Friday 8 November 2013

Failures in baking


Failures in Cooking and Baking

Wondering what went wrong with your new recipe for the BEST cupcake in the WORLD? And you are trying to avoid the horror of the experience


In our lives we all have experienced failures and on the verge of giving up, because we are worried that it may happen again but bigger. Like a big fear e.g.: spiders or sharks.


Well in baking and cooking, it is hard to make things truly perfect and immaculate. But it's the mind set and thought in your head that really count. Sound cliché but it is true. If a failure of a baked good is the outcome, you may feel sad and broken hearted. Train yourself, to find solutions and tips to solve the problem like researching tips and advice on the internet, to make the failure better e.g.: tips on making short bread cookies. Another tip is to reflect on what went wrong, and what could be the factor that may have contributed in the failure.


Any things in baking and cooking contribute when failures occur like cooking temperature, cooking time, whisking and many more. These factors are hard to control because there are a variety of ways to do them for example beating egg white for meringue pie, you can beat the egg at high speed for all duration, low speed or in (multiple speeds) eg: low speed for 2 minutes, then 3 mnutes on highs peed.


All humans have flaws and secrets, just like baking and cooking. Just like Thomas Edison, the creator of the light bulb, he blew up and destroyed many before he made and lit up the successful light bulb.

Failure is like a learning point, or not. But it is what you do with it.

Happy Cooking 
Food life blog
 Cinny


Thursday 10 October 2013

New Post


Hi there

Welcome to Food Life 08 blog.

This blog use to be called Happy Food Life, Recently I decided this blog needs a make over or a dramatic change from a fun, to a blog, that looks great and I am proud to look at. I believe this is my second introduction. The stuff, I am quite proud to say that this blog has improved in the design section.

The content on this blog has not changed much but I have deleted some post that I think were not that great and interesting. I have changed the font of the posts, to all Poriet One because a blog with a mix of font in all different sizes and styles can be quite irritating. I have also deleted some photos because they weren't as nice and I had quite a lot of photos.

I hope this blog is a work in progress as time goes by, I will try my best to upload and post content regularly with  restaurant reviews, good photos, and yummy recipes. 


Change is sometimes good because the same old is too similar, sometimes and it can get boring.

Thanks
Cinny

Wednesday 9 October 2013

5 comon muffin faliures


Five Common muffin faults

Bitterness or has a baking powder flavour
-       added too much baking soda or baking powder

mountain peaked top
-       the mixture was overmixed when mixed


Sunken muffin
-       the mixture is too cold
-       overmixed
-       oven temperature is low
-       the muffin mixture is to wet or runny

The additional ingredients sank to the botton. Eg: blueberries or choc chips
-       too wet or soggy
-       the amount of additional ingredient is too much
-       forgot raising agents eg baking powder

The muffin did not rise
-       forgot raising agents
-       overmixed
-       less raising agents added in muffin

The muffin felt heavy and hard
-       overmixed
-       inaccurate measurement of baking powder
-       forgot baking powder


Monday 9 September 2013

Frasers Cafe in Mt Eden.


A few weeks ago I went passed Frasers Cafe in Mount Eden to grab something to eat. One of my good mates said that Frasers cafe has good cheesecakes, so I bought some.

The cheesecake on the left was cookies and cream with chocolate and right is the NYC baked cheese cake.

The cheesecakes were high quality and fresh. Also quality ingredients were used.


Tuesday 9 October 2012

Recipe: Caramelised Apples



Caramelised Apples are apples perfect for dinner parties because they are vegetarian ,are easy to make, they can be served on a plate in a variety of ways, crispy ,tasty and sweet. The apples can be served with caramel sauce drizzled or dipped in.

-ENJOY 


3 small gala apples, grate skin and cut into small slices

25g butter
 
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

1 Tblsp maple syrup

Melt butter in pot. Add the apples.

Add cinnamon and vanilla to apples, cook on low for 2mins

Add Maple syrup the apples in pot. Cook for another 3 mins

Remove from heat, Stir gently.

Serve with a drizzle of caramel sauce

Serves 2-3 people










The original recipe came from Woman's weekly, I just wanted to make a small serving so I divided all the ingredients by 2 ,substituted 3 large apples for 3 small gala apples and instead of yoghurt I added caramel sauce

http://www.nzwomansweekly.co.nz/food/recipes/caramelised-apples-on-spicy-fruit-toast/

Friday 5 October 2012

Recipe: Tomato & Cheese Toaties using Sunbeam's Thick Snack



Tomato & Cheese Toasties using Sunbeam’s Thick Snack

This is recipe is great on a cold afternoon in winter and its very windy. But you can actually make this when ever you like it. J
- Enjoy
 
Ingredients

-       2 thick slices of tomato
-       -2 thick slices of any solid cheese like Edam, Colby…
-       Some olive oil or margarine (I used Bertolli : Olive oil spread with Extra Virgin)
-       2 slices of bread or 1hamburger bun cut in half

Butter on one side of the 2 breads. Then place it on one of the sandwich mould. But don’t PLUG IT in the POWER point. Yet. The buttered side should be facing the black sandwhich mould.


Place the 2 tomato slices on the un buttered side of the bread. Then repeat with the cheese slices.

Butter the remaining bread and place it like the first bread slice.

Now plug the thick snack into the power point. The light above should be red.

Wait for the light to turn green. When it turns green, the toastie will be HOT. SO take care.

Serve on a plate.








Friday 28 September 2012

Recipe: White Chocolate and Raspberry Muffins....



 Raspberry and White Choc Muffins… Yummy


-      
100g butter, chopped
-       1 cup  Caster Sugar
-       1 cup milk
1 egg, lightly beaten

-       1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries
-       1/2 cup white chocolate chips

-        Icing Sugar for dusting
Method
Preheat the oven to 190°C.

 Lightly grease or oil spray a 12-muffin tin.

Place the flour in a large bowl. Using your fingertips, rub the butter into the flour, until well combined.

Add the sugar, milk, egg, raspberries and white chocolate.

 Fold until just moistened.

 Spoon into the muffin . Bake for 20 minutes.

Stand for 5 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.

 Dust with icing sugar before serving.


Tips and Variations


You can substitute the white choc for milk choc chips 

or have 1/4 cup or choc and 1/4 cup of white choc\

Remember to fold the muffin mixture so it does not feel heavy after you have baked the muffins.