Cooking advice

Time for cooking is often in short supply, but you can cut cooking time in half by making large batches and eating the leftovers another day. In an age when the average American spends only 32 minutes a day preparing food, strategy is crucial to increasing your consumption of local food.


Buy Local Food : It’s easy to take locally abundant foods for granted when they’re in season, but you can enjoy many locally produced foods out of season by stocking up. Storing big baskets of hazelnuts (in the Northwest) or pecans (in the Southeast) will come naturally if you start thinking like a squirrel. Look for foods that keep well, such as nuts, honey, winter squash and sweet potatoes and stock up.












Glittery Gift Cake Recipe
Glittery Gift Cake Category Baking Recipes 
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Baked cake, 13X9" 1 cn Pillsbury Frosting Supreme

-Vanilla 6 oz Vanilla milk chips or

-vanilla candy coating 1/4 c Light corn syrup

Green food coloring Red food coloring Edible glitter

Grease 13*9" pan; line with waxed paper & grease again. Prepare cake as directed in recipe or according to pack directions. Cool slightly; carefully remove cake from pan. Remove waxed paper from cake; cool completely. Invert cake onto large tray or foil covered cardboard. Frost sides & top. To prepare ribbons & bow, in small saucepan combine vanilla chips & corn syrup. Melt over low heat until mixture is smooth, stirring constantly. Refrigerate 15-20 minutes or until mixture is firm enough to knead. Knead until smooth. Divide mixture into 2 parts, making 1/4 & 3/4 portions. Knead a few drops of green food coloring into 1/4 of mixture. Wrap in plastic wrap. Knead a few drops red food coloring into 3/4 of mixture. Place red mixture between 2 sheets of parchment paper or on surface sprinkled lightly with powdered sugar; roll out mixture into 16*6" rectangle. With knife or pastry wheel, cut lengthwise into 3/4" strips. Place strips on cake to resemble ribbon on a package; fold additional strips to form bow. Roll out green mixture as directed about to 1/8 inch thickness. Using holly leaf cutter, cut out 8 leaves. Score veins with tip of knife. Tuck leaves around bow for garnish. Sprinkle ribbon & leaves with edible glitter. TIPS: Edible glitter is available at kitchen specialty shops. To keep parchment paper from slipping while rolling out ribbons, tape to counter. Submitted By THESERVS@GATE.NET (THOMAS E. HAUG) On THU, 09 NOV 1995 172248 -0500

 
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