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Title: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: WolFish on January 22, 2011, 09:29:13 AM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: Callaway on January 22, 2011, 09:41:38 AM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:

I don't have it yet and I don't have a Kindle.  It looks cool, though.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: Semicolon on January 22, 2011, 10:11:26 AM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:

I don't have it yet and I don't have a Kindle.  It looks cool, though.

You don't need Kindle to read an ebook. Usually, an ebook can be read on any computer with the right software.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 22, 2011, 10:55:00 AM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:
I had to look up fondant just now, so no I have not.
From what I have read gluten free bread is the kind of taste that encourages dogs to lick their asses more to get rid of the taste. I have never wondered why, I have just stayed away from the stuff.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: WolFish on January 22, 2011, 06:58:13 PM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:

I don't have it yet and I don't have a Kindle.  It looks cool, though.

It comes as a really big (45MB) pdf file, but it can be read online too: http://chestofbooks.com/food/science/Experimental-Cookery/index.html (http://chestofbooks.com/food/science/Experimental-Cookery/index.html)
There is a chapter on bread that I am going to study to see if I can come up with a better GF bread.
Wonder bread boasts less than 2% gluten and rarely gives me symptoms (could be because I rarely eat it - last time was 2008).
I made some orange creme filled chocolates for pyraxis today. the filling was a fondant I made using a recipe that said to ripen the fondant before using it. I wondered why I had to do that and this book had the only meaningful answer I could find.

Eh, my brain is still a little broken.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: Pyraxis on January 22, 2011, 06:59:59 PM
I made some orange creme filled chocolates for pyraxis today.

And they are delicious.  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 22, 2011, 07:00:25 PM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:

I don't have it yet and I don't have a Kindle.  It looks cool, though.

It comes as a really big (45MB) pdf file, but it can be read online too: http://chestofbooks.com/food/science/Experimental-Cookery/index.html (http://chestofbooks.com/food/science/Experimental-Cookery/index.html)
There is a chapter on bread that I am going to study to see if I can come up with a better GF bread.
Wonder bread boasts less than 2% gluten and rarely gives me symptoms (could be because I rarely eat it - last time was 2008).
I made some orange creme filled chocolates for pyraxis today. the filling was a fondant I made using a recipe that said to ripen the fondant before using it. I wondered why I had to do that and this book had the only meaningful answer I could find.

Eh, my brain is still a little broken.

Hopefully that will get better.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: WolFish on January 22, 2011, 07:03:15 PM
Ever wonder why you're supposed to ripen fondant? Why bread without gluten sucks the big one?

Experimental Cookery From the Chemical and Physical Standpoint (http://www.archive.org/details/experimentalcook00lowerich)

all manner of ebook formats. finding this brought me out of a serious broken brain episode.

I bet Callaway already has this in her library :zoinks:
I had to look up fondant just now, so no I have not.
From what I have read gluten free bread is the kind of taste that encourages dogs to lick their asses more to get rid of the taste. I have never wondered why, I have just stayed away from the stuff.
No, it's actually so bad that people who eat it compulsively lick their dogs' asses to get rid of the taste.

Remember playdough? OK, dry it and take away the flavor and you have gluten free bread. Tapioca bread isn't bad if you do something to it like make french toast or grilled cheese.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 22, 2011, 07:08:49 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: Scrapheap on January 22, 2011, 08:38:26 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 22, 2011, 08:41:48 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
After a couple of episodes of anaphylaxis things lose their appeal.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 22, 2011, 09:11:05 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
After a couple of episodes of anaphylaxis things lose their appeal.

How bad were those episodes, and what treatment did you need?   :orly:
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: Scrapheap on January 22, 2011, 09:18:42 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
After a couple of episodes of anaphylaxis things lose their appeal.

yeah, that's my point. you can't enjoy it without it killing you.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 22, 2011, 09:42:13 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
After a couple of episodes of anaphylaxis things lose their appeal.

How bad were those episodes, and what treatment did you need?   :orly:
A shot of benadryl was sufficient, but since such reactions can get substantially worse when repeated I just avoid the shit.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: "couldbecousin" on January 22, 2011, 09:44:27 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
After a couple of episodes of anaphylaxis things lose their appeal.

How bad were those episodes, and what treatment did you need?   :orly:
A shot of benadryl was sufficient, but since such reactions can get substantially worse when repeated I just avoid the shit.

My brother carries an Epi-Pen now because of his allergies. The scary thing is that
sometimes allergens are in foods where you'd never expect to find them.   :tinfoil:
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: WolFish on January 22, 2011, 10:44:59 PM
I like tapioca pudding neuro. I am fortunate with regard to food allergies, I am allergic to crustaceans and they are easy to avoid.

But that means you can't have Surf and Turf.  :'(
After a couple of episodes of anaphylaxis things lose their appeal.

How bad were those episodes, and what treatment did you need?   :orly:
A shot of benadryl was sufficient, but since such reactions can get substantially worse when repeated I just avoid the shit.

My brother carries an Epi-Pen now because of his allergies. The scary thing is that
sometimes allergens are in foods where you'd never expect to find them.   :tinfoil:

Yeah, like finding wheat in things like chicken and gatorade.  :grrr:
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: WolFish on January 23, 2011, 02:34:45 AM
Dark Chocolate Orange Creme Filled Chocolates.

(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/022/f/b/orange_cremes_by_shashigai-d37t6zb.jpg)
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 23, 2011, 02:48:04 AM
Dark Chocolate Orange Creme Filled Chocolates.

(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/022/f/b/orange_cremes_by_shashigai-d37t6zb.jpg)
That's some dark chocolate. Looks good, did you mix orange flavor in with the fondant?
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: 'andersom' on January 23, 2011, 05:12:30 PM
Dark Chocolate Orange Creme Filled Chocolates.

(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/022/f/b/orange_cremes_by_shashigai-d37t6zb.jpg)

* drools *

They look marvellous.

Have never seen dark shell shaped chocolate before.
They always are a mixture of white and light chocolate here, and I avoid them for being horribly sweet and milky.
Title: Re: Chez Geek Chef
Post by: P7PSP on January 23, 2011, 05:45:03 PM
Dark Chocolate Orange Creme Filled Chocolates.

(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/022/f/b/orange_cremes_by_shashigai-d37t6zb.jpg)

* drools *

They look marvellous.

Have never seen dark shell shaped chocolate before.
They always are a mixture of white and light chocolate here, and I avoid them for being horribly sweet and milky.
Are you upset because Americans and Belgians do chocolate better?  :zoinks: :lol: