Recent content by gulab jamun

Hello, I've never really known what I wanted to do career-wise, so I just got a BBA degree and took an office job. Several years into my career, I'm not satisfied. I started off with low-pay, so I'm not where I want to be money-wise, either. I've thought about going back to school for my...

Thanks. The fabric on canvas idea sounds great. Simple and cool, and got the wife's approval. :)

Hi all, My wife and I just moved out my parents house and into an apartment. This is our first time not living with the 'rents. :cool: We decided to go with an orange/cream/white/brown color scheme for our place. We bought a dark brown wooden dining table/chairs, cream colored tablecloth...

Hello, I was thinking of making some brownies, but then adding melted, gooey, "halal" marshmallows on top. Then, perhaps I can top that off with chopped walnuts. Sound good? :chef: Anyway, my question is... if I start baking the brownies and then put the marshallows on top for the last...

Hello, Can someone tell me what sour cream does when added to a baking recipe? For example, I have a basic bread roll recipe and yellow cake recipe; if I added some sour cream to the mixture, what does it do as far as texture, flavor, etc.? Thanks. :chef:

Hello, My wife and I have some snacks in the bedroom that are currently in resealable bags. It looks tacky sitting on our bookshelf like that, so I'd like some sort of snack container, preferably with 5 compartments to keep things separate. Anyone know of any stylish, but not too expensive...

The possibilities are endless when decorating cakes. It sounds like you're making a fancier cake. I've never done anything fancy, but can throw out some general ideas that may (or may not) help :sleep:... Well, you could use dark chocolate and drizzle over. Take a saucepan and fill with some...

Hello, For those who can't, or don't want to, consume marshmallows made with pork gelatin, there are "halal" marshmallows made with beef gelatin. I used these to make rice krispie treats (the wife helped out), and they turned out quite well. It was a big hit at home. :smile: First I melted 2...

Hello, I don't really do much cooking. I just prepare simple meals for myself when I have to. Well, today I decided sort of impulsively to make shrimp fried rice because we had left-over brown rice, some frozen shrimp, frozen broccoli stir-fry veggie pack, and teriyaki sauce. Then I thought...

Hello, Since I like chocolate, I picked up a couple library books to learn more about it. This weekend I made truffles for the first time. I started Saturday and finished Sunday. I'm happy with how they turned out. :smile: I used a 17.6 ounce bar of bittersweet chocolate for this project (I...

Hello, I've tried the ready-made cake frostings such as those made by Betty Crocker and Pillsbury, but I'm looking for something softer and creamier that's easy to spread. I don't know if I can find a good ready-made frosting like this, and they might have preservatives and weird ingredients...

Hello, I took a chocolate chip cookie recipe and modified it to make my own "monster cookie" recipe. I made them today and feel happy at the result. My first couple attempts at choco chip cookies were a failure, so this was a relief. I think it helped that I didn't soften the butter too...

Hello, I've seen pictures on tv/internet of fancy cakes/cookies that are decorated with these shiny little balls of candy. After some research, I finally found them! They're called dragees. However, it looks like the shiny metallic ones aren't considered edible by the FDA. Oh well, there are...

Check this out: kingarthurflour.com/shop/list.jsp?pv=1198087812156&select=C78&byCategory=C124 How about cappuccino or mint chips? :)

Hello, I took a chocolate chip cookie recipe from allrecipes.com and modified it to make a smaller batch of cookies, but also added a few ingredients so it's more than just a chocolate chip cookie. Before I attempt to make these and possibly waste resources, can you review the recipe and see...