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Cherry-Almond Scones

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Oct 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) Traditionally, scones are only slightly sweet, more like baking powder biscuits, and are so tender they melt in your mouth. What adds a hint of sweetness is the chopped or dried fruits … Continue reading →

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Cream Scones, with Optional Dried Fruit & Nuts

Posted on February 19, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Oct 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) This is a basic recipe for cream scones; feel free to add your own twist for spices, fruit/dried fruit, and nuts. The original recipe was written for whole wheat pastry flour; … Continue reading →

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Thickening sauces using flour or starch

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Feb 2015 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) I know of three ways to use flour or starch to thicken a sauce using flour or starch: roux, buerre manie, or starch/water mix. All 3 are included in this post. If … Continue reading →

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Plum sorbet

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Nov 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; 2. Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Basics True sorbet is made without milk or cream.  Instead, water, coffee, tea or fruit juice is used as the liquid. (If it … Continue reading →

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Hazelnut (Filbert) Gelato

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Nov 2007 (Photo, right, from Wikimedia Commons) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; 2. Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert Basics Italian ice cream is all the rage now, with its intense flavor and soft texture. Most Gelato shops … Continue reading →

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Berry Semifreddo

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Cat

(Photo, right, from Dom’s kefir in-site (4)) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; Made with heavy cream and whipped eggs, this chilled relative of ice cream is a very rich  frozen dessert.  Semifreddo means ‘half chilled’ in Italian, and is made … Continue reading →

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Frozen Yogurt

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Cat

(Photo, right, from Cooking.com (1)) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; Includes: 1. Frozen Vanilla Yogurt; 2. Frozen Orange-Scented Yogurt When I first published this post on my old site, frozen yogurt was a fairly new phenomenon in American culture, … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream: MIlk & Cream Type

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2008 (updated Dec 2022) (Photo, right, from Viewpoints.com (1)) Today’s commercial ice cream is nothing like old-fashioned ice cream from the local dairy. Today’s version includes a lot of questionable additives and highly processed ingredients which I … Continue reading →

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Ice Cream: Fruit or Berry in Custard Base

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2008 (Photo, right, from Cooking.com (1)) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; 2. Ice Cream Basics; 3. Crème Anglaise (Stove-Top Custard Sauce) Includes: 1. Berry Ice Cream; 4. Peach Ice Cream; 5. Lemon Ice Cream Today’s commercial ice cream is nothing … Continue reading →

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Custard-Based Ice Cream

Posted on February 10, 2015 by Cat

By Cat, Jun 2008 (Photo, right, from Viewpoints.com (1)) See also: 1. Puddings & Frozen Desserts Menu; 2. Ice Cream Basics; 3. Crème Anglaise (Stove-Top Custard Sauce) Includes: 1. Vanilla Custard Ice Cream; 2. Chocolate Custard Ice Cream; 3. Caramel Custard Ice Cream Today’s commercial ice … Continue reading →

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