tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post6630645237596430936..comments2024-03-27T10:31:14.337-05:00Comments on Lisa's Yarns: Holiday BakingLisa from Lisa's Yarnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05335500882510597919noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-33220330922847809912011-12-26T08:36:34.043-06:002011-12-26T08:36:34.043-06:00I'm definitely a clean as you go woman -- my c...I'm definitely a clean as you go woman -- my counter space is limited and if I don't, big mess! And a shell-to-shell separator, though I've seen these gadgets that are supposed to be decent. Haven't tried them. I love cooking period. But baking is a little more fun! <br /><br />I was derailed in some of my baking, being sick, so might do a little more this week to pass about!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-28413405170940892122011-12-22T21:53:29.082-06:002011-12-22T21:53:29.082-06:00I separate the yolk the same way as you do - it ma...I separate the yolk the same way as you do - it makes more sense to me than any other method.Jolene - EverydayFoodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490816021651698189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-24327513333189888912011-12-21T22:40:47.455-06:002011-12-21T22:40:47.455-06:00Fun! That banana bread looks delicious. I made a b...Fun! That banana bread looks delicious. I made a big batch for Ryan & his dad while hunting. I forget you can put choc chips in! Wish I'd have thought to do that! Those dough balls look yummy too! <br /><br />I love this post, as I love baking. I told Ryan this week that if I had unlimited funds & unlimited "eaters) I would own every gadget and bake/cook everything! Makes me so happy.<br /><br />I either flip the yolk between shells to separate the egg, or use my little tool that I have.<br /><br />I always clean as I go. I do dishes minimum of 3 times while preparing a big meal or baking!<br /><br />This year I made: almond bark pretzels, Cranberry-chocolate Biscotti, peanut butter blossoms, ginger snaps, & peppermint-chocolate fudge!Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06854266979976413979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-66939728279206628282011-12-21T22:00:41.503-06:002011-12-21T22:00:41.503-06:00Okay first of all, what is a dough ball? I mean, w...Okay first of all, what is a dough ball? I mean, what do you do with it? Enlighten me. <br /><br />1. I love clam dip. It's a family tradition. We also make blue cheese dip, which is great too. I could sit by the appetizer table for hours! <br /><br />2. I love both. I like the precision of baking AND the fun of making up recipes when cooking. I prefer to eat savory foods, so for myself, I cook. For others, I bake. <br /><br /><br />3. I pass the yolk back and forth. I did not know there was another way. I don't mind getting my hands dirty; I must wash/wipe them about 100 times per recipe. <br /><br />4. CLEAN AS YOU GO! Definitely! I don't like it when people (ahem, not to mention names, my brother and my boyfriend) make the kitchen look like a hurricane came through it. <br /><br />This holiday season I have baked apple cakes, banana breads, turkey pies, 15 different types of cookies, apple crisp...and more! <br /><br />I want to hear how you make your banana bread!Kyria @ Travel Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889638304509763419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-9795261582538986832011-12-21T21:57:08.026-06:002011-12-21T21:57:08.026-06:00I dont make things that require separting the egg ...I dont make things that require separting the egg hehehe. i suck at baking.The Many Thoughts of a Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12261949837343560602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-10370186409486114122011-12-21T20:15:57.701-06:002011-12-21T20:15:57.701-06:00The banana bread and dough balls are EXCELLENT!!! ...The banana bread and dough balls are EXCELLENT!!! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />I love peanut butter balls, the one's that taste like Reese's. I also LOVE your mom's peanut brittle. I miss having that at Christmas time.<br /><br />I separate eggs by passing them from shell half to shell half. Not going to change, that is the way I will always do that job.<br /><br />I am definitely a clean as I go baker and cook.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08459160522929691213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-49607024187207136962011-12-21T20:14:49.763-06:002011-12-21T20:14:49.763-06:00Love this! Those dough balls look great. I need to...Love this! Those dough balls look great. I need to try them. <br /><br />1. I think peanut butter blossoms are my favorite too. Or these cookies that my mom makes -- ritz crackers with peanut butter and marhsmallow fluff and then the whole thing gets dipped in chocolate. <br /><br />2. I love both. I'm also not a precision baker and usually dont measure things. A little of this and a little of that, a bit more of this...ha, it would drive Becky crazy. <br /><br />3. I pass the yolk back and forth or I use my egg separator, if I can find it. <br /><br />4. I usually clean as I go. It depends on what I'm making or how much of it I'm making.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07840515813374990142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-85056895215722250752011-12-21T18:36:40.040-06:002011-12-21T18:36:40.040-06:00Good questions! 2) I definitely prefer baking and ...Good questions! 2) I definitely prefer baking and am not a cook at all!! I have a super sweet tooth though, so I guess that makes sense. 1) There is no way I can pick a favorite holiday treat. 3) Im too impatient for egg separating and usually end up with a mess :) Oh and 4) I clean at the end, but I do need to do it right away or it drives me crazy and I can't enjoy whatever it is that I baked!crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15144330347406193919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-71279517324723854142011-12-21T17:52:03.518-06:002011-12-21T17:52:03.518-06:00So glad you found some gluten free dough balls you...So glad you found some gluten free dough balls you love! <br /><br />1. Sadly, I love both salty foods like chips AND sweets- lucky me. I think I like sugar cookies the best this time of year, and mos things with chocolate. <br /><br />2. I think I like baking better... but I see good things about both. I prefer a recipe though, an easy one!<br /><br />3. I definitely pass the yolk back and forth like you. I wouldn't want egg all over my hand haha. <br /><br />4. One of the major reasons I'm not a huge fan of baking or cooking is the mess it makes, as I hate cleaning up. So I TRY to clean as I go, or at least when it's in the oven haha.Kelly (She Wears a Red Sox Cap)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04415604174106394910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-25496539262149580162011-12-21T16:13:23.971-06:002011-12-21T16:13:23.971-06:00Gluten free baking is tough! I made an angle food ...Gluten free baking is tough! I made an angle food cake once and it was just weird.<br /><br />1. I love cutout cookies!<br />2. I prefer to bake!<br />3. I pass the yoke back and forth between the shell!<br />4. I try to clean up as I go, but sometimes its hard. I do clean up once I am done with one baking/cooking thing before moving on to the next project!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01210098462417950977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-9419026639864401142011-12-21T16:06:23.114-06:002011-12-21T16:06:23.114-06:00I love baking and cooking pretty equally, but cook...I love baking and cooking pretty equally, but cooking tends to be a bit harder for me because I actually have to plan for (shop) it whereas baking I usually have everything to make most basic recipes. Banana bread is one of those recipes that is great year round!!Lauren @ Sassy Molassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09386991766331711286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-41846427459311875952011-12-21T13:08:43.602-06:002011-12-21T13:08:43.602-06:00I enjoy baking, but I prefer cooking as I'm mo...I enjoy baking, but I prefer cooking as I'm more of a savory than a sweets person. I haven't done much holiday baking this year other than a batch of brownies to eat while grading finals. I might do some mint chocolate chip cookies tomorrow or Friday, though.Raquelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138113830990586689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-36908353855183233782011-12-21T10:04:00.667-06:002011-12-21T10:04:00.667-06:00I am totally a clean as you go kind of person. I c...I am totally a clean as you go kind of person. I can't stand messiness in the kitchen, at all! <br /><br />I'm making some new things tomomrrow: snow storms, whoopie pies and maybe chip chubbies (a name that seems rather... inappropriate but still funny). <br /><br />I need to try dough balls too :)Norahttp://walkingwithnora.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-32905490470461979522011-12-21T09:43:55.585-06:002011-12-21T09:43:55.585-06:001. Peanut butter blossoms are my FAVORITE. I usual...1. Peanut butter blossoms are my FAVORITE. I usually bake homemade chocolate chip & M&M cookies but I might have to make these. I've been craving them for weeks now!<br /><br />2. I like to bake. I haaaate to cook. Cooking gets me all stressed, trying to get the recipe & everything time right. Not a fan! Baking though? Lovvvve baking!<br /><br />3. I have an egg white separator to separate my egg whites. It's super easy and soooo much less mess. That second option is making me want to vom. ;)<br /><br />4. I'm in the middle? I usually put things away and in the kitchen sink as I bake, but I don't actually rinse things out and put in the dishwasher as I go. The biggest thing I hate about baking is the mess. Erg.Stephanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664500645286563334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-35050923551157131002011-12-21T09:17:07.225-06:002011-12-21T09:17:07.225-06:00I actually just recently tried some gluten free ba...I actually just recently tried some gluten free banana chocolate chip bread and it was delicious! (And, I actually thought about you when I found out it was gluten.) <br /><br />My favourite holiday treats are nanaimo bars (I think I mentioned that to you just recently.)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03384270738210385286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-42056372684777218112011-12-21T08:31:23.386-06:002011-12-21T08:31:23.386-06:001. My favorite holiday treat is probably any of th...1. My favorite holiday treat is probably any of those cake balls (like the one I posted today). They are so good, but so dangerous...<br /><br />2. I prefer to cook. I rarely bake, but would really like to start soon to start bringing treats into the schools I work at. <br /><br />3. Ewww, I don't let the whites slip through my fingers. That sounds really gross. I pass the yolk back and forth. <br /><br />4. OH, I am definitely a clean as I go person! I can't stand a messy kitchen!<br /><br />Cute post! :)Amber @ A Little Pink in the Cornfieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06898255649481697297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-85960864904568256692011-12-21T08:26:12.094-06:002011-12-21T08:26:12.094-06:001. I love my grandmas christmas cookies! They'...1. I love my grandmas christmas cookies! They're like sour cream sugar cookies basically. So good!<br /><br />2. I love baking. But I like you am not huge into sweets, so I cook more often than bake.<br /><br />3. Def pass the yoke back and forth, I'd be too grossed out to let it run between my fingers!<br /><br />4. Clean as I go. I can't stand a mess or clutter!Marisa A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05695217912332670387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-30575390228852473762011-12-21T08:25:00.593-06:002011-12-21T08:25:00.593-06:00This post confirms we are kindred spirits. As if I...This post confirms we are kindred spirits. As if I needed to tell you that. But, seriously! Other than the baking versus cooking (I love cooking better, because I usually am socializing while cooking and never want to pay more attention to the recipe than I do to Sweets/friends/etc.). But, I hate messy hands (constantly washing and drying them throughout the cooking/baking process) and most definitely clean as I go (it drives me crazy that Sweets waits until the end, or even worse, a couple days later, to clean up his messes!). Anyway, you can come bake in my kitchen anytime! =)Nilsa @ SoMi Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474642034399063234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-50415202920565866822011-12-21T08:07:18.865-06:002011-12-21T08:07:18.865-06:00Just had to comment on the egg separating thing. I...Just had to comment on the egg separating thing. I just crack the egg onto a plate and then use a small cup to cover the yolk and let the white slip into another bowl. You have to repeat a number of times - ie move the cup around a bit so that all of the white comes off the yolk. OK more washing up but less messy hands and a pretty sure fire way to not go wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-29726659729896950412011-12-21T08:05:53.347-06:002011-12-21T08:05:53.347-06:00I have managed to stay out of the dough balls in m...I have managed to stay out of the dough balls in my freezer if you can believe it! I thought about having one last night and then quickly brushed my teeth. Haha! <br /><br />1. gingerbread men and buttertarts!! I sadly haven't had any yet this year but will when I go home I'm sure :) <br /><br />2. I really enjoy both! Moreso cooking because I don't *like* following a recipe to exact precision ;) <br /><br />3. I definitely use the passing it from shell to shell method. I've tried the way Becky said and that has let the yolk slip through many times haha! <br /><br />4. I definitely clean up as I go. Kind of drives me nuts when Eric cooks and DOESN'T do this ;) But each to their own!Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185652640389232120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-64718423603783263532011-12-21T08:02:07.684-06:002011-12-21T08:02:07.684-06:001. MY favorite holiday treat is the sugar cookies ...1. MY favorite holiday treat is the sugar cookies my mom makes. I think it's also the sentimental factor that makes them so delicious.<br /><br />2. I totally prefer baking over cooking!<br /><br />3. I crack the egg in my hand and let the white fall through my fingers. It's messier, but I think I'd drop the yolk if I did it the other way.<br /><br />4. I try to clean as I go, as much as possible. It makes it much less annoying than doing it all at the end.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09026566759989208220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-8976042886981835032011-12-21T07:21:17.230-06:002011-12-21T07:21:17.230-06:00I need to start my holiday baking...must start ton...I need to start my holiday baking...must start tonight! I definitely prefer baking to cooking. I separate eggs by passing the yolk back in forth in the cracked shell and I tend to wait until the end to clean up!abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956734205798602159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1131924142966006519.post-27184328458274826322011-12-21T06:36:23.448-06:002011-12-21T06:36:23.448-06:001. Mmm, peanut butter blossoms ARE good. I would s...1. Mmm, peanut butter blossoms ARE good. I would say my favorite holiday treat is peppermint hot chocolate - so yummy! <br /><br />2. Oh I'm def. a baker. Not having a recipe makes me a little (*ahem* a lot!) anxious! When Ben throws together stuff for dinner it's delicious but I can't be in the kitchen because he doesn't measure anything! <br /><br />3. Um, I've never heard of the passing the yolk back and forth way! I crack an egg how my mom taught me - I tap it a little on the counter to start to break it, then crack it in half with both of my hands, letting the yolk fall below. I don't have messy hands that way, and I always crack it into something else (a bowl, small dish, etc), before putting it in with the main dish or mixing bowl.<br /><br />4. I try to clean up as I go (that's what my mom taught me to do), but I usually just end up cleaning at the end. (Or rather, telling Ben he should since I just made this delicious.......)Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10497016301321352544noreply@blogger.com