How to Temper Chocolate

peanut free girl | December 21, 2009

I am still determined to find how get a thicker and harder chocolate coating on my truffles.

I found the following video and it is a step that needs to be taken called tempering chocolate.

This video is a really good How To video for tempering chocolate.

Replacement for baking Vanilla Cake Recipe without Eggs?

peanut free girl | December 15, 2009

So I learned something new today.

You see I started mixing the ingredients for the below simple vanilla cake:

Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 mL) sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (250 mL) milk
  • 3/4 cup (175 mL) vegetable oil

Christmas and the Holidays and Allergies

peanut free girl | December 14, 2009

3941581_blogWOW!!

It’s almost Christmas already!

This holiday is my favorite season. Over the years, being allergic to all these I have to say I have been pretty lucky.  My family has been very understanding in terms of allergies and are extra careful when I’m around. In my own home for instance, there is obviously no peanut butter in the house. If someone does crave the peanut butter, they simply eat it out of the house at a Tim Hortons or some coffee shop.

Recipe: Peanut Free Chocolate Covered Cookie Dough Truffles

peanut free girl | December 14, 2009

imagesI saw this recipe a while ago on the Food Network on the Paula`s Best Dishes Show.

I`m used to seeing many recipes being really good right up until they add the nuts! But there`s no worries to that since we can always try to alter the recipe.

Maple Pumpkin Pie – Peanut Free Recipe

peanut free girl | October 25, 2009

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Ingredients

  • 1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 2 eggs