Comments for Raspberry Debacle http://raspberrydebacle.com Things in Cakes Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:07:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on Ins, Outs, and Chilled Mulled White Wine by Jessika http://raspberrydebacle.com/ins-outs-and-mulled-white-wine/comment-page-1/#comment-14673 Jessika Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:52:28 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/ins-outs-and-mulled-white-wine/#comment-14673 Yeah I definitely wanted to weigh 88 pounds at 15 and not have strength to get myself off the couch and crawl to the bathroom. Yep thats how I wanted to live my life. Sounds great huh? No, just had Celiac Disease...but according to you, you would have told me to eat some bread huh? Never heard of a "popular" food becoming obsolete. <a href="http://www.celiacspeaks.com" rel="nofollow">Jessika</a> Yeah I definitely wanted to weigh 88 pounds at 15 and not have strength to get myself off the couch and crawl to the bathroom. Yep thats how I wanted to live my life. Sounds great huh? No, just had Celiac Disease…but according to you, you would have told me to eat some bread huh?

Never heard of a “popular” food becoming obsolete.

Jessika

]]> Comment on Vegan Potato Salad and food colouring by adele pace http://raspberrydebacle.com/vegan-potato-salad-and-food-colouring/comment-page-1/#comment-14672 adele pace Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:18:27 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/vegan-potato-salad-and-food-colouring/#comment-14672 I am not really into adding colour to food although I confess eating white butter seems a little unappetizing. It would feel like I am eating lard. Having said that, I think it is because we have been educated to think this way. The Japanese think food colouring is disgusting. But if you want nice bright potent colours that are odorless and tasteless, particularly for salads you can use antioxidants/phytonutrients as substitutes for food colourings. They are made from fruit/vegetables, extracted powders, yellow from marigold for brighter yellow butter, beta-carotene for orange, lycopene for red. I am not really into adding colour to food although I confess eating white butter seems a little unappetizing. It would feel like I am eating lard. Having said that, I think it is because we have been educated to think this way. The Japanese think food colouring is disgusting.

But if you want nice bright potent colours that are odorless and tasteless, particularly for salads you can use antioxidants/phytonutrients as substitutes for food colourings. They are made from fruit/vegetables, extracted powders, yellow from marigold for brighter yellow butter, beta-carotene for orange, lycopene for red.

]]> Comment on Mice, and also blueberry and blue cheese salad by Glenis Thomas http://raspberrydebacle.com/mice-and-also-blueberry-and-blue-cheese-salad/comment-page-1/#comment-14669 Glenis Thomas Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:52:13 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/mice-and-also-blueberry-and-blue-cheese-salad/#comment-14669 I am designing and compiling a Blueberry Recipe Book to help promote the use of Blueberries in New Zealand and possibly Australia and overseas. I would love to use your photograph of blueberries, blue vein cheese and walnuts in the book as a chapter heading for 'Afters'. Would that be possible? I will include you in the acknowledgements and have your site on the page of the photo. This will bring more readers to your site. The response to the book has been so enthusiastic and encouraging. The book is to be published before Christmas ready for the blueberry season in New Zealand. It is 170+ pages and a great colorful A5 book to inspire the use of blueberries which is a relatively new market here. I have been working with Blueberry New Zealand Inc. And Narandra Patel, a plant researcher. I look forward to hearing from you. Regards, Glenis Thomas I am designing and compiling a Blueberry Recipe Book to help promote the use of Blueberries in New Zealand and possibly Australia and overseas. I would love to use your photograph of blueberries, blue vein cheese and walnuts in the book as a chapter heading for ‘Afters’. Would that be possible?

I will include you in the acknowledgements and have your site on the page of the photo. This will bring more readers to your site. The response to the book has been so enthusiastic and encouraging.

The book is to be published before Christmas ready for the blueberry season in New Zealand. It is 170+ pages and a great colorful A5 book to inspire the use of blueberries which is a relatively new market here. I have been working with Blueberry New Zealand Inc. And Narandra Patel, a plant researcher.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Glenis Thomas

]]> Comment on Lemon and Raspberry Icecream Cakes, and germs by jill http://raspberrydebacle.com/lemon-and-raspberry-icecream-cakes-and-germs/comment-page-1/#comment-14562 jill Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:36:39 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/lemon-and-raspberry-icecream-cakes-and-germs/#comment-14562 yummy.. i lake.. this my favorite yummy.. i lake.. this my favorite

]]> Comment on A Sketch Towards a Taxonomy of Meta-Desserts by Karen http://raspberrydebacle.com/this-may-be-the-most-useless-thing-i-have-ever-done-and-ive-seen-at-least-one-episode-of-allo-allo/comment-page-1/#comment-14558 Karen Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:02:36 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/this-may-be-the-most-useless-thing-i-have-ever-done-and-ive-seen-at-least-one-episode-of-allo-allo/#comment-14558 Oh my. Physics + cake + taxonomy + little pictures. I feel like I've found a kindred spirit. Oh my. Physics + cake + taxonomy + little pictures. I feel like I’ve found a kindred spirit.

]]> Comment on A Sketch Towards a Taxonomy of Meta-Desserts by VocabControl » A Sketch Towards a Taxonomy of Meta-Desserts http://raspberrydebacle.com/this-may-be-the-most-useless-thing-i-have-ever-done-and-ive-seen-at-least-one-episode-of-allo-allo/comment-page-1/#comment-14557 VocabControl » A Sketch Towards a Taxonomy of Meta-Desserts Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:21:44 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/this-may-be-the-most-useless-thing-i-have-ever-done-and-ive-seen-at-least-one-episode-of-allo-allo/#comment-14557 [...] to Mark for unearthing this hilarious post on desserts that reference other desserts from Raspberry Debacle. To give you a flavour (no pun intended) the post describes the “classificatory [...] [...] to Mark for unearthing this hilarious post on desserts that reference other desserts from Raspberry Debacle. To give you a flavour (no pun intended) the post describes the “classificatory [...]

]]> Comment on A Sketch Towards a Taxonomy of Meta-Desserts by Indywind http://raspberrydebacle.com/this-may-be-the-most-useless-thing-i-have-ever-done-and-ive-seen-at-least-one-episode-of-allo-allo/comment-page-1/#comment-14556 Indywind Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:34:42 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/this-may-be-the-most-useless-thing-i-have-ever-done-and-ive-seen-at-least-one-episode-of-allo-allo/#comment-14556 Brilliant! Though I question some of your classifications. E.g. if crepe(chocolate)!= chocolate(crepe), it should be possible to make two yummy deserts like: chocolate(dyhydrate(crepe))-> something like a kit-kat or inverted pirouline; and crepe(heat(chocolate)) or heat(chocolate(crepe)) -> crepe with melted chocolate. which would be the correct formulation? Regardless, it's a win. Brilliant!

Though I question some of your classifications. E.g. if crepe(chocolate)!= chocolate(crepe), it should be possible to make two yummy deserts like: chocolate(dyhydrate(crepe))-> something like a kit-kat or inverted pirouline; and crepe(heat(chocolate)) or heat(chocolate(crepe)) -> crepe with melted chocolate. which would be the correct formulation?

Regardless, it’s a win.

]]> Comment on Chocolate Raspberry Crumble Cake by Holly http://raspberrydebacle.com/chocolate-raspberry-crumble-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-14555 Holly Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:47:41 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/chocolate-raspberry-crumble-cake/#comment-14555 Charlotte - oh, excellent, I'm glad it worked out for you - thanks for letting me know. Sara - I've tried the recipe again just now, following it exactly, and it seemed to work for me. Did you maybe add only one of the types of sugar, instead of both brown and white? Or forget to melt the butter? If not, mm, I do think the most likely problem was in the translation of measurements (which is always a treacherous sort of thing), and that you probably ended up with half a stick of butter (around 60 grams) instead of half a cup (around 110-120 grams). I should really get used to giving measurements in grams - I just didn't have any kitchen scales for so long, so I'm still getting used to the idea of thinking in weight. I'm glad you managed to salvage something out of the base, anyway. Charlotte - oh, excellent, I’m glad it worked out for you - thanks for letting me know.

Sara - I’ve tried the recipe again just now, following it exactly, and it seemed to work for me. Did you maybe add only one of the types of sugar, instead of both brown and white? Or forget to melt the butter? If not, mm, I do think the most likely problem was in the translation of measurements (which is always a treacherous sort of thing), and that you probably ended up with half a stick of butter (around 60 grams) instead of half a cup (around 110-120 grams). I should really get used to giving measurements in grams - I just didn’t have any kitchen scales for so long, so I’m still getting used to the idea of thinking in weight.

I’m glad you managed to salvage something out of the base, anyway.

]]> Comment on Chocolate Raspberry Crumble Cake by Charlotte http://raspberrydebacle.com/chocolate-raspberry-crumble-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-14554 Charlotte Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:28:55 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/chocolate-raspberry-crumble-cake/#comment-14554 I absolutely LOVE this recipe, I've tried it a couple of times and it's worked out perfectly... it's so rich and it looks beautiful. Chocolate and raspberries, amazing combination! I absolutely LOVE this recipe, I’ve tried it a couple of times and it’s worked out perfectly… it’s so rich and it looks beautiful. Chocolate and raspberries, amazing combination!

]]> Comment on Chocolate Raspberry Crumble Cake by Sara http://raspberrydebacle.com/chocolate-raspberry-crumble-cake/comment-page-1/#comment-14552 Sara Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:17:14 +0000 http://raspberrydebacle.com/chocolate-raspberry-crumble-cake/#comment-14552 Thanks for replying so promptly! I think next time I try this recipe I will first properly convert all the measurements to grams... I think that must have been the problem - I must have got some quantity wrong. I am not giving up on this cake yet! :-) By the way, I hated the thought of throwing the whole thing away, so I scrapped the topping off and cut the base into little squares. They taste very intense, but are perfect with coffee - like chocolate bonbons! Thanks for replying so promptly!
I think next time I try this recipe I will first properly convert all the measurements to grams… I think that must have been the problem - I must have got some quantity wrong. I am not giving up on this cake yet! :-)
By the way, I hated the thought of throwing the whole thing away, so I scrapped the topping off and cut the base into little squares. They taste very intense, but are perfect with coffee - like chocolate bonbons!

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