Monday, January 10, 2011

Let's get sconed


I just made some raspberry lemon scones yesterday... they were a good first run and with a little tweaking I hope to add them to my growing pile of cookbook ready recipes. What are your favorite flavor combinations for a scone? Anything you hate?

Sunday, January 9, 2011

My lifelong pursuit for the perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe




Here is my latest attempt at making the perfect chocolate chip cookies. So far I have been unable to think of what would make them better, so that must mean I am pretty close. This is v 4.1

What makes a perfect chocolate chip cookie, you ask?
*No animal ingredients. How can you enjoy a delicious cookie knowing you are contributing to the suffering of animals and environmental destruction?
*Not too big, not too small. I want to be able to eat more than one.
*Melty and gooey out of the oven, soft and chewy the next day.
*The perfect ratio of chocolate chips.
*Simply delicious, don't ruin my chocolate chip cookie by putting cinnamon or something in it! I only want to taste chocolate, vanilla, and butter! Ok... and maybe coconut.
*Round and cute.
*Not too oily, dry, flat, or tall.

What do you think makes the perfect chocolate chip cookie? What am I missing?

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Cookie contemplation...








Here is a quick video I made going over baking tools that will help you in your cooking making... Let me know what you think!