The Art Of Baking

 Do you have some overripe or leftover fruit? That you can't figure out what to do with.Well I have a simple recipe where can use any fruit that you like and create your own fruit spread.Its a unique idea where the recipe is so basic that you easily put you own creativity towards it.Meaning If you don't like the fruit to the original recipe then you can easily change it and even put your own additions.Its simply your choice in flavor and texture. Now for this recipe,its the quickest and easiest way to use up your fruit,especially after you made  a syrup from "The Artisan Soda Workshop". For me, I dislike wasted food so I think its great that I'm able to put fruit towards another recipe.So for this spread I used up my leftover crushed peaches and combined it with 1% cottage cheese.That's all was needed to create this condiment that can be put on toast, replacement to yogurt with granola or just have it as is.Its exactly the same to cottage cheese fruit cu...

This chapter,from the Artisan Soda Workshop is all about taking advantage of seasonal fruits to create unique and healthy syrups.So,the recipe that I chose to make from "Seasonal Studs" was a simple peach syrup. The syrup recipe itself had pretty basic directions and only needed three simple ingredients to make it.The most important part to the whole recipe was boiling,mashing and straining of the juice.The one part however that I think is a fault in the directions is to throw away perfectly good fruit that can be used toward a recipe.This could of been easily fixed by giving the reader a tip or suggestion.For me I used the leftover peaches towards a recipe that I'll be reviewing next.Overall the recipe was quick and easy. Now the flavor for this drink,well I'm told about this recipe that the syrup is subtle with a mild peach flavor.Well with this info I knew I wasn't getting my bold peach flavor that I wanted so when I tasted the soda...

The Artisan Soda Workshop :Chapter 3:Cherries & Berries    Have you e ver thought about making your own natural soda b y utilizing the fla vor and health benefits of berries .Well this chapter is all about this idea , to use our favorite berries to create syrups .   So to get s tarted it says to receive the best results in flavor is to use berries at their peak seaso n.However when you want a fruity drink in winter, frozen ca n create a good result as well. So w ith this info , I tested out a recipe for strawberry syrup .These berries were in season at the time so I was able to use fresh and are one of my favorites . I t se emed like a great fit for me. So when I made this recipe it was pretty simple to follow. All I basically had to do was boil the ingredients ,mash the berries and then strain the juices. I can see anyone being able to make this recipe and others in this chapter. However I do have to mention that their was one...

Do you want to impress your friends & family with your appetizer skills a t an upcoming dinner party ? Well then I have just the recipe for you , where simplicity and flavor run together. This dish can be serve d to hold everyone over before th at delicious feast and everyone will love you for it. So you must want to know , what this might be ? . Well, its a quick and easy homemade dill di p that can be served with any choice of veggie.Its made with very simple ingredient s such as Dairyland's 2% Cottage cheese and Original sour cream .Along with dill,green pepper and mayo . That's all yo u will need to create this flavorful dip that is excellent with baby carrots, broccoli,celery and even regula r chips. Th is recipe broken down ha s layers o f dif ferent flavor and textures.Every ingredient helps each other out to enhance the dish . The di ll weed ha s it strong flavor, while the mayo brings a sweetness and tang that just works with the he...

  The Artisan Soda Workshop Cookbook : Chapter 3 :  Soda Adventures W ith H erbs & S pices. In the introduction of this chapter, I am told that these soda recipes are more fit for the grown-up palate.With this information, I knew that these soda's would be less sweet with more natural flavor.So when I chose a recipe to test out I knew I was in for something quite different .So t he syrup that I ma d e was for pineapple-basil syrup that is to resemble a tropical flavored drink,which is the one recipe that I tested out from this chapter. The recipe for pineapple-basil syrup was very simple to follow in directions and only needed three ingredients to create it.However when I made this soda I was quite surprise by the flavor.I knew that these recipes would be more for the grown- up palate, but I wasn't at all expecting a weak flavored drink.This syrup even threw me off because I thought pineapple juice would of created a strong acidic flavor against the sod...