tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post3452138687591735275..comments2024-03-28T18:58:47.880-07:00Comments on creative savv: Homemade "magic shell" ice cream topping (and dipping chocolate for fruits, candies and cookies)Lilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-79900156109957193362015-08-10T06:23:03.138-07:002015-08-10T06:23:03.138-07:00Hi Sarah,
I'm glad you found it interesting. I...Hi Sarah,<br />I'm glad you found it interesting. I miss that great aunt, very much, and have such wonderful memories of her.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-80207859019978401552015-08-04T10:58:22.354-07:002015-08-04T10:58:22.354-07:00I love the family history in this blog post - how ...I love the family history in this blog post - how interesting! Everyday Life On A Shoestringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06038009981638541163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-46267257883618717702015-08-04T06:56:53.918-07:002015-08-04T06:56:53.918-07:00Hi Merry,
The couverture I saw yesterday was in sm...Hi Merry,<br />The couverture I saw yesterday was in small disks. I didn't pay attention to the amount in a bag or price. Next time I'm in that direction, I'll check it out. I've also seen it sold online. Most of the time, it's simply out of my price range, but for making hand-dipped chocolates as gifts, it could be worth the expense.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-84409922850037995522015-08-04T06:50:14.406-07:002015-08-04T06:50:14.406-07:00Hi YHF,
Thank you for that information on mochi. I...Hi YHF,<br />Thank you for that information on mochi. I'll check out that link.<br /><br />We enjoy having dessert, here. It doesn't have to be fancy, but can even be fresh fruit with a drizzle of jam or some whipped cream. I'm with you, dessert makes home cooked meals seem special. And most of the time, when making something at home, I can make something relatively healthy. That Apple Betty sounds very delicious, and easy!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-80990436722685033822015-08-04T06:46:36.790-07:002015-08-04T06:46:36.790-07:00Hi Merry,
Those would be soooo good. I'm think...Hi Merry,<br />Those would be soooo good. I'm thinking mint ice cream, between 2 chocolate cookies, then dipped in melted chocolate!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-86926626045557469672015-08-03T21:17:24.298-07:002015-08-03T21:17:24.298-07:00ooops forgot to post the Amazon site URL:
http://...ooops forgot to post the Amazon site URL:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Koshi-Fine-Sweeted-Bean-Paste/dp/B00GHLO2R8<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-19114252505067008852015-08-03T21:14:09.051-07:002015-08-03T21:14:09.051-07:00OK...my last comment since I think I exceeded my p...OK...my last comment since I think I exceeded my per guest limit lol...I'm on an Apple Betty fix, since discovering I could use odd pieces of breads in our freezer and apples discounted as damaged from our grocery stores. With just a few simple ingredients (what seems like discards really) and a slow cooker, we can have apple dessert without the trouble of baking or buying an apple pie. Since reading your blog, I've taken a bit more interest in serving desserts at home. It makes a difference, as we look forward to dessert at the end of the meal.<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-57264747506688345202015-08-03T21:02:00.624-07:002015-08-03T21:02:00.624-07:00Instead of canned red bean paste, I buy the plasti...Instead of canned red bean paste, I buy the plastic bagged ones because they are usually a buck cheaper, plus I like the convenience of using it like a pastry bag. I googled and found the identical brand and package sold at Amazon, but the price is insane: $35.00 + $10.89 shipping for 6 bags. That comes to $7.50 per bag when I paid only $1.89 locally, regular price. Some stores may charge a little of $2, but not $7.50. But this is the red bean paste, use Koshi An or Tsubushi An. I prefer Koshi An because the filling is smoother.<br /><br />Maybe this is more information than you may want to know for now....but it is sooo easy to make...I can only follow easy recipes lol<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-15855567714933957372015-08-03T20:43:22.482-07:002015-08-03T20:43:22.482-07:00Here is a site that explains well the "miracl...Here is a site that explains well the "miracle" that is microwave mochi: http://www.the350degreeoven.com/2012/03/pastries-pies/daifuku-mochi-microwave-mochi-with-sweet-red-bean-filling/<br /><br />Basically this is the recipe, I also added 1 T. vanilla (or other liquid flavoring or lemon juice). Instead of the canned sweeet red bean paste, I bought the less expensive ones sold in plastic bags, approximately the same weight as the canned. To portion the red bean paste, I simply snip the corner of the bag and use like a pastry bag, squeeze/cut 12 portions of red bean paste on a pan and pop in the freezer until the mochi cools and the "an" (red bean paste) can be wrapped. After 10 minutes in the microwave, the mochi is sooo hot, helps to have someone hold the bowl as you spoon out (TGF silicone spatulas) the mochi onto the floured cutting board. I make two batches to use up all the red bean paste (cost under $2 at our local supermarkets). I individually freeze what we cannot eat that day, so we can have mochi whenever we have the craving. I wrote down some other fillings to try: Nutrella spread (or cookie butter), sugar coated strawberry pieces, single scoop of ice cream, apricot jam...(don't remember the site that gave these ideas) Hope you try it one day, because it is sooo easy to make and freeze ahead. As you can see, I'm busily trying to figure how to cut out stores as much as possible from my life, keeping to basic ingredients. Another discovery I came across was this microwave chip maker (As seen on TV), purchased for $4 at our local thrift store, practically brand new in the box, and it really works. So now I don't have to buy chips either. Just one potato sliced on the mandolin yielded a bag of chips. We tried some basil topping on the chips and it was like eating a potato cracker.<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-26377028926237315332015-08-03T19:40:42.115-07:002015-08-03T19:40:42.115-07:00I have bought it locally and if I remember correct...I have bought it locally and if I remember correctly it is about 16 bucks a block. I think the block is over a pound, 22 ounces maybe? I love it but I do not like the tempering process. Can't wait to try your idea.Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239084064616567269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-16907276193394818162015-08-03T19:37:05.992-07:002015-08-03T19:37:05.992-07:00It would be like homemade Eskimo Pies or Klondike ...It would be like homemade Eskimo Pies or Klondike Bars but better!Merryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239084064616567269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-50772980957255971392015-08-03T18:06:06.640-07:002015-08-03T18:06:06.640-07:00Hi Alice,
oh root beer floats! Those sound refresh...Hi Alice,<br />oh root beer floats! Those sound refreshing, and I'm sure will be very appreciated by all!. I hope you all enjoy this treat tremendously!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-58800989791892961432015-08-03T18:04:24.163-07:002015-08-03T18:04:24.163-07:00Hi Laura,
how lovely that your great aunt made tho...Hi Laura,<br />how lovely that your great aunt made those confections. I'm not sure I've ever had a buckeye. I'll have to look those up and see what they are!<br /><br />Good luck with your freezer and pantry clean-out!Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-82976466112843114812015-08-03T18:00:58.657-07:002015-08-03T18:00:58.657-07:00Live and learn, if it does seize up, try "fix...Live and learn, if it does seize up, try "fixing" it with vegetable oil. I know a bit of vegetable oil will smooth out slightly overcooked melted chocolate.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-82028576997717169252015-08-03T17:59:35.126-07:002015-08-03T17:59:35.126-07:00Hi frugal spinster,
I agree, bar chocolate is so m...Hi frugal spinster,<br />I agree, bar chocolate is so much smoother and creamier. It's what my great aunt suggested, if I was just going to use supermarket ingredients. All this talk about chocolate, today I was in a shop that sold couverture. I didn't price it, as I was in too big of a hurry.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-53062673688598735562015-08-03T17:57:46.893-07:002015-08-03T17:57:46.893-07:00Hi YHF,
it's always a hit here. It does sound ...Hi YHF,<br />it's always a hit here. It does sound like something your husband would enjoy.<br /><br />I saw mochi in the the store for the first time today. One daughter was asking what it was made from, and I said, I think rice. I'll have to look up some recipes to get a better idea of what it is. In the store where we saw it, I think it was over $4 for about 6 to 8 pieces.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-27933541096522325472015-08-03T17:54:41.163-07:002015-08-03T17:54:41.163-07:00Hi Anne,
I did buy it once, as a novelty thing. Th...Hi Anne,<br />I did buy it once, as a novelty thing. Then when I turned the container over and saw that it was just coconut oil and sunflower oil that made it liquid in warm temps, but solid over ice cream, I thought what a waste of money. My family has been soooo happy with the homemade version. <br /><br />We were talking the other night how delicious homemade ice cream sandwiches dipped in melted chocolate, would be.Lilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13292553654219380455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-38046591925274885232015-08-03T17:43:34.760-07:002015-08-03T17:43:34.760-07:00I just bought my first gallon of ice cream this su...I just bought my first gallon of ice cream this summer! What! I'm not an ice cream lover and we're on a tight budget that buying ice cream is a big treat and one that is not purchased very often. I bought some cheap root beer and that will be the only summer treat this year. When it's gone, we're done. There is some old chocolate syrup in the refrigerator and maybe even some caramel that we used once for ice cream but I'm not sure if that is still any good.<br /><br />AliceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-66956374579710755742015-08-03T16:32:15.063-07:002015-08-03T16:32:15.063-07:00I use butter instead of coconut oil for ours, (it&...I use butter instead of coconut oil for ours, (it's mainly a taste thing) but I make just enough for us to eat with the ice cream, so there is rarely any left. If there actually is a bit leftover it gets warmed and eaten within a day or two, so I don't worry about the bloom.<br />I have always tempered chocolate for dipping but I will definitely try the coconut oil version for Christmas candies this year. Anne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-83358942839225694392015-08-03T16:00:22.411-07:002015-08-03T16:00:22.411-07:00Great recipe! I've been meaning to try making ...Great recipe! I've been meaning to try making magic shell for a while and this looks really simple. My great-aunt used to make buckeyes and peanut butter eggs at easter. She used paraffin, too. <br /><br />On a slightly different note--can I tell you how impressed I am with how you manage your pantry/food stores? I am cleaning out my own pantry and freezer today and while I have certainly gotten better over time, I still found myself having to toss a few packages of things that went (very) stale or were freezer burnt. Thank you for the inspiration!Lauranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-967458218002016982015-08-03T12:03:09.693-07:002015-08-03T12:03:09.693-07:00That's pretty neat that you got to learn about...That's pretty neat that you got to learn about chocolates from you professional aunt. I don't usually have any hard fats on hand like Crisco or coconut oil, so I may try butter and take my chances. I don't need it to be as good for pouring on ice cream as one would dipping.<br /><br />Thanks for the instructions.Live and Learnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13493777474885053903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-2044040466456577812015-08-03T09:46:49.758-07:002015-08-03T09:46:49.758-07:00I prefer bar chocolate to chocolate chips. Chips a...I prefer bar chocolate to chocolate chips. Chips are formulated to hold their shape when baked (in other words NOT MELT) so chocolate bars give a smoother texture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-50599270135024791572015-08-03T09:45:39.304-07:002015-08-03T09:45:39.304-07:00Thank you for your recipe and step by step instruc...Thank you for your recipe and step by step instructions...my husband would definitely want me to make some of this, as he is always buying chocolate syrup in the bottle to pour over ice cream. I wasn't aware of Magic Shell sold in the supermarkets either. This weekend, I microwaved some Werther's caramel (the baking chunks) in some "butter" and it turned out smooth and syrupy, then hardened pretty quickly. I was trying to add the caramel chunks to a slow cooker Apple Betty that I had started and didn't know how to incorporate the caramel chunks so I thought of the microwave. The microwave is certainly a time saver and miracle worker. My DIL makes delicious mochi in the microwave and told me how easy and inexpensive it is to make. So recently, I tried making it with a red bean paste filling and I can't tell the difference between the mochi we buy ready made from the shops. So easy to make, just mix a few ingredients and microwave for 10 minutes. In the old days, our grandparents pounded mochi rice for hours to make New Years Day mochi cakes. Then I recall my aunt buying a mochi maker (similar to a bread maker), but the texture and taste was not quite right. The microwave cooked mochi tastes much better and no different than the commercially sold cakes. For about $3-4 I made 24 mochi cakes, about 1/4 the cost of storebought.<br /><br />YHFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4055690688282230469.post-63073288994811726742015-08-03T08:16:36.930-07:002015-08-03T08:16:36.930-07:00There is no comparison between the taste of purcha...There is no comparison between the taste of purchased Magic Shell vs the homemade stuff. I guess the people who like to bought product have just never had the better version. For something so simple to make, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would ever buy itAnne in the kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533249631969001657noreply@blogger.com