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[AirDancer]

Are those easy to make?

They are easy. Takes a while...but so do cut out cookies that are frosted & decorated. Well worth it, tho

 

[Edward]

These are truffles ... a variety of flavors. I'll be making those this next week, in preparation for Christmas.

Those do look good. Let us know how they turn out and how easy they are to make.

 

[AirDancer]

I love the white chocolate truffles!

 

[Jesse]

They are easy. Takes a while...but so do cut out cookies that are frosted & decorated. Well worth it, tho

It's all sounding good. I can't see myself baking though, too many details, especially with Christmas cookies.

 

[AirDancer]

Truffles take time with the rolling into balls, then coating evenly with chocolate. The sprinkles (if used) have to be placed quickly, otherwise the chocolate cools & the sprinkles won't stick.

 

[AirDancer]

It's all sounding good. I can't see myself baking though, too many details, especially with Christmas cookies.

Do you make chocolate chip cookies?

 

[Jesse]

It sounds easy but time consuming, but they sure do sound good! Send us some when you're done.

I'm headed for bed with visions of sugar plums dancing in my head. ;)

 

[Jesse]

Do you make chocolate chip cookies?

Not really, truth be told, I'd rather forego dessert for a good meal of meat and potatoes. Idk, maybe if I tried baking I'd like doing it.

 

[AirDancer]

I think you'd enjoy baking, Jesse .... Beef Wellington has to be baked :yes

 

[Edward]

Cooking is easier than people think it is. There's a few things to know, but the rest of it is just trying different ingredients together, lol.

The magic in cooking comes when one can get a multi-course meal all on the table at the same time hot.

 

[Kathi]

My goal is to take a basic recipe and then create my own by putting a little of this and a little of that in it.My mom did not go by a recipe very often.If you sat her down and asked her to give you her recipe it was difficult.She would say "well, a pinch of this and you will know just by the way it looks".

 

[Kathi]

Does anyone here like Brussel Sprouts?I love them.

 

[Edward]

My goal is to take a basic recipe and then create my own by putting a little of this and a little of that in it.My mom did not go by a recipe very often.If you sat her down and asked her to give you her recipe it was difficult.She would say "well, a pinch of this and you will know just by the way it looks".

Me too. I go to Allrecipes.com quite a bit. I don't really go there for exact recipes though. Just to get ideas, then make my own dish, customized.

 

[Edward]

Does anyone here like Brussel Sprouts?I love them.

No thanks. Too bitter for me. I love cabbage but not brussel sprouts.

 

[Kathi]

Me too. I go to Allrecipes.com quite a bit. I don't really go there for exact recipes though. Just to get ideas, then make my own dish, customized.

That is my favorite recipe website too.I look at a lot of the reviews and see what they have done.You can tell there are some good cooks on there.

 

[Jesse]

I think you'd enjoy baking, Jesse .... Beef Wellington has to be baked :yes

So true, I baked the lasagna and the pizza....haha

 

[Jesse]

Cooking is easier than people think it is. There's a few things to know, but the rest of it is just trying different ingredients together, lol.

The magic in cooking comes when one can get a multi-course meal all on the table at the same time hot.

That's what microwaves are for.haha

 

[TOG]

Do you make chocolate chip cookies?

TOG's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
225 g Sugar
125 g Butter
200 g Flour
½ tsk Salt
1/3 tsk Sodium bicarbonate
1 Large egg
200 g Dark chocolate (chopped)
250 g Milk chocolate (chopped)

Put everything in a bowl, except for the chocolate and knead. Add the chocolate and mix well together with the dough. Form small balls of dough and press them on a cookie plate covered wth wax paper. Cook for 8 minutes at 180 degrees C. Enjoy.

To convert from Metric to the US system, click here. for weight and here for temperature.

These cookies are different from any I've ever had. They are a very light color and are soft. Let me know how it goes if you try it. In the place where I first saw this, there were two variations of the recipe called Day and Night. The recipe above is for Day. To make the Night version, use only dark chocolate and use brown sugar. Otherwise it's exactly the same.

The TOG​

 

[Edward]

TOG's Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
225 g Sugar
125 g Butter
200 g Flour
½ tsk Salt
1/3 tsk Sodium bicarbonate
1 Large egg
200 g Dark chocolate (chopped)
250 g Milk chocolate (chopped)

Put everything in a bowl, except for the chocolate and knead. Add the chocolate and mix well together with the dough. Form small balls of dough and press them on a cookie plate covered wth wax paper. Cook for 8 minutes at 180 degrees C. Enjoy.

To convert from Metric to the US system, click here. for weight and here for temperature.

These cookies are different from any I've ever had. They are a very light color and are soft. Let me know how it goes if you try it. In the place where I first saw this, there were two variations of the recipe called Day and Night. The recipe above is for Day. To make the Night version, use only dark chocolate and use brown sugar. Otherwise it's exactly the same.

The TOG​

Nice. Those sound good. One can never have enough chocolate chip cookie recipes laying around. I'll try em out.
Thanks brother.

It threw me for a loop though just a wee bit. I'm used to cooking and baking with volume, cups and such, tsp., and tblesp., and so forth. What's a tsk?

I took a stab at converting it with a little kentucky windage for some of the other yanks if they want to try them. It's:

A dash more than 2 cups of Sugar
A dash more than 1/2 cup of Butter
1-3/4 cups Flour
1/2 tsp Salt (1/4 tsp?)
1/3 tsp Baking Powder
1 large Egg
1-3/4 cups dark chocolate (chopped)
2 cups Milk Chocolate (Chopped).

Sounds about right. A grams to cups conversion is pretty hard to come by. I got this close and then shot from the hip, lol.

http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/tools.measures/measures.cfm

 

[Kathi]

Nice. Those sound good. One can never have enough chocolate chip cookie recipes laying around. I'll try em out.
Thanks brother.

It threw me for a loop though just a wee bit. I'm used to cooking and baking with volume, cups and such, tsp., and tblesp., and so forth. What's a tsk?

I took a stab at converting it with a little kentucky windage for some of the other yanks if they want to try them. It's:

A dash more than 2 cups of Sugar
A dash more than 1/2 cup of Butter
1-3/4 cups Flour
1/2 tsp Salt (1/4 tsp?)
1/3 tsp Baking Powder
1 large Egg
1-3/4 cups dark chocolate (chopped)
2 cups Milk Chocolate (Chopped).

Sounds about right. A grams to cups conversion is pretty hard to come by. I got this close and then shot from the hip, lol.

http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/tools.measures/measures.cfm

Yes,the measurements really confused me too.