I'm sure all foodies are familiar with the food trends that made it on the hit list for 2013.
Some seem to have come out of nowhere (maximum kale), some have been resurrected as a food trend over and over again (pickling everything, Jell-O shots), all need to die in the new year.
There's bound to be more culinary trends comin' round the mountain, folks, let's put these old chestnuts in the fire where they belong!
Robots in Gastronomy want to bring their delicious 3D printed chocolate art to the people, so they built this unique looking cart to drive their MakerBot 3D printer around town.
They premiered their chocolate printing cart at the Istanbul Design Biennial in October, and hope to have these wooden art carts ready to hit the streets by 2013.
If the shape of the cart doesn't get people's attention the chocolate treats it prints out certainly will, read on at the link below if you want to see the kind of sugary goodness this crafty cart will be printing for the people.
If you like the taste of eggnog, but just can't drink another sip, then perhaps these Christmas pancakes will give you another great way to enjoy the milky, spiced flavor of the holiday drink. I made them this morning and Zeon and I agreed -they were heavenly.
Ingredients:
Mix all the dry ingredients together in a bowl and then mix the other ingredients in a separate bowl, beating the eggs together until well mixed. Combine the wet and dry ingredients.
Heat a skillet on medium heat -you'll know it's ready when a cold drop of water will bounce along the surface. Melt half a pat of butter on the pan and then pour out 1/4 of a cup of batter on the pan. While it will spread along the surface eventually, I like to smooth the batter out evenly with a fork. When the top of the pancake starts having bubbles pop on the surface, flip the pancakes. Cook for about 30 seconds to a minute more on that side and then slide it on a plate and start working on the next cake.
This recipe makes about 7 five inch pancakes.
If you can't eat gluten (I can't), the recipe can easily be changed to 1 1/2 cups of GF flour as long as you also add about a tsp of xantham gum as well.
If Santa's belly shakes like a bowl full of jelly, then spread some of it on this loaf made by Arpana Balasubramanian. Her Santa Claus bread consists of layers arranged to look like the jolly old elf. You can find her recipe at the link.
Link -via Tasteologie
Like the Grinch, Tardar Sauce just had to discover the spirit of Christmas before getting into the right mood. Also, not get stuck in a chimney. There's nothing to do about that problem until the morning. Cake artist Julie F made this delectable grump.
Everyone needs a nice gift for Christmas, but if you can't afford to buy them something, these great present cookies will provide a great treat packed with surprises.
All you need to make your own great Santa hat is a little water to bend the cone and some warm red melting chocolate to add some color. Holiday Happenings has all the details to make your own.
Every detail of this great amazing Grinch cake is simply amazing from the Whoville home at the bottom to the massive mountain with Max hanging off the edge to the Grinch's grouchy mug. With a cake this fantastic, you'd better re-read the story to everyone around before cutting into it, just so everyone can recall just how many details are incorporated into the design.
There’s something deeply polarizing about eggnog. People either love it or hate it and of those that love it, even they are usually at opposing sides when it comes to homemade nog versus the commercial variety. Whether you love it have drank gallons of it this year or hate it and gag at the very thought of it, here is a little trivia about the milky treat.
Image Via texascooking [Flickr]
The true origin of the drink is hotly debated, as is the reason for its name. Some, including Alton Brown explain that “nog” was a 17th century slang for a strong beer brewed in East Anglia, England. Others say that the name was a combination of the words “egg” and “grog,” a term for a drink made with rum. When the words are put together to form “eggngrog,” it’s easy to see where “eggnog” would come from. As for the origin of the drink, it is believed to have come from posset, a medieval drink made with warm milk, booze and spices. One thing’s for sure though, before the drink came to America, it was popular with British aristocrats –but they called it an Egg Flip.
In England, only the rich could afford the fresh eggs and milk required to make “egg flips,” but when the drink crossed the Atlantic, it soared in popularity as practically every American had access to these fresh ingredients and some kind of hard alcohol. Perhaps the biggest difference between the American eggnog and the British predecessor though is that brandy and sherry were the most common alcohols used in England, but these two items were heavily taxed in America so the locals instead turned to rum –which was particularly cheap thanks to a close trade association with the Caribbean. When the Revolutionary War made it more difficult for the colonists to find rum, they instead turned to using bourbon in its place –which is the most common alcohol used in eggnogs today.
George Washington was a huge proponent of the creamy mixture and helped cement it into the nation’s history. In fact, he kept eggnog on hand all year long. Of course, his was not just any eggnog. White House records show that his recipe included rum, rye, whiskey, sherry and brandy.
Need more proof of how important eggnog was in our fledgling nation?
Virgil knows how to get an all-ages party started- with a party keg full of his famous root beer! It's hardly the size of a keg by frat house standards, but a gallon and a half of root beer is definitely enough to get the kids all fired up and ready to burn some Barbie dolls.
Winter is coming to the cake world with this amazing Game of Thrones cake created for the last season's wrap party by Contemporary Cakes.
Just clicking on the link will send your blood sugar level soaring. Foodbeast rounded up 25 Christmas-themed chocolate concoctions. My favorite is Erica's strawberry Christmas brownie bites. She made them with pipeable frosting, fondant, candy balls and disco dust.
Link | Photo: Erica's Sweet Tooth
Like the flavor of eggnog but wish it wasn't so heavy? Then try making your own tasty eggnog marshmallows. Of course, if you follow this tasty recipe based on traditioinal eggnog, make sure you don't share with any youngsters, because these bad boys are boozy.
You still can't beat the homemade stuff! This odd show is from Awkward Spaceship. -Thanks, Aaron!
Scotch eggs are hard boiled eggs covered with sausage and breadcrumbs, then deep fried. Adora's Christmas version of this classic food uses quail eggs instead of chicken eggs and adds chestnuts and cranberries to the sausage coating.
I've occasionally considered making scotch eggs at home, but I don't have a deep fryer. Have you ever made them?
Link -via Tasteologie
