tried this before I didn't think of adding other great ingredient. I was just following a rather bland recipe.

Any ideas on how to get kids to enjoy this? In trying to get my family to eat more healthy food, I tried making this instead of mashed potatoes and it didn't go over that well.