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From: Michael A. Terrell on 4 Jun 2010 13:45 D Yuniskis wrote: > > Hi Michael, > > Michael A. Terrell wrote: > > D Yuniskis wrote: > >> Biscotti. Pie would be easier! :> (I don't want to end up > >> with 100 pounds of "not-quite-right" biscotti (which will > >> need to be, um, "disposed of") before I get things right! :> > > > > That sounds like a mighty flimsy excuse to me! ;-) > > Actually, I'm not fond of "sweets" (despite all the baking that > I do -- biscotti coming out of the oven in 18 minutes; brownies > go in after that). The only time I have a sweet tooth, is when a tooth is infected. :( > However, the biscotti in question I *will* indulge in! > (once I get the Rx correct) ;) *Then* my postage expenses > will increase dramatically :-/ Wouldn't it be cheaper to fly? ;-) -- Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
From: Jim Thompson on 4 Jun 2010 14:01 On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:29:45 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote: >Hi Michael, > >Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> D Yuniskis wrote: >>> Biscotti. Pie would be easier! :> (I don't want to end up >>> with 100 pounds of "not-quite-right" biscotti (which will >>> need to be, um, "disposed of") before I get things right! :> >> >> That sounds like a mighty flimsy excuse to me! ;-) > >Actually, I'm not fond of "sweets" (despite all the baking that >I do -- biscotti coming out of the oven in 18 minutes; brownies >go in after that). > >However, the biscotti in question I *will* indulge in! >(once I get the Rx correct) ;) *Then* my postage expenses >will increase dramatically :-/ My favorite (my wife had made it up for me several times)... http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/holiday-biscotti-recipe2/index.html ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy
From: D Yuniskis on 4 Jun 2010 14:34 Hi Jim, Jim Thompson wrote: > On Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:29:45 -0700, D Yuniskis > <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote: > >> Hi Michael, >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>> D Yuniskis wrote: >>>> Biscotti. Pie would be easier! :> (I don't want to end up >>>> with 100 pounds of "not-quite-right" biscotti (which will >>>> need to be, um, "disposed of") before I get things right! :> >>> That sounds like a mighty flimsy excuse to me! ;-) >> Actually, I'm not fond of "sweets" (despite all the baking that >> I do -- biscotti coming out of the oven in 18 minutes; brownies >> go in after that). >> >> However, the biscotti in question I *will* indulge in! >> (once I get the Rx correct) ;) *Then* my postage expenses >> will increase dramatically :-/ > > My favorite (my wife had made it up for me several times)... > > http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/giada-de-laurentiis/holiday-biscotti-recipe2/index.html That's what americans call "biscotti". The ones I made last night are similar in theory -- though much plainer (nothing "added" besides almonds), *no* butter (I made them for a friend who's having some heart problems so extra fats are off the list -- else I would have made a nice, rich coffee cake!) and *lots* of amaretto (we go through a little over a gallon of amaretto yearly). "Biscotti" covers a wide range of baked goods -- i.e., "cookie". The biscotti I am attempting to make are much larger than the "Biscotti" you tend to think of with coffee (or vin rose). These are ~4 per pound. I.e., a 5 pound batch is where you *start* the Rx. By comparison, the batch of "twice baked biscotti" I made last night was probably only 2 or 3 pounds *total* (two loaves, 12 biscotti per loaf so maybe 10+ per pound)
From: D Yuniskis on 4 Jun 2010 14:41 Hi Michael, Michael A. Terrell wrote: > D Yuniskis wrote: >> Hi Michael, >> >> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>> D Yuniskis wrote: >>>> Biscotti. Pie would be easier! :> (I don't want to end up >>>> with 100 pounds of "not-quite-right" biscotti (which will >>>> need to be, um, "disposed of") before I get things right! :> >>> That sounds like a mighty flimsy excuse to me! ;-) >> Actually, I'm not fond of "sweets" (despite all the baking that >> I do -- biscotti coming out of the oven in 18 minutes; brownies >> go in after that). > > The only time I have a sweet tooth, is when a tooth is infected. :( Ouch! :< I have to start rehashing some of my Rx's to try to replace the sugar with something artificial (or "natural" alternatives). Too many friends have "sugar problems" which makes baking more problematic. (I ave Rx's that avoid fats but avoiding *sugar* is tough! :> ) I've managed to figure out how to make ice cream with Splenda (though I suspect that may be worse than sugar! :> ) but it is a lot of work trying to keep the texture right. Doing something like that with baked goods will probably be more challenging -- since you have to figure out how to do it *differently* for each Rx (whereas once you can make *one* type of ice cream, you can pretty much make them all!). I'll try to fix my gelato Rx next as it should be similar to the ice cream approach. >> However, the biscotti in question I *will* indulge in! >> (once I get the Rx correct) ;) *Then* my postage expenses >> will increase dramatically :-/ > > Wouldn't it be cheaper to fly? ;-) (sigh) *If* I can sort this out, I'll make a trip home and spend a few days baking. Easier than shipping the stuff cross country (especially this time of year as humidty levels rise). As a kid, we would buy ~100 pounds at a time (fill the trunk of a *real* "full size car") and dole them out to family (10+ pounds each). Always seemed like they were gone before you had your fill, though :<
From: Jim Thompson on 4 Jun 2010 14:55
On Fri, 04 Jun 2010 11:41:18 -0700, D Yuniskis <not.going.to.be(a)seen.com> wrote: >Hi Michael, > >Michael A. Terrell wrote: >> D Yuniskis wrote: >>> Hi Michael, >>> >>> Michael A. Terrell wrote: >>>> D Yuniskis wrote: >>>>> Biscotti. Pie would be easier! :> (I don't want to end up >>>>> with 100 pounds of "not-quite-right" biscotti (which will >>>>> need to be, um, "disposed of") before I get things right! :> >>>> That sounds like a mighty flimsy excuse to me! ;-) >>> Actually, I'm not fond of "sweets" (despite all the baking that >>> I do -- biscotti coming out of the oven in 18 minutes; brownies >>> go in after that). >> >> The only time I have a sweet tooth, is when a tooth is infected. :( > >Ouch! :< > >I have to start rehashing some of my Rx's to try to replace the >sugar with something artificial (or "natural" alternatives). >Too many friends have "sugar problems" which makes baking >more problematic. (I ave Rx's that avoid fats but avoiding >*sugar* is tough! :> ) > >I've managed to figure out how to make ice cream with Splenda >(though I suspect that may be worse than sugar! :> ) but >it is a lot of work trying to keep the texture right. Doing >something like that with baked goods will probably be more >challenging -- since you have to figure out how to do it >*differently* for each Rx (whereas once you can make *one* >type of ice cream, you can pretty much make them all!). > >I'll try to fix my gelato Rx next as it should be similar >to the ice cream approach. > >>> However, the biscotti in question I *will* indulge in! >>> (once I get the Rx correct) ;) *Then* my postage expenses >>> will increase dramatically :-/ >> >> Wouldn't it be cheaper to fly? ;-) > >(sigh) *If* I can sort this out, I'll make a trip home and >spend a few days baking. Easier than shipping the stuff >cross country (especially this time of year as humidty >levels rise). > >As a kid, we would buy ~100 pounds at a time (fill the >trunk of a *real* "full size car") and dole them out >to family (10+ pounds each). Always seemed like they >were gone before you had your fill, though :< Frozen Yogurt makes a nice replacement for ice cream. I avoid anything "artificially favored/sweetened". A friend died from liver cancer at around age 50... he drank several liters of Diet Pepsi _every_ day. I've always been suspicious. ...Jim Thompson -- | James E.Thompson, CTO | mens | | Analog Innovations, Inc. | et | | Analog/Mixed-Signal ASIC's and Discrete Systems | manus | | Phoenix, Arizona 85048 Skype: Contacts Only | | | Voice:(480)460-2350 Fax: Available upon request | Brass Rat | | E-mail Icon at http://www.analog-innovations.com | 1962 | The only thing bipartisan in this country is hypocrisy |