Ratio :

Upping the Ratio of Veg on the Plate.

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There has been a lot of eating of less than stellar foods at our house. You know the days where you are running, running, running, and suddenly it seems easier to feed the tots crackers (starch), cheese (protein & fat) and olives (veg) for[...]

Gluten/Dairy/Egg Free Vegan Coconut Pineapple Scones for the Gluten-Free Ratio Rally

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Gluten/Dairy/Egg Free Coconut Pineapple Scone with Trader Joe's Mango "Butter" I am so pleased to be participating in this month's Gluten Free Ratio Rally, founded by Shauna from the Gluten Free Girl , and hosted this month by[...]

Day 91 - Practical Birthday Cake

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Today for my practical test I had to bake and decorate a birthday cake. I baked a high ratio cake. Unlike a regular cake, a high ratio cake has more sugar than flour. A high ratio liquid shortening contains microemulsifiers, which allow a batter[...]

High Ratio Shortening

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High Ratio Shortening What is it? It is one hundred percent fat with added emulsifiers, white in color and does not contain any added salt or water. The difference between high ratio...

Cooking Test on "RATIO"

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Next week I'm going to go the Book Ratio and cook some of Michael Ruhlman RATIO, formula's and post the results.... It should be a fun project to do. I'll let you all know how I did on them and how everything came out. Michael is a great chef, a[...]

RATIO, By Michael Ruhlman

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I just got a copy of this book, and it puts all cooking into a relationship. It's not that expensive and the info in it is very useful. I got mine thru Amazon.com and it think it was something like 15 US dollars or something like that. But this is[...]

Mini Apple Pies: Ratio-izing my kitchen

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I'm always reluctant to accept compliments on my cooking if I've cooked from a recipe. I mean, It's one thing to be able to follow a recipe and another entirely to be able to make a recipe or to cook entirely without one. Right? Usually when I[...]

Ratio: Variations on the Theme of Pancakes III

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Third in the Ratio: Pancakes series. I’m participating in the Ratio Challenges this year, hosted by Seattlejo of Fat and Crafty , and experimenting with ratios from Michael Ruhlman’s Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of[...]

Ratio: Variations on the Theme of Pancakes III

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Third in the Ratio: Pancakes series. I’m participating in the Ratio Challenges this year, hosted by Seattlejo of Fat and Crafty , and experimenting with ratios from Michael Ruhlman’s Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of[...]

Lovely Polenta

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Several months ago, I made corn muffins that tasted like cardboard.  My old roommate Lara commented, “Ashley I had those corn muffins you made and… what did you do to them? They tasted horrible!” At the time, I had just bought[...]