No-bake chocolate biscuit cake is a staple in almost every Turkish mother’s repertoire. Turns out, we’ve all been eating like royalty! According to this article, no-bake chocolate cake is a tea time favorite of Queen Elizabeth II. In fact, it
It was one of the best meals I’ve had during my two weeks in San Francisco and certainly the most memorable dining experience of my life. My Chez Panisse Experience is nominated in Saveur’s Best Food Blog Awards 2012 in the “Best Single
It could have risen a bit more. It should have had a more open crumb. And the “ears” would have definitely been more pronounced if I had scored the dough with a razor instead. But still, I can’t believe this bread came out of my oven. Th
Long-time readers would know how serious I am about chocolate and ice cream. So believe me when I say: This is “The Best Chocolate Ice Cream You’ll Ever Have”. And the best part is, you don’t even need an ice cream maker! Sold? Tak
Now that the sourdough starter recipe is finalized, I can conquer all the sourdough bread recipes I’ve been dreaming about for years. The first on the list is Tartine Bakery’s Basic Country Bread. Before I share that adventure (and what an adv
I interrupt my regularly scheduled sourdough broadcast with this very special announcement: Today is World Nutella Day. Happy spooning everyone! Above is Nutel Lisa, my version of Fernando Botero‘s version of Mona Lisa. Tags: nutel lisa, nutella, wo
The sourdough starter is ready at last! Remember how it rose yesterday? Looks like it rose almost twice as much after the last feeding. The napkin on top kept it from overflowing… Almost. A teaspoon of it has found its way, but the rest is fine. By
Look at that! Very exciting. There’s quite a significant rise today. The sourdough starter rose by approximately an inch and a half. If I get a similar result tomorrow, I’ll bake my first sourdough bread. HOW TO MAKE A SOURDOUGH STARTER Day 1
Yet another uneventful day. The sourdough starter looks pretty much the same as yesterday. The starter has to ferment predictably (rising and falling after each feeding) before preparing the leaven. Needless to say, this much of rise is not enough. I disc
You might remember from yesterday’s post… The sourdough starter rose by approximately quarter of an inch after the feeding. Looking at it today, I see that it didn’t rise much after that. The crust is a bit darker and drier. I peel the c
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