• Vacation

    Day 1

    Day 1 – 8/18/2016 The day started somewhat cloudy. After picking up snacks and fruits along with a case of water from Safeway in Calgary, we headed toward Banff. (It turned out there was a Costco right off highway, next time we will stop there for our needs. ) Johnston Canyon Trail, 2.7 km one way, easy, 12pm When we arrived at Johnston Canyon at noon, it started to drizzle. We decided to continue with the hike anyway. Rain stopped almost immediately after we got on the trail. Trail to waterfalls at Johnston Canyon is very popular and busy. There were way too many people on the narrow paved path,…

  • Vacation

    Banff and Jasper 2016

    Banff National Park and Jasper National Park 2016 Banff had been on our bucket list for years. Finally we made the trip in August right before Claire went off to college. The majestic mountains, pristine lakes, interesting hikes and great weather made the trip so memorable. It was love at first sight and love at first hike! Day 0 – Fly from Philadelphia to Toronto, then to Calgary. Changing flights in Toronto is so time consuming with customs check, security check and various ID check, leave plenty of time for layover! We got to Calgary very late, so we stayed near airport for the night. Day 1 – Drive to Banff;…

  • Dessert & Bakery,  My Kitchen

    摩卡泡芙

    摩卡泡芙 泡芙大家都很熟悉,肯定也都很喜欢,它是法式甜点中很常见的款式,pâte à choux泡芙酥皮也算是烘培“基本功”啦?。泡芙酥皮只用黄油,水,面粉,盐和糖,完全没有泡打粉或酵母之类的膨胀剂,依靠高液体含量在高温烘培中形成的蒸汽使得面团蓬松。刚刚烤好的泡芙掰开能看到里面是空心的,那夹什么馅就看自己喜欢了☺️。 原料:(可以做24个) 5大勺黄油,切成小块 2/3杯水 2/3杯低筋面粉 1小勺糖,1/4小勺盐 3只鸡蛋 做法: 烤箱预热至425F 水,黄油,糖和盐放入奶锅,开中火,烧至沸腾,转小火 把面粉倒入沸水中,用木勺用力搅拌,直到成光滑面团,离火。这时面粉被烧熟了 等面团降温到不烫手时,加入鸡蛋,每次加入一个,完全搅拌均匀再加下一个鸡蛋,直到面团湿润细腻 在硅胶垫上用两个勺,或者裱花袋挤24个圆球 烤10分钟,烤箱降温至350F,继续烤30分钟,期间不要开烤箱门 从烤箱中取出,待完全凉透再夹馅。奶油馅可以用裱花嘴挤进去,也可以把泡芙切开舀入馅再盖上 摩卡奶油奶酪: 4oz奶油奶酪室温,2大勺糖,1勺速溶咖啡,1勺开水,淡奶油6大勺左右 用手动打蛋器把奶油奶酪和糖打到光滑细腻,加入溶解的咖啡,打匀;分两次加入淡奶油,打发 香草掼奶油: 1杯鲜奶油(heavy cream),1大勺糖,1/4小勺香草香精;一起打发至硬就可以用了

  • Dessert & Bakery,  My Kitchen

    巧克力马卡龙

    巧克力马卡龙 转眼距上次做马卡龙已经整整半年了,说实话并不是特别喜欢吃马卡龙。前些天翻阅君之的博客看到一个简易版的方子,突然间想试试,其实也就是为了做着玩,没抱太大希望。成品却是惊喜,口感味道更像布朗尼,浓浓的醇醇的,尤其是在冰箱放置几个小时以后,巧克力馅的味道和润湿渗透到了马卡龙饼干里。如果表面能保持爽脆那就完美了。 原料: 杏仁粉45克 糖粉75克 可可粉7克 蛋白33克(一个特大号extra large鸡蛋,蛋白很完整地从蛋黄上剥离下来基本上就是33克,原方子说30克,感觉面糊不够湿润) 巧克力馅:30克黑巧克力,30克淡奶油 做法: 杏仁粉和糖粉用粉碎机打半分钟到一分钟,取出加入可可粉拌匀 加1/3蛋白搅拌,然后再分两次加入剩余蛋白,每次都搅拌均匀,一开始像面团,完全拌匀应该是可以比较流畅地流淌下来的半固体面糊 烤盘上垫硅胶烤垫,将面糊装入裱花袋,在烤垫上挤直径3厘米的圆形面糊(我一共挤了17个,可能做太大了) 烤盘放在通风处将面糊吹干,大概一个小时左右。一定要吹干,不然裙边出不来且表面会开裂 烤箱预热至280F,烤13分钟左右 巧克力馅的制作比较简单,黑巧克力和淡奶油置碗里,微波炉加热22秒,搅拌至巧克力完全融化,冷却备用 马卡龙饼干凉了之后,取一片饼干,挤上巧克力馅,盖上另外一片饼干