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Goldfish Candy Dish: Love It or Hate It?

YumSugar — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:01:33 -0800

If you're fishing for compliments, you may want to check out this Goldfish Candy Dish ($27.99). It's made from thick walled glass and rests on your counter or desktop. I think it looks fun full of goldfish crackers, but other than that, it's not reeling me in. How about you guys? What do you think of this catch? Har har!

52 Weeks of Baking: Goldifish and The Three Bears

YumSugar — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:03:18 -0700

The other day I walked past PartySugar's desk and caught her looking at some puffy goldfish crackers. I asked her what she was looking at and she said that she would send it my way. It turned out that she had found a recipe for homemade goldfish crackers. I knew immediately that I wanted to give it a try, however, there was one problem, I didn't have a fish cookie cutter. I thought I would cut them out with a knife (which is what I did for the few you see), but in the end I decided to use a bear cookie cutter instead. The final result was pretty tasty, and was very similar to store bought goldfish crackers. To make your own golden, cheesy crackers, read more

If I made these again, I think I'd add a little cayenne to give them a little more oomf. Oh and be sure to store them in an air tight container (or eat them right away) they absorb the moisture in the air pretty easily.

Cheddar Gold~~fish~~bear Crackers
From Country Living

1 cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
8 ounces grated extra-sharp Cheddar cheese
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh-ground pepper

Pulse the flour, butter, cheese, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper together using a food processor until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
Pulse in 3 to 4 tablespoons of water, one tablespoon at a time, and only enough so that the dough forms a ball and rides the blade.
Remove, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes or up to 24 hours.
Heat oven to 350° F.
Line 2 baking pans with parchment paper and set aside.
Roll the dough out to 1/8th-inch thickness. Cut out as many crackers as possible using a 2-inch fish-shaped cutter [or your choice cookie cutter].
Place them 1 inch apart on the prepared baking pans.
Bake until golden and crisp ‑- 15 to 20 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Repeat with remaining dough and scraps.
Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

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What's Yummy This Week: YumSugar Weekly Recap

YumSugar — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:01:38 -0700

This week PartySugar's provided tips on how to throw an amazing Game Night Housewarming Party - complete with domino brownies.
While she was planning, I indulged in salty things like homemade goldfish crackers and saltines with ice cream.
Meanwhile, in reality tv land, Jag proved to be an untrustworthy guy, Julia performs well on Hell's Kitchen, Top Chef surprises me with their elimination, and Iron Chef is looking for a new Iron Chef.

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I don't know about you guys, but I really want to make this Thomas Keller sandwich from the film Spanglish.
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