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Clockwork Lemon
Calgary
One girl's attempt to tackle her massive to-do list compiled during university. "Things I Would Rather be Doing Than Studying"
Interests: diy, cocktails, baking, crafting, stationary, tea time
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Strawberry Basil Angel Food Cake
Posted 7 days ago at Clockwork Lemon
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Jarvis: You can buy them online from http://www.backtotheroots.com/
They might be kicking around in some stores as well, but I haven't seen them yet.
Commented May 9, 2013 on Herbed Goat Cheese and Mushroom Tarts at Clockwork Lemon
Herbed Goat Cheese and Mushroom Tarts
These appetizer tarts might look fancy, but they come together quickly and easily. Puff pastry is spread with a herbed goat's cheese, baked, and then topped with a pile of oyster mushrooms sauteed in butter. However, they did take my parents and I ten days to make them... because we grew the ...
Herbed Goat Cheese and Mushroom Tarts
Posted May 7, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Three Desserts I Couldn't Stop Eating
Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Valerie: The photos and tasting notes are for the young asiago. The inedible part is the slab that we aged further.. I don't have any photographs of it. We could probably grate it, but the main issue is that it dried out completely.
Commented Apr 22, 2013 on Homemade Asiago Part 2 {Cheesepalooza} at Clockwork Lemon
Homemade Asiago Part 2 {Cheesepalooza}
A few month back my mom and I heated, stirred, rested, and babied a mixture of milk and bacteria in the hopes that it would transform into a slab of delicious Asiago over time. The cheese was placed in our cheese cave (aka a small wine refrigerator) and left to age. I should have been check...
Homemade Asiago Part 2 {Cheesepalooza}
Posted Apr 21, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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British Flapjacks
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Homemade Gruyere {Cheesepalooza) - Part 1
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Breakfast Themed Birthday Cake
Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Turnip Cake {Lo Bok Cake}
Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Sahar: I've had them kicking around for a over a week before and they were still good. We just tightly wrap them in plastic wrap and store at room temp. Normally they don't last a whole week before they get eaten!
Amanada: any nut-butter should work!
Commented Mar 12, 2013 on Soft Peanut Butter Banana Oat Bars at Clockwork Lemon
Soft Peanut Butter Banana Oat Bars
I can't stand products at the grocery store that are obviously cashing in on the misconception that certain types of food are inhently healthy. Things like granola, granola bars, and yogurt loaded with so much sugar and filler that they end up being no better for you than a box of oreos. The p...
Soft Peanut Butter Banana Oat Bars
Posted Mar 12, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Using a Planner for Blogging (and Everything Else)
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Addie: In the book she notes that the cornstarch helps keep the middles of the cookies soft. It's about the same ratio of cornstarch to flour as cake flour (which is around 2 TBSP cornstarch for each cup of flour).
I've used recipes that suggest using bread flour for chewier cookies, but never cake flour. I have to say that it works like a charm!
Commented Feb 26, 2013 on Anna Olson's Chocolate Chip Cookies at Clockwork Lemon
Anna Olson's Chocolate Chip Cookies
I suspect we all have people in our lives who hold the classic chocolate chip cookie as the perfect baked good. My dad is one of those people; whenever I tell him about the next recipe that I'm working on he suggests that maybe I make chocolate chip cookies instead. Not chocolate chip cookies ...
Anna Olson's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Posted Feb 25, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Homemade Farmhouse Cheddar - Part Two
Posted Feb 18, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Amanda: I think being tall creates an illusion. More places to hide all the chai cinnamon buns!
Commented Feb 14, 2013 on Chai Cinnamon Buns - Tips and Tricks at Clockwork Lemon
Chai Cinnamon Buns - Tips and Tricks
I recently embarked on a cinnamon bun baking marathon while coming up with this Chai cinnamon bun recipe for my Globe and Mail column. And by 'marathon' I mean making cinnamon buns every evening for three weeks straight. If only my new year's resolution had been to eat as many cinnamon buns as...
Chai Cinnamon Buns - Tips and Tricks
Posted Feb 12, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Enriched Poppy Seed Bread
Posted Feb 4, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Homemade Asiago {Cheesepalooza}
Posted Jan 28, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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Hilary: I've found them at a couple of grocery stores. Sometimes they are by the cupcake papers, but more often they are near the parchment paper and ziplock bags.
You can substitute with any semi-firm cheese you'd like! Cheddar would be a great one.
Commented Jan 23, 2013 on Ham and Swiss Muffins at Clockwork Lemon
Ham and Swiss Muffins
I'm partial towards savory muffins, and this might be the tastiest savory muffin recipe I've ever made. I had written down the flavor combo in a notebook months and months ago. It was almost forgotten until one afternoon at the grocery store when I noticed a small smoked ham on sale. I decided ...
Brush Embroidery Sugar Cookies
Posted Jan 21, 2013 at Clockwork Lemon
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D Calloway: I used a combination of my fingers and a tooth pick. Tweezers would have been easier
Commented Jan 19, 2013 on Embroidery With Sprinkles (And Other Cuteness) at Clockwork Lemon
Embroidery With Sprinkles (And Other Cuteness)
I love the look of embroidery and had been wanting to try and get that effect on a cake topper for a while. I knew that I wanted to use jimmy sprinkles for the "thread" and possibly have it on a royal icing disk but I couldn't decide on a pattern. I doodled a few designs and then got sidetr...
Krissy: Here's a few tips that should make it easier:
1. start with really really soft butter, that way it will coat all of the flour evenly.
2. mix the dough until it comes together completely. Its easy to worry too much about over-mixing that the dough gets under mixed and crumbly
3. Freeze it until completely solid
4. Sometimes I just cut the freezer bag down the middle and remove the bag instead of pulling the dough out from inside it.
Hope that helps!
Commented Jan 19, 2013 on Rosemary Shortbread Cookies at Clockwork Lemon
Rosemary Shortbread Cookies
My love affair with crispy, buttery, ridiculously-easy-to-make shortbread is fairly recent. It's probably only in the last year that I've discovered how fast these little cookies come together and how fun it is to play around with different flavors. This version has just a hint a rosemary an...
I've been checking out different people's project life posts and it seems so do-able and I love the results. Love the way you approach the project.
Definitely tempted to get started.. esp since both my brother and sister and best friend are having their weddings this year.. and renos to our house. no kids to document but still lots of good stuff.
Commented Jan 18, 2013 on thoughts on Project Life and general Q&A. at Elise Blaha :: enJOY it.
thoughts on Project Life and general Q&A.
I am three months into this new documentation format. And I am hooked. Completely sold. It reminds me a lot of when I first started blogging. The rush of starting with a blank slate and making something out of photos and words is the exact same. I used to read (and re-read) all my posts over a...
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