there were navettes, tartes and some Easter bakes with a French twist, the French Tea Time Treats table was groaning under the weight of sugar, saucisson, moules, chocolate and even some Japanese tea……
Except, of course, WeightWatchers want to help you gain or maintain control of your weight, so they’re small portions and they’re considerably lower in fat than many of the treat recipes I post
A group of bloggers baked each week along with the show and as a result over the weeks I made some fabulous virtual baking/blogger friends, who have gone on to prove their weight in gold with the help and encouragement in the world of blogging
equal weight of. In her spare time she cooks from her London kitchen and writes about her new found recipes and eating out escapades on her website called Pudding Lane
This being a quarter of the animals weight, it was known as the ‘fifth quarter’. Recipes planned include polpette al sugo (meatballs in tomato sauce), Roman style tripe (which I have eaten in Rome, but never attempted at home), sauteed peas with proscuitto and Ciambellone di ricotta e limone (ricotta and lemon ring cake) to name but a few
When it returns to room temperature, it is so soft that it can’t hold the weight of the fondant. This post doesn’t have any recipes, just the method of making the graduation cake with any cake, frosting and fondant
As I’m back on track with my WeightWatchers, I was going to bake for Ian to take to work this week. I’m sending this as my entry to January’s Calendar Cakes Challenge, hosted by Laura Loves Cakes and Dolly Bakes
This has already become one of the most-used-items in the kitchen… We’ve seen similar things before, but this is very slick, automatically converts dried and liquid ingredients from weight to volume and generally takes the guess-work out of anything to do with sauces and batters – which are always more successful (unless you’re already a super-chef) when the measurements are accurate
I must admit, this is a very unpleasant tasting gel and it really does take some getting used to - but it has been worth its weight in gold to me during the last few weeks, and I will repurchase it again and again
