Baking Bread
I have been wanting to buy a really good bread baking cookbook. Any suggestions? I really like baking bread and of course need to add to my already packed cookbook collection. thanks in advance for any help.
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The one thing I want to learn is (?)
I would take all manner of bread baking classes. Ollie Sommers would be my choice of a teacher.
What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?
I tried this and just didn't care for the taste. It really seemed overly sweet, with an oddly artificial taste. I was disappointed as I had thought it might be yummy. I love the Americone dream flavor. The chocolaty crunch and the ice cream are really good. Ben & Jerry's used to have a flavor called Di's Candy drawer but I can't find it anymore, it was really good also.
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What's Your Take on Cake Ice Cream?
I hate the cake batter flavor...too sweet and artificial, as everyone else seems to think. And I'm mad at B&J's...my favorite flavor (Coconut Almond Fudge Chip) can only be had at the scoop shops now, not in the grocery store. I hope it's not going the way of the dinosaur...
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
amazingly crusty/chewy/light artisan bread (which is impossible to find where I live!)... and I don't really know who I would want to teach me... anyone willing to take the time, I suppose?!
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
I'd love to know how to get into being a food critic. I don't think I could learn how to be a good one from anyone - since a lot of the critics out there seem so damn self absorbed and completely one sided. I love to dine out and have been a "foodie" since before foodtv hit the airwaves and even taught us that word.
That would be an incredible thing to do.
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
Just one thing?! Geez.
Right now, I'm teaching myself how to manipulate humidity when I make bread to produce the crust I want. It's an interesting experiment.
I also keep saying that Any Day Now I'm going to start on candy-making, particularly replicating my great-aunt's peanut brittle. It took me 10 years to replicate my grandmother's biscuits, but I'm hoping I can accomplish it in 5 years this time. I kind of wish I'd started on this before her Alzheimer's got bad. =/
I also wish I had better knife skills - I'm good in the kitchen, but I'm no pro; and plating skills. I also wouldn't mind learning more about the theories behind cooking (mother sauces, etc) and perfecting my craft. I guess what I'm saying - if the world were my oyster and I had the time, money, and health to do it, I'd enroll in the CIA. Alas, it's not to be, so I do what I can at home to learn all I can.
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
They offer a class at LA Burdick's chocolates in Walpole, NH on how to make chocolates and all the steps that go along with it. It is a week-long class, I believe. I live only a little over an hour away. But if I remember correctly, the class is over $800. Gosh, I would LOVE to take that class.
Oh, and I'd love to learn some bread baking too. :)
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
i would love to learn food photography,
i always tried to take pictures of the food i make, but the pictures alway weren't as good as the food
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
In cooking: How to temper chocolate so well, I can make chocolates.
In life: To live with complete love, peace and joy.
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
Barring that, I would also like to learn how to decorate cakes. I tried once and, though delicious, it was not a showstopper.
The one thing I want to learn is (?)
As a current law student, I'd like to learn how to work for the safety and sustainability of our food supply (domestically and globally) and how to ensure that irresponsible companies are held accountable.
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