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My Babies First Birthday – The Party

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What theme do you have for a first birthday?  I chose to use his favourite toys like sock monkey, owlie, little teddy and the fabric that my sons nursery is decorated with. Before he was born I bought fabrics that … Continue reading

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Molecular Gastronomy / Cooking: BEST OF THE WEB sphericals, caviar & raviole recipes

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Are you looking for a surprise element for your next dessert? Sphericals have a liquid centre encapsulated by a gel membrane. This is achieved by using sodium alginate which gels in the presence of calcium. molecular gastronomy kits are available … Continue reading

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Molecular Gastronomy: Custard Ravioli Spherical Recipe

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Custard Spherical Recipe Alginate bath: 5g (0.18 ounces) Sodium alginate molecular gastronomy kits available here 25g (0.88 ounces) sugar 1 L (0.26 gallons) distilled water Mix together the sugar and sodium alginate (this helps to stop it clumping). Put half … Continue reading

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Molecular Gastronomy / Cooking: Chocolate Spherical Recipe

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The kids loved these sphericals, although I think they may have enjoyed playing with them on their hands even more than eating them. So how do you make them? Well put simply you add sodium alginate to a container of … Continue reading

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