Freezing Fresh Melon and Watermelon for Fruit Salad
Freezing fruit causes ice crystals to rupture cell walls in high water content fruits like cantaloupe and watermelon. Thawed melon loses shape and becomes mushy, unsuitable for fruit salads though workable for smoothies or pies.
Remembering that incredible dinner journal
The Pas sions Collection from Moleskine offers 240 page embossed recipe journals to record wine and food experiences. Includes stickers for labeling and a calendar of in season foods. 8 by 5 inch notebooks priced 19.95 dollars at the Moleskine US website.
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Iron Chef Cedar Rapids Contest Fans Philanthropy
The fourth annual Iron Chef event in Cedar Rapids features Cibo Fusion defending against LJ's Catering DeVotay and Kirkwood Culinary Arts. People's Choice entrants Jiamen Zins and Vino's serve appetizers as proceeds support Junior League philanthropic efforts. tickets are 35 dollars.
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Cream puffs from four basic ingredients and technique
The article explains cream puffs made from water butter flour and eggs with a choux dough. Heat and rapid mixing set the pastry in a hot oven where steam puffs the dough. Warming eggs and using a pizza stone improve results while spacing dough and not opening the oven door prevent collapse.
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Cream Puffs with Raspberry Cream Filling
Recipe yields eight large puffs with optional smaller sizes. Ingredients include water butter salt sugar vanilla and flour with eggs. bake on a stone at 450 then 425 and 350 degrees. Filling uses whipped cream powdered sugar and raspberries. assemble by splitting puffs, filling, and garnishing. Extra puffs freeze well.
Blues n Buffet Chili Contest yields varied entries
Judges sample six professional and 23 open entries at the 10th Blues n Buffet Chili Challenge hosted by Isle of Iowa Parrot Head Club and Linn County Blues Society on Feb 28. Cranky Hanks wins professional division with Dad's Legacy. Ethel Turner takes open with Mild and Mellow Mama. Proceeds exceed 6500 dollars for charity.
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Iowa Chili Pool
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