Showcase your work!

[Sharzi]

There are very few places online where you can showcase your work unless you have your own website of Facebook page. I love seeing what everyone else is working on, encouraging others, and I can bet others do too! So, I thought it might be nice to have a thread where you can show off what you've done and give some kudos to others.

 

[-Daniel-]

Instagram can be great too! It's easy to set up, and using the #hashtags is easy to find other baking bloggers with good work and interesting pictures and videos. I'm slightly addicted to it!

 

[Sharzi]

I've never used Instagram. I only go online using my laptop, so not sure how that would work.

 

[Sharzi]

Here are the cookies I'm working on now btw. I'm making a set of four and these are the first two. I'll be finishing the other two today.

 

[Sharzi]

Hopefully others will join me in sharing. Finished these today.

 

[Becky]

Great idea! Topic pinned

I love the mermaid cookies!

 

[Sharzi]

Thank you Becky. I like the idea too. I'm inspired when I see what other people are doing. Not to mention, people might ak me how I did this or that, (or I'd ask them too), so it's a great way to share or learn!

 

[Norcalbaker59]

Gorgeous cookies. I love the butterflies. I’m more into recipe development these days. I prefer to create my own recipes based on the brands of ingredients I stock. And too, I’m thinking about writing a cookbook.

Recipes I’m currently developing include both gluten free and traditional wheat. Aside from these recipes, I’m working on Japanese sponge roll cake.

Gluten free quiche

Gluten free carrot cake

A funfetti cupcake for my niece. I have to say I’m baffled by the popularity of funfetti cake. Aside from the kiddos, those born in the 80’s & 90’s really love this cake. But even if I could eat gluten, I wouldn’t select this cake.

 

[Becky]

I’m thinking about writing a cookbook

Ooh you should definitely do that, you'd be great at it! I'd certainly buy one

 

[Norcalbaker59]

Thanks for the vote of confidenceThere’s a glut of cookbooks out there.

But most come from the perspective of the type of baked good (e.g., bread, cake, etc.). I would like a cookbook that focuses on technique, with recipes that then demonstrate the technique.

 

[Sharzi]

Ooh you should definitely do that, you'd be great at it! I'd certainly buy one

You should! You're desserts look amazingly good and so hard to believe they're gluten free! I know several people with celiac's and they're always looking for good recipes.

 

[Sharzi]

Gorgeous cookies. I love the butterflies. I’m more into recipe development these days. I prefer to create my own recipes based on the brands of ingredients I stock. And too, I’m thinking about writing a cookbook.

Recipes I’m currently developing include both gluten free and traditional wheat. Aside from these recipes, I’m working on Japanese sponge roll cake.

Gluten free quiche
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Gluten free carrot cake
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A funfetti cupcake for my niece. I have to say I’m baffled by the popularity of funfetti cake. Aside from the kiddos, those born in the 80’s & 90’s really love this cake. But even if I could eat gluten, I wouldn’t select this cake.
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They look delicious!! Along with a cookbook, you should have a blog too! How did you get the pictures to show up as full pictures ? I think mine show up as thumbnails and then you have to click on them to open fully.

 

[Sharzi]

First of a set of fairies

 

[Norcalbaker59]

First of a set of fairies

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That is sooo adorable! I really like the fine brush work. It really takes the cookie art to the next level.

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[Cooking from your heart]

I made these sugar free, sugar cookies the other day and everyone loved them... buttery and guilt free

 

[Norcalbaker59]

I made these sugar free, sugar cookies the other day and everyone loved them... buttery and guilt free

Those cookies look amazing! Sugar free is the last frontier for me. Celiac and diabetes runs in my family. As a celiac I’ve learned to bake gluten free. But sugar free just stumps me. I feel
terrible that I can’t bake anything for my diabetic siblings. Do you have recommendations on sugar free baking cookbooks?

 

[Norcalbaker59]

You should! You're desserts look amazingly good and so hard to believe they're gluten free! I know several people with celiac's and they're always looking for good recipes.

I had never heard of celiac and till my diagnosis 10 years ago. Turns out it runs in my family. Initially I was so distressed I stopped baking all together. When I started baking again I only baked traditional things. Now I want to eat what I bake. So 3 yrs ago I started experimenting. It a whole different ball game. But I’m making progress.

So how did you make the jump from cake to cookies? Cookies are hard. And you can’t just slap a gumpaste flower over a mistake Are you familiar with Julia Usher’s work? Your attention to fine detail reminds me of her incredible work.

 

[Becky]

Thanks for the vote of confidenceThere’s a glut of cookbooks out there.

But most come from the perspective of the type of baked good (e.g., bread, cake, etc.). I would like a cookbook that focuses on technique, with recipes that then demonstrate the technique.

There are many books, but there's always scope for more - especially one that looks at the role played by each ingredient. I think bakers who understand the science behind it all tend to be better at baking

 

[Cooking from your heart]

I been creating my own sugar free recipes since my husband found out he is diabetic

 

[Sharzi]

I made these sugar free, sugar cookies the other day and everyone loved them... buttery and guilt free

I made a huge platter of sugarfree cookies once for a banquet about 10 years ago. Everyone said they could not tell the difference. But I had used a product that they no longer make. It was measured just like sugar and did not have a chemical taste that a lot of substitutes have. It came in granulated and brown. Also, Suzanne Sommers used to make a great substitute. What did you use?