Culinary Goods

So, I made up this cake (with the help of a previous vanilla cake recipe). It’s awesome. If you like berries, you will love this cake. It could be improved in some ways, I’m sure, but as is, it’s a solid 9.5. The second picture gives you a better view of how I decorated the top. Anyway, here you go: Vanilla Cake (I used the one from cookingclassy.com I blogged last spring) Vanilla Cake 3 cups (370g) cake flour I measured this by weight and just put 1/3 cup of cornstarch in the bowl and then dumped flour in until it reached the right number of grams 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 cup (8 oz) unsalted butter, softened next time I might use 25% OIL   1 3/4 cup (390g) granulated sugar I only did 1 1/3 cups and it was plenty sweet, you could likely decrease to 1 1/4 without any problems 3 large eggs 2 large egg yolks 1 1/4 cups milk (anything but skim) I used 2% 2 tsp vanilla extract I increased this to 1 Tbs. http://www.cookingclassy.com/fresh-strawberry-...

I first tried these at a dinner at the Blairs house. I like these, and I think they are a nice change from veggie burgers and/or hamburger (my kids also like them, so they get about an 8). For ours, we put them on ciabatta rolls. I made a pesto mayo, and then I put dijon mustard, red onion, lettuce, tomato, and avocado on mine. She found the recipe on Pinterest: Feta Basil Turkey Burgers 1/2 lb ground turkey (I used 94% lean ground turkey) 1/4 cup feta cheese crumbles I was generous with this 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil We probably increased this a bit 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce I was a bit generous with this 1/4 tsp salt I did seasoned salt instead black pepper recipe retrieved from: https://www.fifteenspatulas.com/feta-basil-turkey-burgers/

So, I modified this recipe a bit, and it ended up pretty great for Pi day. It probably gets a 9, and it came from annies-eats.com. I put my changes below in bold: Strawberry Lemon Cream Pie For the crust: I just used my own pie crust recipe · 1¼ cups (150 grams) all-purpose flour · 2 tbsp. (25 grams) sugar · ¼ tsp. salt · 8 tbsp. (113 grams) unsalted butter, softened but still cool · 2 oz. (55 grams) cream cheese, softened but still cool For the lemon cream:* · ½ cup plus 2 tbsp. (155 ml.) freshly squeezed lemon juice I also added the lemon zest of 3 lemons when it was done · 3 whole large eggs · 1 large egg yolk · ¾ cup (170 grams) granulated sugar I only did 1/2 cup · Pinch of coarse salt · ½ cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, cool I melted mine For the filling: · 1 cup sliced strawberries · 1 tbsp. (12.5 grams) granulated sugar I only did about a tsp., and I wonder if it even needs that · 1 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice · 1 cup lemon cream (above) · ¾ cu...

Ok, I loved this. I give it a 9, hands down. People either loved it or weren’t a fan of the churro topping. I love chocolate and cinnamon together, so this was fantastic for me, and totally one of my faves. I got the recipe from annies-eats.com, and I put my changes in bold. For the churro crumble: I bought a churro from Costco and skipped this part—highly recommend buying one instead 1 cups plus 1 tsp. granulated sugar, divided 1 tbsp. ground cinnamon ½ cup milk 1 tsp. kosher salt 2 tbsp. (1 oz.) unsalted butter ½ cup all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 3 cups canola oil (for frying) For the tart dough: 1 large egg yolk 1 tbsp. heavy cream ½ tsp. vanilla extract 1¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the work surface 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar I cut this in half and it was plenty sweet ½ tsp. ground cinnamon ¼ tsp. salt 8 tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch cubes For the ganache: I doubled the entire thing 3 oz. bittersweet chocolate, finel...