What You’ll Need:
- Two 9′ Inch Banana Cakes
- Dulce de Leche (For Filling)
- Yellow Buttercream
- Chocolate Ganache
- Crushed Nuts
- Rainbow Sprinkles
- Buttercream Scoops in Neapolitan Colors (for Faux Ice Cream Scoops)
- Cherries
- Wafers
Entries Tagged 'Cooking' ↓
WIFE Sweet Treat: Banana Split Cake
March 29th, 2013 — Cooking, Food, Mrs. Party Planner
Easter: Homemade Cadbury Eggs
March 27th, 2013 — Cooking, Easter
Ingredients:
- ½ cup Lyle’s Golden Syrup
- ¾ stick (6 tablespoons) butter, softened
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 drops orange blossom water (optional)
- 1 vanilla bean, seeds removed (optional)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cup powdered sugar
- ¼- ½ teaspoon yellow food color
- 12 oz dark chocolate, chopped (or 1 bag Ghirardelli 60% chips)
Easter Brunch: Mini Eggs Benedict
March 27th, 2013 — Cooking, Easter, The Beautiful WIFE
Ingredients:
- 500 g plain flour
- 1 tsp bicarb of soda
- 2 tsp cream of tartar
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 120 g butter, chilled & cubed
- 20 g caster sugar
- 1 egg, beaten 280 ml milk
- 1 egg yolk & 1 tbsp milk for egg wash
- 12 quail’s eggs
- 4 slices pancetta, thinly sliced
- Heinz salad cream
- Dash tabasco sauce or similar hot sauce
Easter: Homemade Marshmallow Treats
March 25th, 2013 — Cooking, Easter
Homemade Marshmallow Treats:
What You’ll Need:
- Rimmed baking sheet or several small bowls
- Fine crystal colored sugar or turbinado sugar
- Luster dust or sparkle dust (optional)
- Piping bag and tips
- Marshmallow for Piping recipe
- Royal Icing recipe
Tips for THE WIFE: Caviar
March 18th, 2013 — Cooking, Food, Tips
My eyes always widened with excitement when there is a cause to celebrate with a fare of exceptional caviar. It was recently on a field trip to Petrossian, when I realized there is a world of knowledge that comes along with caviar. But you don’t need to become a caviar connoisseur to to understand the basic knowledge of etiquette, many different varieties and special utensils required to serve with caviar. Below is a guide to everything a wife should know before ordering caviar at your next lunch or serving it at your next dinner party . -Taryn Cox for THE WIFE
Strictly speaking, the correct and proper definition of caviar is limited to eggs harvested from different species of sturgeon, traditionally Beluga, Osetra and Sevruga sturgeon from the Caspian Sea in Russia and Iran. However, the rising popularity of other types of fish roe in modern cuisine has caused the definition of “caviar” to broaden. Nowadays, basically any fish egg is referred to as caviar.
The tradition of preparing caviar has remained the same for thousands of years, and is one of the many reasons why caviar prices are so expensive. The harvesting, preparation and manufacture, of caviar is incredibly arduous, and follows strict traditional methods. Click “Continue Reading” to learn more.
