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    Best Dim Sum?

    in Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Dining

    Posted

    Nightscotsman, it looks as if you modeling career has taken off! You can be a Model/Pastry Chef.

    Ben

    oh, umm so who all will be attenting on sunday?

    This is what I have now:

    Myself

    Katie

    Nightscotsman

    Sfroth

    MsRamsey

    HeyJude

    Tighe

    Scrat68

    LaurieA-B

    Mamster

    Maybe HumanBean

    Sig Others? Others?

    Edited to stay current

    Best Dim Sum?

    in Pacific Northwest & Alaska: Dining

    Posted

    I'm afraid that no matter how flexible you are Schielke that you won't be able to change the time the Packers play the Vikings and consequently the time my brother and I watch the game.

    I guess I'm not a party peeps.  :sad:

    You would be suprised how powerful I am!!!!

    By the power of greyskull!!!!!!

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    Go check your local listings now Klink!

    Ben

    Your Most Frustrating Foodie Moment

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    I would be curious to see what would happen if you brought in some Top Pot doughnuts from down your street (you lucky bastard).

    Several people have brought in the Top Pot goodies, and they get eaten quickly, but not quite as fast as the crappy Safeway donuts. By the way, does anyone here consider maple bars to be a treat? :hmmm:

    It seems to be a comfort level thing then. Some people are more adventerous than others...despite the alluring nature of your treats.

    Another possibility is that your office is a big practical joke place and they fear laxitives in the Melody cake. :laugh::laugh::laugh: You prankster!

    Ben

    p.s. maple bars are ok...I have yet to eat a really good one.

    Your Most Frustrating Foodie Moment

    in Food Traditions & Culture

    Posted

    Some very good observations here.
    That's the problem right there. You obviously work with a bunch of people who don't like to eat.

    I think that's hitting it right on the head (ow).

    There's probably a similar syndrome at work with the desserts: if I have to choose the portion myself, people will see how much I take and think I'm greedy, so I'd better take just a sliver.

    Very true. And nobody will ever touch the last piece. They'll take half of it, then half of the half. Sorta like puting the milk jug back in the fridge with a few tablespoons of milk in it.

    I think there's also this unspoken feeling that homemade stuff is richer and more fattening than store-bought. I'm sure that if I brought in fresh, homemade donuts they would sit for days. :wink:

    I would be curious to see what would happen if you brought in some Top Pot doughnuts from down your street (you lucky bastard). I have noticed that some people are adverse to eating food that is prepared at home. This, however, is hard for me to believe since I have seen and tasted your creations.

    Damn.

    Ben

    Mead

    in Wine

    Posted

    A few years ago a friend and I decided we wanted to brew something and decided on Mead since at the time we were poor (college) and could not afford fancy equipment. We found a recipe on the internet and started right away.

    Frankly, we probably did everything wrong. The mead was overspiced, we used mediocre honey, and bread yeast. It still fermented and we had a hell of a time. The mead tasted fairly bad, mostly due to the overspicing. It was very cloudy at the end and we tried to filter it but had trouble doing so correctly.

    Even though we had a poor experience, I would love to try it again with better directions, equipment, and ingredients.

    I recently tasted some commercial mead at an Ethiopian restaurant and liked it. It was crisper than I thought and very fruity.

    Enjoy your project!

    Ben

    Pudding Pop Experiment

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

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    Earlier today, I tried one of the Instant Pudding Pops. The layering effect was much more pronounced and seperate in these pops as you can see from the picture. I may try to do more with this effect in the future.

    The pops had very few air holes and were very solid. I do think that the size/shape issue is a detrement and I will need to rectify this before moving on with the experiment. I think I will also try wooden sticks as handles too. The spoons work fairly well, but the plastic bends too much at times.

    The taste of these pops was much better than the Premade ones, they seemed more authentic. The texture was better as well, but the ice crystals are still too big and I will have to either drop some chedda' on an ice cream machine or stir by hand during the freezing process.

    I will be out of town for most of this next week, but upon my return I shall continue with renewed vigor! Next on the list is Stovetop pudding and homeade pudding! Awww yeah!

    Also, smoked pudding should be in my future if Klink is down for it; Klink?

    Have a good week people!

    Ben

    Pudding Pop Experiment

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

    Dirty!  The above picture post was not intended to be dirty, but a way of incorporating the kitties into the thread in a kosher manner.

    So... you consulted a Rabbi? I don't see any yarmulkes on those kitties. :hmmm:

    I think that this should take care of things.

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    Ben

    p.s. more pudding results to follow later on.

    Pudding Pop Experiment

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

    Thread drift! Thread drift!!! You're usurping your own thread with kitty pictures!

    Tsk, tsk. :ashamed:

    Suck on this Klink! And then suck on it some more!

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    Vinnie gets some pudding action (no actual pudding was ingested in the making of this photo)

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    Sophie wants a lick too! (no actual pudding was ingested in the making of this photo)

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    The cats are now interested in the project!!! A momentous occasion!

    Ben

    Pudding Pop Experiment

    in Pastry & Baking

    Posted

    The completed "P" pop had some airholes and should have been filled better by myself.

    You may want to pick up some cheap ketchup and mustard dispensers and use them as pastry tubes to better fill the cups. Of course all of this is done before smoking them.

    I do need to get some pastry bags anyway so I may just bite the bullet and go for those.

    Klink, you better watch it, I am seriously considering making a smoked pudding sausage pop! :laugh: Of which you will have to eat half while we take pictures.

    Ben

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