Monthly Archives: January 2009

Onion Goggles

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I cry like a baby every time I start cutting onions. Some are more potent than others, but almost all of them make me cry to a certain degree. I’m lucky if I can roughly chop them much less ‘mince’ or do whatever else my recipes call for.

My sis and I discovered Onion Goggles when we were at a kitchen store the other day. For a whopping $20, we thought it was a bit outrageous just to prevent some tears while chopping. Especially when we had the idea that all you really need is some sort of sealing eyewear. Most likely you have something in your home already and don’t realize it.

Swim goggles!

You can usually pick up a really cheap pair somewhere like target or a multi-pack at Costco. I tried it a week ago with the goggles I had stashed with all my other swim stuff. Works like a charm!  I now have those goggles stashed with my kitchen tools.

Lime Meringue Cupcakes

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My mom turned 60 a few days ago and requested lime meringue cupcakes from me. They were scrumptous! The vanilla cake was dense, just sweet enough, and with a nice warm vanilla flavor. The lime curd was delicious. I absolutely love lime curd anyway, so you won’t find me complaining when the curd is in a cupcake. And last, but not least, the meringue frosting was fabulous. It was a dense meringue – not too airy, but just fluffy enough. And it wasn’t overly sweet.

The best part about this recipe is that the curd used egg yolks, the meringue used the whites and I didn’t have any random whites or yolks leftover leaving me wondering what in the world I was going to do with them! Major kudos to whomever thought up this recipe and figured out how to not waste egg parts!

Speaking of kudos… I got the recipes from “Cupcakes” by Shelly Kaldunksi

A Cupcake CoCupcakes are available at A Cupcake Co.

Salted Caramel and Chocolate Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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My friend’s favorite cupcakes are chocolate with cream cheese. For her birthday, she requested this flavor. Knowing she loves caramel and how much she enjoyed Starbuck’s holiday salted caramel hot chocolate, I decided to add some caramel in the mix.

I made mini chocolate cupcakes with caramel sauce spread over the top, then frosted it with a caramel flavored cream cheese frosting, more drizzled caramel and a dash of kosher salt over the whole thing. It was a delicious!

As a side note: The caramel sauce is amazing and I’m planning to make more of it to go over homemade ice cream.

The first batch of caramel I made didn’t come out (boo!). The recipe calls for 2 Tbsp for a number of ingredients and I was just going down the “2 Tbsp” train and put 2 Tbsps of lemon juice in instead of 1/2 teaspoon! That’s a big difference. I knew it was wrong as soon as I put it in. So, I started over. But now I have this highly acidic and lemony tasting caramel that has actually separated. Any ideas of what to do with it? ha!


Also, a word to the wise… I started frosting the cupcakes before the caramel was entirely cooled/set and the frosting started sliding off – like this. Oops! I highly recommend letting the caramel fully cool after putting a bit on each cupcake before putting on the frosting. ha!

 

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These Cupcakes are available at A Cupcake Co.

Vegetable Casserole with Tofu Topping

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My sister made this dish especially for me at a bbq we both recently attended. It is absolutely delicious. She doubled the recipe for some extra flavor, and I thought it was fabulous. She intentionally left out the fact that the topping had tofu in it for the anti-tofu meat eaters in our mix and just said it was “bread crumbs, parm cheese and stuff like that”. They loved it. I’m sure you will too!

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