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    Sponge cake recipes?

    in Pastry & Baking

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    Wendy....about how much gelatin do you add? I know it depends on the amount of the filing...and I am assuming you bloom it. My brother loved the Eggnog Tiramisu Trifle (Bon Appetit ) at Christmas so much I thought I would make it for him into a Birthday Cake this spring.

    Christmas dessert

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    I also made the Eggnog Tiramisu...with the genoise...it was a huge hit. Terrific. I did use the store bought mascarpone...and really beat it well and it was fine. I will have to try homemade just to compare. Everyone loved it. I did not use as much espresso or Kahula...just barely brushed the genoise. I did make the leaves in dark chocolate and some in milk chocolate....beautiful and amazingly so simple to make..used mostly camellia leaves. So easy, so do try it.

    Christmas dessert

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    I am bringing one of the desserts ( for about 15 people, am sure someone else is bringing one). I LOVE dessert! Am thinking of the chocolate mousse cake from last year Fine Cooking Holiday. Last year I did two different trifles -- a lemon blueberry one and then a dark cherry pastry cream with almond cake -- both were terrific..but thought I should do something else this year. What is everyone else making?

    Making cioppino or fish stew

    in Cooking

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    Looking at a couple different fish cioppino/stews recipes..some call for merlot, zinfandel or white wine. Silver Palate California Fish which someone told me was great called for zinfandel...and NOT to substitute. What is everyone's preference..? The base in all of these seem to be fish or clam juice, wine, tomatos, paste, etc.

    Thanks

    Making gravlax

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    Thanks everyone for the quick response..for some reason (or I need to reread the recipe)...I don't think my recipe has it weighted down. Also..I have only seen the skinned ones at my Costco..so will go ahead with that! Thanks again.

    Making gravlax

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    Making gravlax this weekend...is it okay to buy the farm salmon from Costco and use this? Or should I buy the wild from a seafood store.... while the recipe says to "lay skin side down"..I would think you would want it without the skin. Any comments?

    The recipe is basically a salt and sugar rub for 24 hours, then pour water over it for another 24 hours (Gustav Anders recipe)

    Champagne Blind Tasting Party

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    A few years ago, I had a blind champagne tasting party to start the holidays...so we would know which brand we like, etc. It was fun. Any suggestions as to champagnes to put in the tasting for this year? Need high end (probably not more than $50.00 a bottle) and low end -- As I recall, the Roederer at Trader Joes rated high, and these were people with good palates!

    Thanks...and I will let you know the ratings too!

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