Posts by pastrycake

Hi, I want to send food gifts for a coworker who loves foods such as cashews, granola, cheesecakes, etc. Any suggestions on which website to checkout? I am hoping free shipping or specials with the holiday. Some will send...

Hi I am planning to make shortbread cookies. They are quite tasty compared to regular sugar cookies. It calls for 2 pounds ( 1 box) and 3 cups of cake flour. I forgot to buy some and only have about half a box left. Can I...

I have seen Giada Everday Italian uses mascarpone for all her dishes. Search the foodnetwork recipe or "everday Italian". I find that she substitutes using mascarpon on American dishes to call it Italian. Hope it helps!

Hi I have little success with fudgy brownies. always ends of dry and hard. Has anyone tried fudgy brownies from Moveable feast geneva. It was Oprah favorite things years ago. She also featured Fat witch brownies last year I...

I had the same problem with butter cookies. I had a posting and people say try to put your refrigerated dough b/w plastic wrap and roll it. Try roll in onto your baking sheet and cut out using cookie cutters so you don't have to pick...

Looking to buy a panini press as a gift for a friend. Any recommendations on a brand? What features to look for and what is a good price if anyone has bought one. :smiles:

Hey, Anyone know what it will cost for a culinary education? The tuition, books, other fees? I am in Dallas and was researching if the "ivy school" are same in each region. I would love to go to FCI in New York but the cost...

Hi, Planning to make cheesecake bars for a bake sale at work. I thought bars would be easier than cheesecake slices. Anyone have a good recipe. I really like the cream cheese chocolate swirl bars from American Cookie Co. at the...

Hey, Looking to replace my pans or perhaps upgrade them. I bake more so I don't know much about general cookware. I have pretty much bought whatever is on sale such as cephalon or Farberware. I have read other threads about...

Hi, Sorry if this is a repeat, but what are your input on the silicone bakeware such as muffins and cake pans? Are they the same material as silpat? They were on sale but I was unwilling to trade in my wilton cake pans etc... ...