almost to heaven [07 Sep 2008|05:32pm] polaroide [thatgirlkelly] close your eyes almost there now your flying high. 4 comments|post comment

and while I'm ahead [07 Sep 2008|03:43pm] polaroide [leapfrogging] You always said I was a quitter. 3 comments|post comment

What piping tip for cream puffs? [07 Sep 2008|01:56am] bakery [tattooedkingpin] I suddenly got the urge to try to make cream puffs, but have no idea what tip to use to pipe the paste onto my pans. Halp? Thanks in advance! 5 comments|post comment

Chocolate cupcakes [06 Sep 2008|12:49am] bakery [guestrooms] ( more pictures & recipe ) 1 comment|post comment

[05 Sep 2008|04:33pm] polaroide [oddobsession] Into each life some rain must fall, some days be dark and dreary. - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1 comment|post comment

[04 Sep 2008|07:01pm] polaroide [playdates] you come to me when i'm asleep you hold me close and it's so sweet somewhere between my head and feet you make my alphabet complete post comment

[03 Sep 2008|10:18pm] polaroide [remixtherobot] "You can’t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You must go to them sometimes." a.a. milne 4 comments|post comment

Results from my first day in Baking & Pastry Class [03 Sep 2008|11:18pm] bakery [tattooedkingpin] Hi! I'm a culinary student here in MD, and today was the first day my baking & pastry class got to work in the kitchen. We made two loaves each - one white lean wheat, one pain de mie. These are mine: Pain de Mie on the left, White/wheat on the right. I just got home a short while ago from class, and was able to sample both loaves - holy crap, are they good! I'v e never heard of Pain de Mie before, and I've never used this recipe for the white/wheat, so both are compltely new to me. Nom nom nom. Half of each loaf is pretty much gone already. :) Incidentally, does anyone have any ideas as to what might have caused this: My chef instructor said that it could have been caused by a number of things - one of the classes before ours was complaining that they had been having issues with their loaves, which seemed to be yeast-related. It was mentioned that it could also have been caused by improper or incomplete proofing, or by me failing to knead/shape the dough properly before baking. Any ideas are most welcome! Thanks! 18 comments|post comment

guitar [01 Sep 2008|10:15pm] polaroide [thatgirlkelly] Sing me a song and I will dance all night long Write it about me and I will love you forever 6 comments|post comment

Vanilla Cupcakes [01 Sep 2008|04:28pm] bakery [guestrooms] I'm new to making cupcakes (this is my second batch). They are the basic vanilla flavor, vanilla butter cream frosting with pink food coloring and various kinds of sprinkles. They were yummy :) ( more photos & recipe ) 4 comments|post comment

[01 Sep 2008|02:38am] polaroide [wiziristan] be a good guitar and you can go far just bring me back my girl you understand where she's coming from which I obviously don't or she wouldn't be gone 3 comments|post comment

[31 Aug 2008|08:39am] bakery [jinx_renner] [ mood | bored ] I'm in love with this recipe "Snickers snack cake". I found it in "Paula Deen's Chocolate Celebration" and I've made it a few times. It comes out amazing! You really don't have to add snickers, I added symphony chocolate with toffee bits, crumbled on top. The only issue is, it gets a tangy sour taste after it cools down. I can't figure out why it's not under a cut, it shows it is on my entry...no idea   ( Snack cake ) Makes 10-12 servings   1 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 4 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt Chocolate frosting (recipe follows)   1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 9 inch baking pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.  Lightly grease foil. 2. In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar.  Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy.  Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in vanilla.  3. In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt.  Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until combined.  Spoon batter into prepared pan.  Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.  Spread chocolate frosting over hot cake.  Let cool completely.  Cut into squares to serve.   Chocolate Frosting Makes about 1 cup   1/4 cup butter 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 3 tablespoons buttermilk 2 cups confectioners' sugar 3 (2.07 ounce) Snickers candy bars cut into 1/2 inch pieces   In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat.  Add cocoa and buttermilk, whisking until cocoa dissolves.  Gradually whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth.  Stir in Snickers bars.  Immediately spread over hot cake. </div>   4 comments|post comment

[30 Aug 2008|03:47pm] bakery [jinx_renner] [ mood | sick ] Hello everyone! I couldn't help but join this community, I'm a huge baking fan. I'm horrible at making stuff like pretzels & cresent rolls. I got the biscuits & cinnimon rolls down, but anything else that involved yeast...didn't work. Everyone's favorite is these double chocolate mini kiss cookies from the Hershy's book.  Anyways I would love to make friends, so please add me if you'd like. post comment

Chocolate Cupcake Surprise: Part Deux! [29 Aug 2008|04:59pm] bakery [sweetkisses0530] ( Read more... ) 6 comments|post comment

I'm glad I found my old pictures. [28 Aug 2008|09:11pm] polaroide [7dayrental] [ music | SRV: Texas Flood ] The things that I used to do Lord, I won't do no more I used to sit and hold your hand darlin' And cry, oh babe do not go post comment

[27 Aug 2008|03:53pm] polaroide [7dayrental] [ mood | Alive ] [ music | G. Love & Special Sauce: Free at Last ] Now I am open like the sky For the sun to shine and colors true To find me blue Oh what a joy to be free I'm free at last, I'm free at last, I'm free at last, I'm free at last, I'm free at last, I'm free at last, I'm free at last. 10 comments|post comment

Banana Nut Crumb Muffins [27 Aug 2008|03:52pm] bakery [guestrooms] This is my second time making these. They looked similar to hockey pucks the first time (I over mixed), but thankfully, they didn't this time! I think they turned out great, and they taste even better. ( more pictures & recipe behind cut ) 3 comments|post comment

[27 Aug 2008|09:59am] polaroide [goldamine] It was here you had your first kiss. She has left you. You can't even blend in with the tourists anymore. But that's alright. 3 comments|post comment

Hello! [27 Aug 2008|10:14am] bakery [viciously_lost] [ mood | hopeful ] I just recently graduated from high school, and I was interested in going to Culinary School to become a pastry Chef. Does anyone know of some promising schools in the New Jersey/New York area? Anything would be sooooo helpful. 16 comments|post comment

Fortune cookies [26 Aug 2008|01:10pm] bakery [travelinjen]  I want to bake fortune-cookies for an upcoming pre-marathon pasta party and put running affirmations inside.  I've never done these before and I have a recipe for chocolate fortune cookies.  If anyone has made these, do you have any tips?  I'd imagine they're pretty fragile, so insight about how to keep them whole would be appreciated. 5 comments|post comment

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