January 2010 - Daily Inspirations

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Paradigm of Melange - January 2010

Kudos to American butter frosting & "TO cut a Long Story short"

January 25th 2010 18:37

I just love the novel I am reading right now. It is collection of stories

hort with interesting & pretty intriguing plots with unexpected endings. It is Jeffrey Archer's "To cut a long story short". My personal favourite is " Death speaks ". I wish I could read more of such quite often. Some of the stories don't have an ending leaving it to the minds of reader's imagination.

I tried out American butter frosting & by far, among all the varieties of cream I have tried, this is

the best. My family recipe similar to it (which involves butter, sugar & lemon juice) but a bit different isn't bad either but both are way better than the foster clark or any bakery whip cream! I totally agree with the author of the blog from where I took this recipe that people always leave aside the topping from pastries or cakes but when one uses butter frosting, not a particle is left behind. I must confess that The inspiration in trying this out was from Julie's. I had tasted something of this sort way back in 2003 when I was visiting my home in Bangladesh & ever since began my quest to find something similar but in vain till today, no matter which bakery I tried, Nothing similar did I find. This particular one involves beating eggs & sugar till it doubles the original amount & heating it in double boiler till it reaches 160F & then cooling it after which chunks of butter are bare beaten into it till it is smooth creamy & silky.
My bluetooth is not working & unfortunately, I won't be able to post pictures of my chocolate sponge cake with chocolate topping & chocolate butter frosting. Can't wait to dig in...

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unsettling matter

January 23rd 2010 18:38

Today isn't going as expected. I woke up from this weird dream where I tried out my new cheesecake recipe like 5 times & it worked 100% during which the other members of my family was bathing & shampooing 10 of our kitties (oh dear!). Well after I woke, I had to finish ton of stuff so I could be finally free to whip up the ingredients for my cheese cake. It required a tablespoon of gelatin but I had no idea what every one means by hot water: does it indicate warm or boiling?I tried to add something in between but that was 5 hours ago & it still hasn't settled yet! I don't have a clue to how to proceed now.
Now getting back to Julie/Julia, Julie is done with of JC's soup, Poulet Poêlé avec Farce Duxelles, Gratin Dauphinois et Asperges au Naturel , Tournedos Sautés Aux Champignons Quartiers de Fonds d’Artichauts au Beurre – filet mignon with mushroom and Madeira sauce, and buttered, quartered artichoke hearts, Coquilles St. Jacques a la Parisienne etc.
I have never tasted or worked with mushroom so far. Add this to my next to do list!

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Shopping today

January 22nd 2010 15:48

The last thing I would agree to do during my short stay in planet earth is shopping: be it books or bags or clothes or shoes or grocery unless they concern me. Today is one of those days where no one can manage to bring the stuff I specifically want & requires my ultimate presence. I am done with the list of things I need with the hope of finding them in whichever store I enter first.
Nothing new with Julie but I am desperately looking for a good recipes for these: julia child's Crème Plombieres au Chocolat & Crème Plombieres aux Fruits
anyone having do let me know

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What will it be?

January 21st 2010 17:11

When I was still a freshmen, one of the most amazing events I fell in love with was the cultural village. Though most of the stalls put up for displaying cultures & traditions which I had assumed to be the same were arab nations, it pretty much amazed me. I was dazzled by the differences in food & clothing & accent in languages. Since we (me & most of my friends) represent a minority, we wanted to take the initiative of representing our culture too but it was so disorganized & unmotivated that we changed our minds. But we were left with an unsatisfied minds, hearts, & souls. Some of us were determined to try harder next year to make it work & here I am filling out forms & sending out letters requesting help from embassies without the faintest clue what will happen in a month's time. Will it be an event full of memories that I will cherish in my old age or will it be the regretful, disastrous & embarrassing episode of the year 2010?

Moving on to Julie: I totally agree with that though salads seem to be the easiest dish to whip up, there's an awful lot of niggeldy shit in it! The chopping seems to take forever & god forbid when there are too many people on the guest list. Julie had to miss her tv show "Buffy", a story related to girl, mom & vampires which probably was like the current "Gossip girl" I suppose..

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Memoirs dedicated to my cats

January 20th 2010 20:42

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Pets huzzah!!;)

January 20th 2010 16:36

Now that the holidays have started, I am trying out baking a few new recipes I had in mind. I always plan to try my hand in cooking but something in my gut tells me I should save the spark or excitement or magic in cooking for the future when I will have nothing save this to survive the boredoms of life. I tried out an Arabian sweet Basbousa from a recipe I found in the website provided by Nestle sweetened condensed milk. I loved the website though I haven't tried out anything yet. I am planning to try a new cold cheese cake recipe from here. Its a bit different from the one I use.

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Done with finals...;)

January 18th 2010 18:57

Phew! What a hectic week it was! Finally I am done with this semester & no matter what outcome it is which I am still unaware of, I am glad its over. I missed out a lot because of finals & I am glad I can get back to them. Few things I am really excited about this short break:
My friends newborn coming to this world probably next week..

Getting back to my task at hand: finishing Julie's blog in 128 days...i did fall back on that one

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The best newyear's evening ever

January 1st 2010 21:39

It all began with the hilarious realization that one of Julia child's roast chicken stuffed with gizzard. The chicken has a gizzard as it is but no, we have to take out to marinate it & stuff it back in again!walla & there one has the chicken back!
I baked two chocolate cakes & though I have finals beginning on Sunday, I haven't studied a word. Instead I am enjoying watching something after the other & appreciating life. It is for days like this that I love my life & hate it the next day. Huh! And I thought new year is suppose to be about new year resolution & here I am the same old me.
Atleast I am enjoying myself..