Posts by SherBel

I own an entire book on the subject. (It obviously covers much more; food in the different classes of dining saloons, lots of menus, hundreds of pictures, and 50 recipes.) It has a section on creating a 'theme' dinner as...

Thank you! Having read your post, I'm sure that in this case, humidity was the culprit. (Boiling homemade perogies while coating cookies with white chocolate....never again.)   I still think that chocolate is best left to the...

I think Irish Whiskey would be good, but Bailey's might be a bit of overkill; already being creamy and sweet...added to a creamy sweet drink, it might get lost. Cinnamon would be lovely, I think. (I like Bourbon in egg nog.)

Quote: Originally Posted by boar_d_laze  Posted by SherBel  I'm not sure what your point is... or if the thread's drifted to "fish and chips "from "why oil in batter?"  Not that there's...

Heston Blumenthal has a fish and chips chapter in "In Search of Perfection". His batter has no oil, no eggs. Equal parts plain flour and rice flour, some baking powder, and equal parts vodka and lager for liquid. Batter aeration is...

Tested Guittard white coating chocolate. Perfect. Thanks, Jellly.

Every year for friends and family, I make 200 or so shortbread cookies with lime zest added to the dough. These cookies are typically half-dipped in white chocolate. This year I decided to change from my usual Bakers white...

Google "matrimonial cake date squares", and you'll be all set! (I'm not sure of the rules re: posting links.)   eta: My mom used to make these regularly, nuts were never part of the recipe.

'Assisted Living'....are you feeding seniors? Is there any sort of standardized menu (28 day rotation or similar) that you're asked to follow, or is it $ per meal per client, with you having free rein to do whatever you...

Bragard perhaps? They're made in France.