Making the world a little sweeter one pastry tip at at time.
From ‘Baking Buyer’ – notes/highlights from the 2009 American Retail Bakery Exposition in Charlotte, NC and “Cake Trends” workshop during the ARBE show. From there I read about Jennifer Atwood Ruiz using a Cricut machine to cut gum paste shapes and lettering. It also apparently works with …
Haven’t been to Portland in a long, long, long time, but a long, long, long time ago I used to love the Coffee People coffee. I know Diedrichs has it now and Coffee People coffee can still be purchasedhttp://www.coffeepeople.com/t-about.aspx but was it the name or …
Mark Your Calendars. Where will you be in November? Nov 6-15: Kona Coffee Cultural FestivalKona, Hawaii – Free tastings, Coffee picking contest, historical farm tours, ‘Little Miss Kona Coffee Berry Pageant’.http://www.konacoffeefest.com/schedule.asp Nov 6-7: 3rd Annual Chocolate Festival of Texas & Texas WinesMurder mystery, wine/chocolate pairings, silent …
Upon doing research for coffee, I found out what civet coffee was: coffee made from the droppings of an animal know as the ‘civet’, a cat with a fox-like face. The beans are whole when the exit the body, are cleaned and then processed for …
In case you were not able to attend the live webcasts, here are the cliff notes from two of my favorite presentations: cake decorating trends and the gelati 101 presentation. The pictures were from the downloadable slides from the show. Here is the link to …
Back in May I wrote about Red Band Flour and that it was being discontinued.The original blog is here. In response to the dismay in everyone’s voice from comments and emails, I contacted a person who I knew could give me more information and hopefully …
Auction of Equipment from A Major Wholesale Bun & Roll Bakery Facility (out of business). Auction begins – Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 Scheduled start time: 11:00 AM US Central Pre-views and inspections are on Oct. 5 & 6. Below link shows equipment and items up …
Clabber Girl (brand of baking powder) is joining with Innophos Inc to make InnoveFree Baking Powder. This baking powder is aluminum free AND sodium free. Here is a pdf file about the new product from the manufacturer directly.http://www.innophos.com/__documents/I-6%20InnovaFree%20LR.pdf
Article regarding event showcasing themes, cakes, etc for weddings in the Phillipines. Sept. 5-6. If you are only interested in the cake part, apparently Pastry Chefs will be on hand also. Link to PhilStar.com, The Philippine Star for the Filipino Global Community: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=501460&publicationSubCategoryId=83
The Great American Cookie Company will debut its Apple Harvest Cookie on 31 August. Perfect for fall and all those school lunch boxes?? Here is their facebook page on the cookie, along with close-up pics on the cookie itself.:http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=124715252491&ref=mf
Nestle Toll House has resumed production and delivery of their refrigerated cookie doughs, that was shelved due to an outbreak of food borne illnesses. Here is their official press release:http://www.verybestbaking.com/products/tollhouse/dough/recall-08182009.pdf How will know if you are buying the new or old stuff? The new packaging …
From Gourmetgiftbaskets.com, a new world record. What did it take to break the record? A cupcake that weighed in at a hefty 1,224 lbs. using 4,890 lbs. worth of ingredients. Read more from their site, including pictures and videos of the event:http://www.gourmetgiftbaskets.com/Guinness-World-Record-Cupcake.asp All proceeds from …
From the Sweentener Users Association, a group who represents companies that use sugar and sweeteners in their business, there is a fear that we will run out of sugar by the end of the next fiscal year 9-30-2010 if more import quotas are allowed to …
BakeMark has come out with a new filling: Westco Peanutless Peanut Butter Flavored Filling. Transfat free. Not sure how this tastes or performs, but would mean possible sales to those who are allergic to peanuts and desire peanut butter-based desserts and pastries. For more info:http://www.yourbakemark.com/featured-products/peanutless-peanut-butter-flavored-filling.html
Surplus to the Ongoing Operations of General Mills Operations., Inc: From Schneider Industries.http://www.schneiderind.com/auction_detail.php?id=116841Link has pictures of all the items, event info, directions, contact info, etc. Online auction begins Thursday, August 13, 2009 at 10:00 AM CT at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites in Maple …
From The California Raisin Marketing Board, contest for America’s best raisin bread. Information on the contest and application form:http://www.loveyourraisins.com/professionals/manufacturing/baking/ What they are looking for: professional and commercial bakers to come up with a raisin bread recipe that can be marketed or commercialized. What they need …