» Monthly Archives: July 2009

Jul
26

Homemade marshmallows

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Kids usually love marshmallows, my daughter like to sprinkle it on her chocolate smoothie. Making marshmallows doesn’t involve any baking, but I thought it would be nice to know how to make one, especially when we can make marshmallow fondant out of it. And maybe this tutorial will be helpful in areas where it is …

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Jul
15

Oatmeal cookies

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I have a packet of dried cranberries in my fridge, don’t know what to do with it until I found this recipe. Its in a book by Cindy Mushet – The Art & Soul of Baking. In the book, the recipe uses dried sour cherries, but I’ve substitute it with dried cranberries. To make the …

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Jul
9

Gumpaste flower – Evening Primrose

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(image from http://troyandmartha.blogspot.com/2008/03/wild-flowers-from-coast-and-se-texas.html) I notice I haven’t posted any article under the category ‘gumpaste project’ for quite a while. Today I was flipping through my favourite book – “Alan Dunn’s best of Floral Sugarcraft”. There is a project on making a “Fragrant Evening Primrose”. The steps look simple and no special cutter is needed, just …

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