Posts by chocdoc

I'm on a Mac and have MacGourmet.  I can download all the recipes easily to my iphone or ipad.  Love the way it imports recipes too.   I was a die hard mastercook user until forced to switch with my new mac that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Alric Tong Kwan Seng  Thank you Chef =) Any chance could get the buttercream recipe?   1   1 large egg 1 large egg yolk ¼ tsp cream of tartar 125...

Made green olive macarons the other day - not exactly savory however.  The standard Pierre Herme macaron with some green colour as well as a little bit of cocoa to get an olive green.  Buttercream made with whole eggs and...

There is a uniform place on the South Service road just west of Erin Mills Parkway - quite reasonably priced there.     Mississauga Uniforms 2100 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga   I picked up a pair of checked pants in...

 I put mine on parchment (in the oven of course).  Nice and brown with just one quick turn.

Quote:Originally Posted by Squid The crock pot does work and I managed to make a stew out of it. I had 1lb of beef, a few chopped carrots, potatoes, and one onion, and added one cup of water.My only complaint about it was...

 he-eats.com/2009/08/24/pierre-hermes-salted-caramel-macarons/  Here are great instructions for macarons.  Only one translation glitch - you don't need to cool the syrup to 115C before pouring it into the egg whites.

 Or grind them up and add them to tempered chocolate.

Scott,To make the lacy hearts - use a chocolate that is very viscous when tempered - they don't work as well with a couverature that you'd use to make nice thin shells. Pipe overlapping circles, and make sure that you reinforce...

 Mengrai Thai