Time to Bake up a Storm

Whether you want to believe it or not Christmas is coming (we’ve already seen snow on the ground) and it’s time to start thinking about all the baking that lies ahead of us. This newsletter is full of helpful tools and gadgets and toys to make this task fun and memorable. Get the kids involved. They’ll love it!

So you are looking for one machine that can whisk, mix, slice, grate, weigh, and mix your frozen drinks? Check out the The Kenwood MultiPro FP950. This is a 600 watt motor food processor and blender and scale all in one to cater to all your food prep and baking needs. Comes equipped with a generous 3.0 litre bowl and a 1.5 litre blender. $279.99

Sigrid and Staff

Upcoming Events

• Saturday, November 2nd and Sunday 3rd see us at the Chamber Home Show
• Saturday, November 16th - the Santa Claus Parade
• Friday, November 22nd - Moonlight Magic
• Monday, November 25th - Headwaters Food Summit and Local Food Trade Fair
• Friday November 29th, 5pm - 8pm - Zwilling J. A. Henckels knife sharpening clinic
• Saturday, November 30th "Shop the Neighbourhood"

In this Issue:

• Get Baking with Chef'n
• Toys that Make Cooking Fun
• Sarah Hallett's Chocolate Mousse

Chef’n Baking Gadgets

We’d like to introduce a few NEW Chef’n baking gadgets that are bound to make your baking days fun and playful. 

Chef’n Pin Pair

Don’t know what type of rolling pin you want?  Silicone or French?  No need to decide.  The Chef’n Pin Pair, 2-in-1 rolling pin is both.  Use the silicone pin for basics like cookie dough and use the French pin for more precise pie rolling. 
$45.00

Chef’n Sift’n Sieve

Another handy 2-in-1 is the Chef’n Sift’n Sieve.  Sift flour and sieve custards and berries, using the included scraper, all with the same tool. 
$19.99

Chef’n Pastry Pen

The Chef’n Pastry Pen is a 3-in1! Create the cupcakes by filling the pen with batter and dispensing into the muffin cups, then fill the cooked cupcakes with delicious fillings and lastly frost cupcakes with the decorating tip. 
$15.00

Chef’n Cookie Stamp

Do you make rolled cookies?  Sugar cookies or shortbread?  The Chef’n cookie stamp and cutter comes with 5 designs per set.
 Choose from Christmas or holiday motifs. 
$9.99

Chef’n Cookease

If stamping is too tedious, the Chef’n Cookease, cookie cutter and stencil is the way to go! Simply roll out the dough and using an all-in-one motion, cut out 5 different shaped cookies.  Use the included stencil for professionally decorated cookies.  Choose from Christmas or holiday motifs. 
$9.99

Get Baking!

Brown Sugar Icebox Cookies
Sigrid's German Vanilla Cookies
Kristin's Favourite Shortbread

Fun Kitchen Toys, Cooking Tools and Cool Gadgets

Nordic Ware Baking Thermometer

For perfect cakes each time you bake. Simply insert this thermometer, by Nordic Ware, into your cake when you believe it to be cooked.

If the cake is fully cooked the tip will turn bright red.

$9.99

Danesco Double Scoop

Measure your cupcake and muffin batters out with this neat measuring scoop. Ideal for mini or regular muffin cups. Treats will all be uniform in size with no guessing. Works well for measuring out cookie dough or pancake batter. Small side holds 20 ml and large side holds 60 ml.

$12.99

Semi annual Zwilling J.A. Henckels sale is on now!

Check out the online 2013 Gourment Guide >

Zwilling J.A. Henckels Kids Cutlery

How sweet are these?  Traditional kids cutlery sets are perfect for tiny hands learning how to self feed.  These keepsakes come in a variety of themes to suit each child.  Made of 18/10 stainless steel, dishwasher safe. 

Sale $19.99 Nov and Dec.
(reg $25.00)

Chocolate Mousse

$29.99 for four Emile Henry ramekins in a gift box.

Head over to Food in the Hills for Sarah Hallett's Chocolate Mousse

This is the ideal dinner party dessert and looks great in Emile Henry Ramekins. Experiment, create, customize and then take as a hostess gift or holiday present and leave the ramekins along with a printed version of this recipe.

• It is gluten and dairy free (if you omit the garnish)
• It is simple, with only 3 to 5 ingredients
• It can be made ahead
• It is infinitely adaptable according to taste. I have made a Tia Maria version for a Mocha Chocolate Mousse, A Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) version with toasted hazelnuts on top and a Baileys version just because I love Baileys – When using cream liqueurs like Baileys, they should be swirled in as you pour the mousse into their containers or you will end up with little pools of cream in your mousse.
• Variation – (Non alcoholic) Chocolate Orange Mousse- add the grated zest and the juice of half an orange to the chocolate mixture at the melting stage.
• Increase Portion size – Add 1 egg and 2oz semi –sweet chocolate per person.

Sarah Hallett's Chocolate Mousse Recipe