Victoria's Cooking Blog

Hi and welcome back to my blog! Recently in culinary arts, we have been working on creating various egg foam dishes. In this blog post, I will showcase one creation that we made, Baked Alaska! Without further ado, here it is! To make the Baked Alaska, we split it up into three days. On the first day, we baked our bottom layer, which was just a regular yellow cake and made chocolate ice cream which went in the middle. On day two, we thickened up the ice cream using an ice cream machine. Finally, on the last day, we made the meringue which we spread all over the top of our ice cream and cake. Although our end product didn't turn out looking the prettiest, it was still pretty tasty. Here are some tips to perfect your Baked Alaska:  *Cake- Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper and spray it with a lot of cooking spray! This will make it much easier to get the cake out of the pan when it's done baking. *Ice Cream- Keep a close eye on the ice cream m...

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! Today I will be showcasing 2 pasta dishes that I have made over the past week, and share my tips on making each dish. Without any further ado, here are the pasta dishes I've made: Homemade Spaghetti with Red Sauce  *Tips to make the dough: -Work quickly! -Add a small amount of water to your dough if it becomes dry -Use the pasta machine to make thin (but not ripped) sheets of dough for ideal spaghetti noodle thickness *Tips for making the sauce: -Keep it on a low heat to prevent burning -Keep the sauce and noodles going simultaneously for the food to be done as soon as possible -Add extra spices for more flavor ----------------------------------------- Homemade Gnocchi with Red Sauce  *Tips for making the gnocchi: -Roll the dough out moderately thin to encourage faster cooking -Remove the gnocchi from the water once they float to the top to prevent overcooking -Use the back of a fork to create the ...