If you are a baker and have ever tried baking almost anything (with the exception of most cookies, I'd say)...but any sort of cake or dough or sugar base of any kid and used Baker's Sugar (aka Caster Sugar, Extra-Fine Sugar) it is hard not to want to use it every time...
Problem is C&H sells it in a dinky carton for way more than I think frickin' sugar is worth.
So if you bake a lot...or even if you don't and just want a sugar that easily dissolves in both hot and cold drinks alike read on:
How to make Bakers Sugar/Caster Sugar:
1. BUY A GOOD BLENDER (OR FOOD PROCESSOR)
This is imperative...being a cheapass myself, I have gone thru many a cheap ($16? if even) blenders. Until I realized that those blenders don't do shit and I could have used all the money spent on cheap ones to buy a good quality one. So that's what I did. I bought a 16 speed(?) Oster blender that came with a food processor attachment. But man does that blender have some blades!
2. In small batches (1 to 1-1/2 c.) in either your food processor or blender, pulse on high for 10-15 second intervals until sugar becomes fine. You may need to get a spatula and move the sugar around (WHILE THE MACHINE IS OFF) to get the already ground sugar to the top and the larger grains in touch with the blades.
3. Store in a tupperware, label, and enjoy!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Santa Paula No Salt Seasoning #89
A lot has been going on and I will be away for a few months so I figured I might as well post a few things before I go.
So this past week, I had a gentleman email me regarding Santa Paula No Salt Seasoning #89...which is my all-time-favorite-can't-be-beat No Salt Seasoning. And what's even more bizarre about this seasoning is that YOU CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT ANYWHERE ON THE WEB! As a matter of fact, the gentleman that contacted me, said that MY BLOG of all things was the first thing to pop up on Google when he searched it.
So I'm here to tell everyone 1) why this particular seasoning is the best and to anyone else that searches it and comes across my blog, and most importantly 2) where to purchase Santa Paula No Salt Seasoning #89.
(I will try to add a photo when I am not being so lazy)
Unlike any Mrs. Dash or any other No Salt Seasoning I have come across, the Santa Paula variety contains NO POWDERED ANYTHING....it is all little bits of spices, herbs, onion, garlic, etc with no salt. And it doesn't contain anything but natural spices and dried seasonings...it makes any pan seared meat taste delicious by the way...cooked in just a bit of butter and garlic, sprinkled with this mix and some pepper...YUM!
Okay so where to buy it? 99c Only Store baby. Now I don't mean any 99c or $1 store...it has to be THE "99c Only Store." You know the one in purple and green letters thats open "9 days a week from 9am to 9pm." Which, as I'm sure you've already deduced...it only costs 99c (and believe me I have tried more expensive varieties from a bunch of different places...up to $5 for a little bottle of what looked like good seasoning). My mother says I should be a spokesperson for the 99c Only Store...but I only promote them so much because they have good crap man and it's cheap as hell.
Which brings me to my next topic...Santa Paula Seasonings, in general.
Buy them...buy all of them!
At 99c each, you can have a pretty complete spice collection for around $15-$20! (Meaning 15-20 different spices, for those slow folk). Their "Fancy Garlic" is another favorite...a few tablespoons mixed with half a stick of room temp butter it makes a great garlic bread spread. Cut a loaf of french bread in half longways and spread on both sides. Yum.
So that's that.
So this past week, I had a gentleman email me regarding Santa Paula No Salt Seasoning #89...which is my all-time-favorite-can't-be-beat No Salt Seasoning. And what's even more bizarre about this seasoning is that YOU CANNOT FIND ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT ANYWHERE ON THE WEB! As a matter of fact, the gentleman that contacted me, said that MY BLOG of all things was the first thing to pop up on Google when he searched it.
So I'm here to tell everyone 1) why this particular seasoning is the best and to anyone else that searches it and comes across my blog, and most importantly 2) where to purchase Santa Paula No Salt Seasoning #89.
(I will try to add a photo when I am not being so lazy)
Unlike any Mrs. Dash or any other No Salt Seasoning I have come across, the Santa Paula variety contains NO POWDERED ANYTHING....it is all little bits of spices, herbs, onion, garlic, etc with no salt. And it doesn't contain anything but natural spices and dried seasonings...it makes any pan seared meat taste delicious by the way...cooked in just a bit of butter and garlic, sprinkled with this mix and some pepper...YUM!
Okay so where to buy it? 99c Only Store baby. Now I don't mean any 99c or $1 store...it has to be THE "99c Only Store." You know the one in purple and green letters thats open "9 days a week from 9am to 9pm." Which, as I'm sure you've already deduced...it only costs 99c (and believe me I have tried more expensive varieties from a bunch of different places...up to $5 for a little bottle of what looked like good seasoning). My mother says I should be a spokesperson for the 99c Only Store...but I only promote them so much because they have good crap man and it's cheap as hell.
Which brings me to my next topic...Santa Paula Seasonings, in general.
Buy them...buy all of them!
At 99c each, you can have a pretty complete spice collection for around $15-$20! (Meaning 15-20 different spices, for those slow folk). Their "Fancy Garlic" is another favorite...a few tablespoons mixed with half a stick of room temp butter it makes a great garlic bread spread. Cut a loaf of french bread in half longways and spread on both sides. Yum.
So that's that.
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