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The FDA’s Trans Fats Ban: Public Good vs. Easy Formulations vs. Making Profits

The FDA’s Trans Fats Ban: Public Good vs. Easy Formulations vs. Making Profits

The FDA has given us three years to come up with something other than Trans Fats in food, having taken the GRAS label (‘generally recognized as safe’) from it. This has been a long time coming as partially hydrogenated oils, which make up a significant 

Buttercream: How Many Types Are There?

Buttercream: How Many Types Are There?

I’m updating all my Q&A posts on Pastry Sampler – here is the lasted one, with recipes for many different types of buttercreams. In it, I also list my criteria for the different types (egg yolk based, Italian meringue based, etc.). Enjoy. The Many Faces