Take some time off your busy schedule and have some time to enjoy this sweet Tiramisu. Just make them ahead of time and enjoy a sweet slice whenever you want!
Love super smooth chocolaty cakes? Then you will love this chocolate mousse torte, it's easier than most cakes and still has that rich and creamy taste!
Well, judging by the weather, summer is definitely just around the corner here at The Daily Kool, and boy, are we in big trouble. Bathing suit season is almost here, and we have totally been neglecting our healthier eating habits these past few months...yikes! Time to get back on track and start watching what we eat. Thank goodness we have The Biggest Loser finale coming next Tuesday for inspiration. Those contestants are amazing...an absolute inspiration to everyday people like us who want to improve our health and increase longevity. And, while The Biggest Loser contestants have had many tools at their disposal to help them shed those extra pounds, one of the most important has undoubtedly been an old standard...a kitchen scale.
The Daily Kool kitchen is pretty small. It's one of those longer, narrower styles that doesn't exactly lend itself to more than one person at a time. Bottom line....we always seem to be running out of room, especially when we are cooking and preparing for company. Oh, how we wish our kitchen was large enough to have a big, beautiful island in the center of it!
One of the most wonderful things about the summer is the abundance of fresh Bing cherries. Dark and sweet, this cherry is one of our all-time favorite fruits. We've been known to go through bushels of them in a sitting. Another funny story about our older brother growing up (we've told a few of them!)...our grandmother somehow convinced him that if he ever swallowed a pit, a real cherry tree would grow in his tummy. Talk about traumatizing a child...gotta love it, especially as a younger (and often tortured) sibling! Hence, our poor brother, though he loved them, hardly ever ate cherries for fear of what would happen...what a wuss!
I've been making cakes using fondant for decoration since March of 2008. Before then, I wasn't much of a fan of fondant but I've since used it quite a bit and even made my own fondant, I've become a bit of a fondant evangelist.I'd like to share my enthusiasm about fondant and I'd like to show off my fondant cakes - the triumphs, the disasters, and the ones that fall somewhere in between. Really, this lens is about yummy, fun fondant and the fun a regular person with no special training or cake decorating experience can have with it.I hope you'll give fondant a chance, whether you decide to eat it instead of pushing it off your slice of cake next time or whether you dive right in and use some of it yourself.
Nothing says summer quite like an ice cream cone. Some of our best childhood memories include strolling down the boardwalk by the beach with our parents, eating ice cream cones while watching the ocean waves crash against the shore. We could never quite understand how anyone could dishonor the sanctity of ice cream by eating it out of a cup. Good thing we've never quite grown up...as adults, we still love our ice cream cones, even when the sticky mess drips down the side of our arms. Waffle cones help us stay a bit cleaner...not that we care much. We just love them because they are so darned yummy!
Every year, the summer is filled with picnics, barbecues and other casual gatherings for The Daily Kool family. Most of these get-togethers are pot-luck events where everyone brings a dish for the guests to share. Needless to say, tables are always filled with a ton deviled eggs, fruit platters, sandwiches and cupcakes galore. So much for shedding those last few (okay, or forty) pounds...sigh. Since most of us tend to bring homemade items as opposed to pre-made trays, we are always looking for convenient travel caddies to hold our food.
This cake is originated in Silesia, and in Europe is known beginning with the 14th century .In Hungary the "Bejgli" is baked since the 19th century.
The "Bejgli"is known in USA as Poppy Seed roll or Wallnut roll ,because the filling is made from ground poppy seeds or ground walnut.