The Damsel in Dis Dress
Posted in cooking, handmade, old fashioned, Substitutions on Jul 23rd, 2011
Homemade ricotta? Really? That smooth, beautiful layer of yum in lasagna? Yes, dear students, it’s possible. And it’s as easy as kindergarten. The Damsel suspects you have everything you need, at this moment, in your kitchen. You could be five minutes away from ravishing ricotta. (Technically, this is called paneer. Ricotta is properly made from [...]
Posted in cleaning, Substitutions on Mar 2nd, 2011
Anyone else notice that the dishes don’t come as clean in the dishwasher as they used to? In the area where the Damsel lives, a key ingredient was removed from dishwasher detergent. Phosphorus has long been included in all sorts of cleaning products, but it’s been determined to be harmful to the environment. So they’ve [...]
Posted in baking, Substitutions on Mar 15th, 2010
How many times have you skipped a recipe because it called for cake flour instead of all-purpose flour? How many times have you looked for cake flour at the market and either couldn’t find it, or cringed at the price? Could it be true that it’s really THIS EASY to make your own cake flour? [...]
Posted in Substitutions on Feb 23rd, 2010
This is what you need: sugar. a blender or food processor. cornstarch (optional). the need to eat frosting. The Damsel promises, this really does work and can be used any way “storebought” powered sugar is used. She sincerely wishes she knew about this before, because plain table sugar is quite a bit cheaper than powdered [...]
Posted in Substitutions on Feb 17th, 2010
First, let’s talk. Is brown sugar more healthy than white sugar? Like brown rice vs. white rice, brown bread vs. white bread? Is it less refined? The Damsel looked up an article about how commercial sugar producers make brown sugar and got confused. But it seems it comes down to this: maybe they used to [...]
Posted in Substitutions on Jan 20th, 2010
Have you ever been tempted to put liquid dish soap (the kind you handwash dishes with) in your dishwasher? Perhaps you’ve heard. Or maybe you’ve learned from personal experience. Try this, and you’ll end up with suds irresponsibly billowing out of your dishwasher. The volume of suds is quite astonishing. On the bright side, your [...]
