Tips for cooking

I have just finished reading "My Life in France" by Julia Child and her nephew Alex Prud'homme. It is really an amazing book and even though the movie "Julie and Julia" accurately depicted Julia's life, it goes into all the details that the book left out. For example, Julia and Paul were living in France after the war on a government's salary, not an ambassador's salary but she never complained about not having enough money. And for an American, life is not easy in Paris, especially one that didn't speak the language since French people are snobbish towards others who don't master their language. But she just LOVED life, anywhere where she was posted. So today's post is really about miscellanous cooking tips:




Muffins:

When adding blueberries or raspberries to your muffins, you don't want them to go to the bottom of the muffin. So what you should do is dust them lightly with flour, this prevents the berries from falling to the bottom.

Carrot cake:

When measuring the grated carrots, do not pack the measuring cup. If not you'll have a very carroty tasting cake.

Chocolate Chip cookies:

Always add the chocolate chips last and stir lightly, do not overmix.

Usign silicone muffin bakeware:

When baking muffins, you can either use traditional muffin bakeware and line them with liners or use the new silicone bakeware where there's no need for the liners nor for them to be greased.


However, when you unmold the muffins, you should first cool them completely and then turn the mold upside down.