Need a grown-up version of marshmallows when craving to satisfy your sweet tooth when camping? And an excuse to bring liqueur to camping? Move over, marshmallows unless you plan to make a marshmallow brownie version, campfire style. (I would like to try that next time: add a small handful of mini-marshmallows to the brownie batter, …
There is nothing shameful about cheat-baking, especially when you’ve got unexpected guests AND you’ve got less than an hour to whip something up. Plus, it was buy one get one free cake mix at Safeway. Sometimes, cake mixes are great when I want to focus more on improving my buttercream piping skills on cakes — …
Wait, isn’t Red Velvet so 2011? Maybe, but red is the timeless colour for fiery passion. It is perfect for a) Canada Day and more relevantly, b) Valentine’s Day. I would want to include Lunar New Year as well since red is an auspicious colour, but that’s probably stretching it! 🙂 Easy? Check. Unlike sugar …
Happy Friday! I’m going to start a new Cynful Kitchen humo(u)r series for each last Friday of the month. If you had a list of Must-Haves in your kitchen, what would yours be? I would love to read your Kitchen dream-list! For me, this is my ultimate kitchen dream! A self-cleaning kitchen. I even created …
Once you make fresh noodles, it’s hard to go back to store-bought pasta. You can freeze homemade pasta in airtight containers or bags for up to 30 days. Go make some fresh pasta dough ahead of time; it’s a fun and messy weekend project. To prevent noodles scandalously entangling with one another, it is very …
Looking for the perfect buttercream recipe? Look no further. If you live in a hotter climate, increase the ratio of 75% shortening to 25% butter. If you LOVE butter more than shortening, you could do a 25% shortening and 75% butter. Since shortening has got a lower water content, using shortening will help provide the texture and …
After seeing memes of Gordon Ramsay going bonkers over someone using the cookie sheet to cook a pizza in Hell’s Kitchen, I’d figure I’d join in the fun a bit. There are some kitchen basics you ought to know: do not use sharp objects on non-stick surfaces. Hell’s got no more fury than a baker’s pans …
You did what?! Kaya in chicken?! Mixing Kaya (sweet coconut jam) and pesto? Yes, this is my fusion take of Chicken Teriyaki: West meets my mom’s braised cooking style — using available ingredients on hand in my fridge. When my mother braises, she uses dark soy sauce, garlic and 5-spice. Sometimes, she adds vinegar. I missed my mother’s cooking, …
Respect the ‘mo! I can’t grow one, but I can bake some moustache cookies. Support the movement to fund men’s health programs. Donate on Movember’s website. My cookie cutters came from J-Wilton.com; it’s an Edmonton-based Wilton distributor/wholesaler. I have been furiously baking cookies in the past few weeks; if you’re following me on Twitter, you’d probably …
