http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog Cooking for fussy eaters. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:50:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have a taste for the twisted and bizarre? How about chocolate covered bacon! Or beer for your dog. These are just a few of the things in the food category at Well, WTF?! - Who thinks up this crap. There are many other categoiries as well and this site is well ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/lmao/ The ninth issue of my chocolate, candy, and baking e-zine (digital magazine) is now available.  It is free, so give it a spin. This 1.15 Mb file is a 5 second download on a cable modem, somewhat longer on a slower connection. The current issue as well as all back issues may be downloaded ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/incredibles-magazine-issue-9-now-available/ Although I used to use lots of crock pots for candle making, it is only recently that I started experimenting with them for cooking food. This recipe makes the best roast pork I have ever tasted, and the onions are easily separated for picky eaters like me.  To suit my ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/slow-cooker-pork-roast/ Now that the holidays have passed I can get back to blogging.  It has been a hectic past few months, but with the post holiday slowdown I can now get caught up on this blog. I have posted 3 great cookie recipes to the site: Grandma's Sugar Cookies - This recipe has been ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/cookie-recipes/ After months of work, I have just completed the first of three online courses on chocolate making for Artisanschool.com This first course - Basics Of Chocolate Molding, teaches how to use all the basic mold types as well as mold painting. Additionally, basics such as equipment, melting chocolate, and de molding ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/chocolate-making-classes/ The eighth issue of my chocolate, candy, and baking e-zine (digital magazine) is now available.  This is the largest issue so far and is packed with projects. It is free, so give it a spin. This 2.98 Mb file is a 10 second download on a cable modem, somewhat longer on a ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/incredibles-magazine-issue-8-now-available/ This sugar skull inspired article shows how to make edible skull pops in white chocolate. Unlike sugar skulls, these are edible and a great  simplified Dias de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)  project for younger children. Obviously, they would also be a good Halloween treat.  They are very simple to make ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/sugar-skull-lollipop-project/ ... Along comes something so bizzarre that you have to do a double take to make sure you are not hallucinating. While making a batter for some deep fried pickles tonight, I discovered that my eggs were actually printed with advertising. Strange, but I figured they must be promoting another product. ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/just-when-you-think-you-have-seen-it-all/ I just finished putting the finishing touches on this fun and easy project. It uses cookie cutters and non-pareils in a non traditional way to create these cool chocolates. As usual the instructions are free and fully illustrated. See: Non-Pareil Jack O' Lantern Project http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/non-pareil-jack-o%e2%80%99-lanterns/ I recently tried my hand at making ice cream with mixed results. Since my preferred flavor is French Vanilla, that is what I chose to start. It came out very creamy, but was not as strongly vanilla tasting as I would have liked. Why did my vanilla not taste as ... http://www.onestopcandle.com/foodblog/vanilla-extract/