This 200 year old “modern” mille feuille recipe looks nothing like a mille feuille that you would buy at a French patisserie today. Step back in time and see how this impressive dessert was made by Careme, French chef to the Kings. A cake of mille feuilles (a thousand leaves) meringues. The first half representing the old, and the second half the modern fashion. (illustration by Careme) Careme, one of 15 children, was abandoned by ..read more

Deadline Competition Entry Form Dave’s new book: List of sellers In this episode: Can you make cotton candy with jolly ranchers and a straw? Does deep frying frozen eggs work? Can you safely heat treat flour at home for edible cookie dough? Can you cook rice in an air fryer? What is fairy bread? Want to know more about egg yolk gelation? Start here: Ruihong Wang, Yanqiu Ma, Longyuan Zhang, Zixiang Zhang, Yujie Chi, Yuan ..read more

Creative people often visualize their creations before they begin making it. However, without experience, the final outcome frequently fails to match up with their initial vision. Does this mean they should stop creating? Certainly not. It is only through practice and experimentation with the chosen medium, in this case cake and frosting, that they will get better. Having someone more experienced there, while you practice, to answer your questions and give you encouragement will greatly ..read more

In this episode we are testing out some antique gadgets to see just how clever they are. Including a kan wondamixer that I found on on ebay, it’s a manual stand mixer that was invented in Australia. And a wrought iron apple peeler that needed some restoration before I could test it out. And a rotary egg beater. I was intrigued by the large number of patent applications for rotary egg beaters. Strangely the person ..read more

There are Burger King stores all over the world, but you won’t find one here in Austrlaia. In this video we explore the conflict between the US and Australia over burgers. My Cookbook Stores that sell my book listed by country: http://bit.ly/ARcookbook All recipe quantities in the book are in grams, ounces and cups ..read more

In this episode we are looking at the dangers of making tanghulu in the microwave. Is BPA dangerous? How much BPA is safe? And why you shouldn’t eat fried toothpicks? What about packing peanuts? Are they safe to eat? If you want to do more reading of your own, here’s the reference list for the BPA part of the video: Adeyi, A.A. and Babalola, B.A. (2019). Bisphenol-A (BPA) in Foods commonly consumed in Southwest Nigeria ..read more

Recipe Source: W Ellis, 1750, The Country Housewife’s Family Companion: OR Profitable Directions for whatever relates to the management and good economy of the domestic concerns of a country life. Savoury Water Gruel Savoury Water gruel made by poor people. – Some put water, oatmeal, and shed onions or leeks, into a pot at discretion, and boil them till enough: The onion or leek gives the gruel a leasing relish, and altogether supplies the place ..read more

Once you are aware of these poisonous or dangerous foods you can easily avoid them. If you think you may have been effected fast treatment is important. Here are symptoms to watch out for, be aware that not everyone has the exact same reaction. Rat Lung Worm Symptoms Intense headaches Stiff neck Tingling or painful sensitive sensation in skin Vomiting Low grade fever Nerve pain, some survivors describe this as any areas of past injuries ..read more

Three questions youtube won’t answer: 1. Is the YouTube AI algorithm biased against women? This question was posed to me many years ago by a YouTube employee when the algorithm first switched to AI. More recently the lack of female creators at conferences brough this question back up in my mind. All AI algorithms are trained on historical data, they are not neutral. The problem is, if there is any bias in that data they ..read more

In this episode we look into colour blind glasses to see what they actually do. Do colour blind glasses even work? Are fire reveal cakes dangerous? And five-minute crafts has a new channel, reacting to five-minute crafts videos. Colour blind tests Colour arrangement tests: https://www.xrite.com/hue-test Color Arrangement Test Ishihara style tests: Color Blind Test https://www.color-blind-test.com/ishihara-color-blind-test-more https://enchroma.com/pages/color-blindness-test Colour blind filters https://www.toptal.com/designers/colorfilter Coblis — Color Blindness Simulator My Cookbook Stores t ..read more