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Cooking Techniques

A basic technique that we know is the possibility of firing a water bath with Thermomix, thanks to the precise temperature control that gives us our kitchen helper. Surely we all know the traditional water bath, which is to put a bowl over a saucepan with hot water, either directly to fire or cooking inside the oven, as in the case of flanes or puddings. It means cooking at low temperatures below the boiling point.
Ideal for developing this technique is based sauces yolks or whole eggs. For example, is perfect for making pastry cream (eggs, sugar and milk), used as filler in pastry, cream or simple English, based yolks, sugar and flavoured milk, which is widely used for desserts or as a sauce base the mousses. With the water bath succeed in making egg-based sauces that would otherwise be cut by the action of excessive heat, always using maximum temperatures of 80-90 º. The Hollandaise Sauce, for example, based on egg yolks and ghee, it emulsifies at the same time that heats the water bath at low temperatures, about 80 º. Another sauce-based egg yolks and wine is the zabaglione, or Sabayon, which must also emulsified low temperature.


Another advantage of this water bath is to melt any fat, such as butter, or especially chocolate. All artisan chocolate knows that this sensitive material, which has a high fat (cocoa butter) is to be melted at very low temperature to prevent it from being altered their properties and flavor. Even a traditional water bath is often excessive. And unless it is advisable to use the microwave, which ruins the flavor by burning the edges in contact with the container, by overheating it. To do so it is best to use a temperature of 37 º, while stirring a slow speed, much as 2-3. If we can put chocolate into pieces and Pico middle for a few seconds which is based faster speed to 3-4.


Finally, another good way to boil water bath, we can use para flan or puddings, is using the container Varoma, where steaming resembles a water bath inside the oven, as it takes for these desserts. Ideal for both to make bacon from heaven, flan, puddings and terrines of all kinds. The only caveat is that clog well containers so that the steam does not enter into molds. The most convenient is to use disposable aluminum molds, there are several sizes. The best suited to container Varoma is elongated rectangular mold 1 litre capacity, which takes its lid incorporated. Para flan can also use flaneras singles, steel or aluminum.


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PULLEYS

PULLEYS, a dessert are very delicious and easy to do. With this recipe you find an easy way of cooking.

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Stramato, a New Variety of Tomato Cocktail

I have read in Slashfood that in Holland have developed a new variety of tomato type cocktail. The Stramato a hybrid between a fresa (strawberry) and a tomato (tomato).


This variety of tomato is produced by the Dutch firm Lakeside Produce and as the news has a very sweet flavor, has a form similar to that of strawberry and red is intense. Apparently it is ideal for sauces and salads or as a snack.


I love cherry tomatoes and I like a lot especially in salads or appetizers such as cherries tomatoes stuffed with goat cheese.


And the truth is that I believe that this combination can be very interesting, by chance someone has tested. ?


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Noodles with Clams

noodles with clams is a recipe typical of Andalusia, the recipe can produce this dish simple way.

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Travelers Wine, a Web Wineries

Our fellow travelers daily, we have a fairly complete web wineries. Travelers has a directory of wine cellars, routes, hotels, wine bars, museums, restaurants and places that have some relationship with the wine culture in Spain, as well as industry news.


The page I think that shows the very comprehensive and detailed information about the various places included in the directory. Moreover, they offer some advice and practical information for the time to plan a visit.


It is also a social network that allows the exchange of information with people interested in the subject.


Also adding with a blog called Turivino with curiosities, news and events and a newsletter on wine downloadable in pdf format called Devinum.


Certainly looks like a good reference for those who want to make wine tourism in Spain or just learn a little more about their wines.


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Sweet Potato Cake. Recipe

I have always had a weakness for sweet potatoes, from which my mother made them small and roasted sweet scent filled the entire condo. The sweet potato cake I made today is a simple and original breeding, and very healthy, because by not carrying eggs is free of cholesterol. There is no flour, which makes it even lighter. I like eating mild, but cold is just as good. I also love meat as a side dish or roasted, baked made with your skin, and dashes of spices, herbs and olive oil. A delicious alternative to the traditional baked potatoes.


Ingredients:


1 kgr. Sweet potatoes, 100 deg. Sugar, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons fine corn flour (cornstarch), 1 orange, 30 deg. Nuts peeled, 30 deg. Seeded raisins, ground cinnamon pinch, pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon butter. Icing sugar and ground cinnamon, to decorate.


Preparation:


Simmer steamed sweet potatoes, peeled and cut in pieces about 25 minutes, or until very tender. Escurre and reserve.


In a bowl mix the flesh cooked with orange juice, strained, and sugar. Tritura with blender or with rods until a mass fine. Add egg, cornstarch, cinnamon, salt, chopped walnuts and raisins. Removes well. You may want to add a pinch of mass lemon zest, nutmeg or even, combining well with the sweetness of sweet potatoes.





Pour into greased flaneras individual, as in this case, or in a mold cake round 22 cms., And covered with the melted butter. Hornea to 220 ° for about 45 minutes, or until cooked. Let cool and desmolda. Serves espolvoreado ground cinnamon and icing sugar and decorate with strips of citrus skin.


    

Bio-FuelsThreaten Millions of Lives - We are burning their food!

The style of eating in China and India does not stop! BioFuels threaten lives of millions from Belize Condos dwellers to people who live in New York Condos: For 2030, the demand of energy will have grown 50%, and one of foods, in equal percentage. Scientists notice that if many cultures are dedicated to the fuel development, there will be a shortage of food.

The problem is that while biofuels can help solve the energy prices - in effect it means growing food for the purpose of burning it!

Festivals and Koalas

My Koala companion has expressed his position to favor, but it is the time
to say it loud and clear: the festivals are detrimental for the
health of the consumer and, in addition, the concerts are being
overloaded. I will try to be concise in each one of the reasons that make
a festival AT&T Cell phones dangerous (although attractive) a way for promoters of concerts, groups and fans.

And disclaimer before beginning: yes, this year also I am going to go
to a macrofestival. To the only one of that I can save several (not
all) negative points of which I explain next: the Sound Spring. And,
in any case, it is in the small festivales where we can find the
salvation: still they are done to the measurement of the human being:

The prices: The festivales continue being a cheap option to see many
grupops, but only if we removed to the division between total price
and groups. Because if we paid attention solely to the total price, it
is for being scared. 11 years ago, the FIB was worth little more than
8,000 pesetas. Today it costs, to the change, almost 30.000. As much
has raised the life? Or it is only that increase of price leaves from
the festival bubble? For years, irte to more of a festival in the
same summer has been an option limited few lucky people to have a
decent pay and few monthly expenses. And, care, that when I speak of
prices not I only refer to those of the installments or the entrances
by day (that go off still more), but also to those of the services
that we found within the enclosures. It does not seem to you somewhat
illogical that in festivales sponsored by beer marks, pedirte one
birra (watered down, by the way) leaves to you to price of gold? One
does not assume that if Heineken or Damm Star is sponsoring the William Beaver House event
the drinks could remove to better price? Somebody is waging of gold
with us and only the war to obtain the most famous artists (than it
has shot cachés) is trimming its benefits, because the spectator is a cow never milked.

The services: We already had been sufficient years with festivals in Spain like so that several of them have put the batteries, so that they treat better the assistants, but what goes! The increase of prices has not supposed an improvement of the services and facilities
of most of the events. The baths continue being little, the rows are
multiplied for everything (in serious, really costs as much to deploy
five points of food more? It is necessary to be sticking to obtain a
hamburger), the foods that they give us are little in amounts and of a
debatable quality (in Benicassim it more against the account leaves to
buy the hippies to them and punks of outside, with that I say
everything to it), the encamped zones of are brilliant if what goes to
you he is irte of adventure to the desert and, in general, is an
absolute lack of respect towards which it pays, because nothing almost
is to the height of the price. Bond that we are going to listen to
music, but must to us treat like stinked out?

They are until above: Which, surely, demonstrates that as consuming we
swallowed what they throw to us. But if already of of himself the
facilities they are not in favor to the height, the excess of gauging
turns them authentic tortures. There are concerts in which you cannot
see nor hear absolutely nothing, because literally you are squashed by
a mass of people who, ay, sometimes simply it happened that way.
Personally, I have lived grotesque situations on people whom that does
not see a group because the other that there are then not it like and,
sure is either very they are interested. Between the squeezes and the
desire to kill around to those of my, some bands of which waited for
much have been choked to me and I have not been able them to enjoy
nothing.

The exclusive feature: What? That you think that only I criticize to
the festivales reason why they are not the concerts? No, no. I either
do not like anything contracts of exclusive feature that she has to
sign the artists and whom they prevent that soon they come to Spain in
his European tours. Many no longer it is possible to be seen them in a
small or medium room, where they would shine much more. And what is
worse, as much festival is going to obtain that we load something that
cost much to obtain. At the end of the 80's, it was almost one utopia to see many of the foreign bands playing in condo hotel rooms of average gauging in Spain. Simply, they did not contemplate our country like crossing
site. Now, many already only they see it like the place where to gain paste with the festivals.