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SOME MUST HAVE CULINARY TOOLS TO START OUT 2012 WITH!
This article comes from www.yumsugar.com. Sit back, relax and enjoy!
Even though we scored some awesome culinary loot over the holiday season, we can't help but add more stuff to our must have list! Our taste is clearly varied this month as we're wanting everything from waffle makers to iPad apps to tea infusers, but what can we say? There are just so many cool culinary happenings out there!
2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival
Vowing to dive into new food experiences in 2012? Then get your year off to the right start with a weekend of sun, food, wine, and fun at the 2012 South Beach Wine & Food Festival, where you'll party with Robert Irvine in a spruced-up parking lot, then chow down on food trucks at the beach with Andrew Zimmern.The festival runs from Feb. 23-26, but tickets will sell out fast!
Nonstick Baguette Pan
This year one of our culinary resolutions is to get really comfortable with at home bread-making. We've made baguettes in the past, using just a baking tray, but this baguette pan would take the process to a whole new level. We especially appreciate that it's dishwasher safe!
The Professional Chef by the Culinary Institute of America
After receiving a brand-new iPad 2 over the holidays, it's time to download one iPad app we've been coveting, big-time: the Professional Chef by the Culinary Institute of America.
We've made a New Year's resolution to go back to kitchen basics, and this educational tool is not only comprehensive, but totally interactive: watch video of how to knead bread, click to see where beef butchery cuts come from, and learn the name and use for every squash under the sun.
Power Foods Cookbook
Hit the reset button on your palate by kick-starting the year with wholesome, balanced meals. Some of our favorite recipes (avocado-pear smoothies and shredded brussel sprouts salads, anyone?) come from Power Foods: 150 Delicious Recipes With the 38 Healthiest Ingredients.
EatSmart Precision Pro Kitchen Scale
You could buy EatSmart's Precision Pro scale to be more mindful of portion sizes in the new year — but we love that it can double-duty as a highly accurate ingredient measure for precision baking in soufflés, macaroons, and more.
Tea Infuser With Stand
We've subbed caffeinated mornings and late-night munchies with cups of loose leaf tea, so this tea infuser is an essential. It's reusable, easy to wash, and even comes with its own nifty stand.
Calphalon Classic Round Waffle Maker
We're pretty convinced that waffles are going to be huge this year so the Calphalon Classic Round Waffle Maker from Willams-Sonoma is on our list for this month. Get a jump start on this trend by making this satisfying breakfast indulgence at home.
Did you know that the fruit this summer is supposed to be the best it has been in years? Apparently, fruit loves hot weather. I personally have eaten more peaches and cherries this summer than I have in about five years just for that reason. As I have been a little overzealous lately buying peaches and cherries I found myself with a few peaches that were going to be too ripe for me to eat on the same day. That is unless I wanted to have them for every meal plus a few snacks. So I decided to make this recipe for Vanilla Peach Coffee Cake. Vanilla Peach Coffee Cake Adapted from Allrecipes.com Batter: 2 eggs 1 C milk 1/2 C oil 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 C sour cream 3 C flour 1 C sugar 1 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. baking soda Topping: 5 or 6 large peaches, diced. 3 Tbsp. butter, melted 11/4 C brown sugar 1Tbsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. nutmeg 4 Tbsp. flour Vanilla Icing: 1 Tbsp. butter 1 tsp
This diy comes from www.alderberryhill.blogspot.com . These are very cool and look like an upper end designer look. Start your Christmas decor now and you will have time to relax later when the holidays do arrive! Glass Christmas Trees Happy Weekend Everyone! Christmas crafting is in full swing for everyone by now and I am enjoying the crafting season as well. I love the color turquoise and am trying to work it into my Christmas decor. Here is my latest turquoise creation. Glass Christmas Trees And here is how I put them together. What you will need for the project: Styrofoam cones or stack trees. Craft paint Brush Glue gun Glue sticks Glass bowl fillers (the ones that are flat on the bottom). The process is so simple. Paint the styrofoam, let dry Glue on the glass I glued the glass on using a brick laying technique. The second row started at the seam of two glass pieces, not directly above the one below it. Sometimes
This comes from www.thatvillagehouse.blogspot.com . I made something similar a couple years ago, without the pots. It was about 6 feet high. I got the inspiration from a Chirstmas dectoration that we bought at Target. This is a very good idea and make a great enterance to your home. So here's a little something to thing about for next year. Before you know it December will be here again. You could also do something like this for an Easter theme. Enjoy! A Merry Welcome! So here is my first Christmas project for the year!! I saw something similar at our church's Advent celebration & pretty much straight up copied it. I couldn't help it. It was love at first sight! I plan to make a 2nd stack to go on the other side of my door, so I'm not completely done, but I thought I would share it with you anyway. I started with 3 different sized boxes...9, 12 & 14 inch cubes. I used an ice pick to punch holes in each of them so that I could run
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