Criterias for Choosing A Bread Maker
Picking up where we left off last week.. Here's my list to quickly recap what I have discussed last week and the remaining criterias I set for the appliance. a) Size of loaf and machine: Usually a toss between 1lb or 2lb loaf maker. You need to choose one that would fit your household consumption requirement, or simply to ensure your tiny kitchen could fit the machine on the kitchen counter or both. b) Elements that would make your life easier ie. Timer and Keep Warm function: Choose them if you view bread-making as more of a necessity than just a hobby.
The Wonder Machine
Well, at least it's currently my wonder machine. My new bread maker, which allows me to do other tasks during the day and sleep early at night, only to wake up to the wonderful aroma of bread wafting in from the kitchen, as it keeps the loaf warm for breakfast. Image via Wikipedia
Bread Baking Made Easy
Looking from the title of this post, some of you may think that my article must be about tips to baking bread. And in a way, you are right. There are many ways bread-baking could be easier, quicker, less messy and practically hands-off. I must admit, there will be some of us, who insisted that making bread needs to be the traditional way, ie. mixing, pounding, kneading the dough to "submission". One is for being very therapeutic, secondly - healthier for the maker and the consumer. And last but not least the traditional way and all those hard work would result ...
Your Own IceCream
Having written much about the icecream maker, I would like to delve a bit onto some of the ingredients and processes that goes into making your own ice cream. So, having searched for something nice and simple, I found one on an article. Rather than pointing you to the website, I have decided to get it the recipe to this same page. Save you a click! The first thing you need to know is how to make your own 100% healthy and natural vanilla extract for your homemade vanilla ice cream. Vanilla extract is a basic ingredient in almost any homemade ice ...
Baking and Desserts
Picking up where we left off last week.. Here’s my list to quickly recap what...
Well, at least it’s currently my wonder machine. My new bread maker, which...
Looking from the title of this post, some of you may think that my article must be...
Having written much about the icecream maker, I would like to delve a bit onto some...
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Herbs and Spices
Somebody submitted a question to me a couple of days ago for advice on what is a...
A good way to enhance your dishes with unforgettable aroma is to use herbs. Be...
Recently I watched an interview of Bobby Chinn by CNN Talk Asia’s Anjuli Rao. ...
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Seafood and Meat
I fry foods once or twice a week, as the kids love their bite-size breaded chicken wings to go with steamed rice and some mild veggie or boiled-egg curry. Traditionally, in my mother’s household, we fry foods in a thick black wok, but you need a specific stove ring to hold up the wok firmly from tipping over and spilling boiling hot oil. Nowadays... [Read more of this review]
Somebody submitted a question to me a couple of days ago for advice on what is a good gravy and side dish to go with her baked chicken and here is my answer. The simplest gravy to go with the baked chicken is as follows. The most Basic 3 items – Chicken broth, cream and corn starch. Prepare roughly equal parts of broth and cream to make a... [Read more of this review]
Generally, when we think of cooking turkey, it is usually meant for Thanksgiving and Christmas. You know, the roasted whole turkey, with all kinds of stuffing and the whole enchilada of gravy and sauce. Now why is that so? Perhaps due to the thoughts of its huge whole size and longer time of preparation and cooking, held back many of us from making... [Read more of this review]
Recently I watched an interview of Bobby Chinn by CNN Talk Asia’s Anjuli Rao. Bobby lives in South East Asia and travels throughout the continent for his show World Cafe Asia. The way he presented is quite refreshing and I managed to catch one of his episodes showcasing Indonesian food. Well mainly what’s available in the capital city... [Read more of this review]
To me, knowing how to buy seafood is important, because low quality ones can get people sick from eating them. I believe most of us tend to buy seafood from the big stores. Some of us love waking up before the sun rises to tramp the wet fish market so that we get the better choices of the day, just like an executive chef of a restaurant. And then... [Read more of this review]
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