Saturday, February 8, 2025

Recent salad dressings

 Chipotle Ranch 

https://www.onelovelylife.com/chipotle-ranch-dressing/#tasty-recipes-32457-jump-target

This one, as written tasted too much like mayo, so I added more garlic powder and then some white wine vinegar. I used the high side of the chipotle peppers, probably closer to a tablespoon.


Honey lime vinaigrette https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/235712/honey-lime-vinaigrette/

Used this as a general guide, didn't add any extra sugar, and just used olive oil.

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

GF Crepes

 https://www.mamaknowsglutenfree.com/gluten-free-crepes


I made this recipe for La Chandeleur on the lefse griddle and they were pretty good. Based on the videos I saw, I think it's easier to spread out the batter with a t-shaped tool to make them extra thin. I made do with a spatula.

We had strawberry, banana, Nutella, and peanut butter toppings.

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Gingerbread Cake

 I made this cake because I wanted to 

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1026424-holiday-gingerbread-cake-with-molasses-whipped-cream?smid=ck-recipe-android-share

Used mostly Bob's Red Mill 1:1 GF flour in place of the AP flour.

It needs the whipped cream because the cake itself is not too sweet. I didn't make the cream from the recipe but had it with ice cream.

It was a little bitter, probably because it burned a little. But not sure if I'd make it again.

Thursday, January 2, 2025

Macarons

 https://thebeachhousekitchen.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-macarons/#wprm-recipe-container-21486

Made these on New Year's day because Leela loves them. I had a hard time following the instructions and had a couple missteps in the egg white whipping. I missed adding the plain sugar. I added it after I whipped the egg white. Then I forgot to add the vanilla at the soft peak stage and had to keep whipping after I added it.

I probably under mixed the batter after adding the almond flour mixture because the shells were slightly hollow. Also, I baked both trays at the same time and some we bigger than others and they cooked slower than the "normal"-sized ones.

Generally, this tutorial is what I followed the first time and I think it is very informative.

https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/french-macarons/