So, I made a tres leches cake...

[Summers]

And the instructions didn't warn me that whipping 9 egg whites into stiff peaks would take nearly 2 hours. Did I add the sugar too soon? Or is my mixer really that sub-par? Thank goodness I have a stand and mixing bowl.. my arm wouldn't have lasted that long. Anyway, it came out really good.

[ObiwanGinobili]

2hrs with a stand and mixing bowl???
:wow
that doesn't sound right..... it should take like 20 mins.

did you use too big bowl? fast enough speed?
man.. maybe your mixer just sucks.

[SpursWoman]

And the instructions didn't warn me that whipping 9 egg whites into stiff peaks would take nearly 2 hours. Did I add the sugar too soon? Or is my mixer really that sub-par? Thank goodness I have a stand and mixing bowl.. my arm wouldn't have lasted that long. Anyway, it came out really good.


Oh, damn.....maybe you should have just got some from Taco Cabana. :lol :lol

[MannyIsGod]

There's a billboard on 90 going into downtown that says Tres Leches is not a food group. So funny.

[Summers]

:lol Well, my mixer is pretty new (I just bought it a few months ago), but it was kind of a cheapie from Target. I don't do enough baking to justify a Kitchen Aid. Yeah, maybe the bowl was too big. Plus, the directions said to add the sugar as the whites begin to fluff. Well I added the sugar about 10 minutes in... :lol Think that had anything to do with it? IF I ever make it again, I'll wait until they're starting to peak up before I add the sugar.

[ObiwanGinobili]

i get the feelign thats a big IF

[ObiwanGinobili]

BTW- i do alot of baking and even i can't justify $300 for that damn kitchen aid. :wow

[SpursWoman]

BTW- i do alot of baking and even i can't justify $300 for that damn kitchen aid. :wow


I have one, it's awesome. It was actually the bigger one that I bought for my mom for christmas one year and I inherited it back.

[SWC Bonfire]

:lol Well, my mixer is pretty new (I just bought it a few months ago), but it was kind of a cheapie from Target. I don't do enough baking to justify a Kitchen Aid. Yeah, maybe the bowl was too big. Plus, the directions said to add the sugar as the whites begin to fluff. Well I added the sugar about 10 minutes in... :lol Think that had anything to do with it? IF I ever make it again, I'll wait until they're starting to peak up before I add the sugar.

I'm no merrangue expert, but I would imagine the added weight of the sugar would keep the air bubbles from forming easily.

[j-6]

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[Jekka]

You may have added the sugar too soon - it's possible the sugar weighed down the rest of the mixture before the air really started to get in.

[Summers]

$134.99


That's not so bad.

On a related note, I might need a new iron. I was pulling the vacuum out of the corner and thought the end of hte cord was stuck, so I gave it a good yank... Well, it was the cord to the iron and the iron came crashing down... oops.

[Shelly]

I have a Kitchen Aid Mixer and I heart it so much!!!!!!!

Btw, you CAN use those 20% off coupons that Linens-n-Things and Bed, Bath and Beyond give out all the time on Kitchen Aid mixers.

[MannyIsGod]

Dude, Bed Bath and Beyond is such a kick ass store because of all the applicances. If I had money, I'd buy everything in there.

But unfortunetly, I spent all my money at Target. :(

[SWC Bonfire]

My mother has the expensive one w/ the huge mixing bowl. She uses it a lot because she runs a retail pecan store and makes an a__load of candy for sale.

My sister has the cheaper one. For normal people, it's probably fine, but nowhere near the machine the other one is. The big one is a hoss.

[SpursWoman]

My mother has the expensive one w/ the huge mixing bowl. She uses it a lot because she runs a retail pecan store and makes an a__load of candy for sale.


My mom ran her own business and catered a lot....she used it constantly. She told me if I was going to buy her the mixer, don't even waste my time or hers on the smaller one. SHE WANTED THE HOSS.


:lol


So that's what she got. :)

[Jimcs50]

The best Tres leches cake in the whole wide world is at Americas restaurant in Houston on San Felipe. We drive an hour and a half just to eat at this place and in fact are going there tonight. f you ever get to Houston, I hope you can go to Americas, it is better than any restaurant in SA, I promise you that, in both decor and food.

My wife loves the Tres leches cake, and one year, I threw a surprise birthday party for her and hired a chef to make the cake for her as a surprise. It was good, but nothing as good as Americas' offering.

[MannyIsGod]

The best Tes Leches cake is in Houston? :lmao

And the best meatballs are in New York?

And the best sushi is in Miami?

And the...

Ah, you get the point.

[Jimcs50]

The best Tes Leches cake is in Houston? :lmao

And the best meatballs are in New York?

And the best sushi is in Miami?

And the...

Ah, you get the point.

Manny, if you go try it there and you do not agree with me, I will pay for your dinner there which would be about $50.

This is a So American restaurant, and the owner and chef are from So America where Tres leches cake was first made as a wedding cake. It is not Mexican.

[ObiwanGinobili]

That's not so bad.

On a related note, I might need a new iron. I was pulling the vacuum out of the corner and thought the end of hte cord was stuck, so I gave it a good yank... Well, it was the cord to the iron and the iron came crashing down... oops.

I had gone thru several irons before I got this one:
http://www.shop.com/op/aprod-~Black+%26+Decker+Classic+Steam+Dry+Iron-p21878428
http://altura.speedera.net/ccimg.catalogcity.com/200000/208200/208291/products/15263267.jpg
It's AWESOME. And it's heavy :tu, which is great casue it presses out my clothes quicker and easier, i don;t have to rely on steam as much.
oh, and I've dropped it like 30 million times nad it still works great. Had it for 5 years now.

[MannyIsGod]

I think the places of origion usually have the best of whatever.

But I'll check out the place, and I'm sure I'll like it. I'm always down for good food. Next time I go to Htown with Jess, we'll go there.

[Shelly]

This is my iron:

http://www.toolspot.co.uk/products/Gardening/750Ml%20Plastic%20Water%20Spray%20Bottle_f.jpg

I don't iron.

[MannyIsGod]

This is my iron:

http://www.toolspot.co.uk/products/Gardening/750Ml%20Plastic%20Water%20Spray%20Bottle_f.jpg

I don't iron.
What, you don't use the dryer? :lol

[SWC Bonfire]

Every time I need to iron, I just bite the bullet, build up a fire & get after it.

http://moonwolf.250free.com/Tutorials/Kitchen/Iron/thiron.jpg

[sa_butta]

Shit I iron every morning. Except weekends.
It is part of my morning.

[j-6]

The best Tes Leches cake is in Houston? :lmao

And the best meatballs are in New York?

And the best sushi is in Miami?

And the...

Ah, you get the point.


Not meaning to nitpick, but quite a bit of what you posted might be true. The quality of ingredients that US food purveyors like Sysco or Labatt's (or even specialty outfits like BesTex) provide is superior to what kitchens with equal or greater talent in some other countries can get. Unless of course they have a vegetable garden and a local butcher shop they order from twice daily.

I've worked in kitchens in Mexico and Canada, and was very surprised at the lower quality for much higher than US pricing we received from our suppliers. Especially the kitchen in suburban Toronto, who ordered from Sysco.

[Jimcs50]

I think the places of origion usually have the best of whatever.

But I'll check out the place, and I'm sure I'll like it. I'm always down for good food. Next time I go to Htown with Jess, we'll go there.


Just got back from Houston. The dinner was great, but we had to save room for dessert since we were at Americas. My wife and I had the Tres leches cake and my son had a bread pudding which was good too.

Manny, you have to remember to go there next time you are in Houston, I promise you, you will not be disappointed.

[TheWriter]

Just got back from Houston. The dinner was great, but we had to save room for dessert since we were at Americas. My wife and I had the Tres leches cake and my son had a bread pudding which was good too.

Manny, you have to remember to go there next time you are in Houston, I promise you, you will not be disappointed.


Where do you make the drive from?

[Jimcs50]

Where do you make the drive from?

College Station. It is about 1 1/2 hr drive. We went to look a new car for my wife, then went and had dinner.

[ShoogarBear]

The best cars are in Houston, too.

[Jimcs50]

The best cars are in Houston, too.

Ha ha

FYI, they do not have an Infiniti dealer in this podunk town.

[ObiwanGinobili]

College Station. It is about 1 1/2 hr drive. We went to look a new car for my wife, then went and had dinner.


i was just in College Station a few weekends back.

It was very nice. Didn't have to drive far for meals or walmart. :tu
But the college station seafood place off of Texas Dr right next to La Quinta and behind Denny's : they had awful seafood. ick. but GREAT ribeye. OMG!

[batman2883]

i was just in College Station a few weekends back.

It was very nice. Didn't have to drive far for meals or walmart. :tu
But the college station seafood place off of Texas Dr right next to La Quinta and behind Denny's : they had awful seafood. ick. but GREAT ribeye. OMG!


Whats the deal with you and meat??

[Jimcs50]

i was just in College Station a few weekends back.

It was very nice. Didn't have to drive far for meals or walmart. :tu
But the college station seafood place off of Texas Dr right next to La Quinta and behind Denny's : they had awful seafood. ick. but GREAT ribeye. OMG!

I have not gone there to eat because I heard the same thing. Sorry you picked that place to eat. :( There are a lot of good places to eat besides that one.