Company coming over? Well, here at our home, we always offer a ‘signature martini’ to start the evening. 2 parts vanilla vodka 1 part amaretto liqueur 1 part franjelico liqueur 1 part dark chocolate liqueur Pour ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake well. Strain and pour into martini glasses and garnish with…
Iced this morning
I froze the cakes last night and took them out this morning (easier to cut). I made the icing, probably the best you will ever make and can be used on any cake or muffin, and decorated it. I will post a picture of it in a day or so. I am not so talented…
Why Not?
A friend asked me for the Red Velvet Cake recipe yesterday and after posting it for you, I thought, since it is Suzanne’s birthday and we are celebrating it on Saturday: Why Not? She loves chocolate and it is a scrumptious cake to eat, so that is what I will be doing today. I never…
Trying something new!
This time, I’m talking about technology. My tech guy wants me to move up another step, and at the same time, get a chance to meet some of you. As regular readers, you are the first to get in on what will become a new column – “Ask Bonnie” (and if you have a suggestion…
Red Velvet Cake
2 1/4 cups sifted cake flour, sift first, then measure. 2 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. baking soda pinch of salt 1 cup buttermilk 1 tbsp. red food colouring 1 tsp. distilled white vinegar 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 large…
Lesson Learned
Just when you think you know what you are doing…SMACK! You don’t. Made a luscious banana cream pie with white chocolate. Wonderful. Thinking that the white chocolate would be too hard to cut through, I put it in the warming oven while we ate dinner. Of course that wasn’t the brightest thing to do. When…
Shrimp/Vegetable Pad Thai
This looks like a lot of ingredients (it is) but it is so worth it, even a novice can tackle it. Just take the extra five minutes to sit and read this through and slowly put it together. Some of this stuff I hadn’t heard of, so I asked a lady shopping in the aisle…
Biscotti
This is a great ‘dunker’ for coffee or a sweet dessert wine. 1/2 cup soft butter 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 cups flour, sifted 1 tbsp. baking powder pinch of salt 1 tbsp. liquid anise flavouring grated zest from1 lemon and 1 lime 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup white chocolate…
A neat tip
After dinner (or whatever meal), if there is cooked-on food stuck on your pans, simply fill with water, add a bounce sheet and let it sit overnight. In the morning simply wash in hot, soapy water and it will be gone. Apparently the anti static agent in the sheet weakens the bond between the cooked on…
Your Choice When Accepting Dinner Invitation
As a guest you should always take a host/hostess gift. Wine, flowers, gadget for the kitchen or bar, homemade candy…it doesn’t matter but to watch people go to these dinners with nothing in hand, shows no respect for the host. It doesn’t need to be expensive, just thought out and thoughtful. After watching an “expert” expound…
Good Question
A friend of mine asked where we put all our guests at our Pot Luck Dinner. Well….we can seat 10 comfortably at the table; so we set up a card table for 4 and 4 more for the livingroom. Now, so that no one feels left out, we put numbers randomly at all the positions available….
After the Potluck Dinner Party
All said and done it was a great party. Food was awsome, conversation was lively and you couldn’t ask for more. Now for the clean up. We load the dishwasher up with as many of the plates that we can and start the machine. We have a choice: clean up now when we are tired…