Month: December 2024

Okay, so I’ve been messing around with sourdough for a while now, and let me tell you, it’s a journey. Today, I want to share something that took me a bit to figure out – feeding the starter without using a scale. Yeah, I know, scales are handy, but sometimes you just don’t have one around, or maybe it’s broken, who knows. Getting Started First ...

Okay, so I’ve been on this health kick lately, trying to find ways to add more good stuff to my diet without, you know, going crazy with complicated recipes or spending a fortune on fresh produce all the time. That’s when I stumbled upon this thing called organic lemon juice powder, and let me tell you, it’s been a game-changer. First off, I was a ...

Today, I wanted to try something new – baking bread using an oven stone. I’d heard that using a stone could make the bread turn out really crispy, so I was pretty excited to give it a shot. Here is how it went. I started by gathering all the stuff I needed: flour, water, yeast, salt, and, of course, my new oven stone. First, I ...

Today, I went to the supermarket and bought a 4-pound bag of Imperial Extra-Fine Pure Cane Granulated Sugar. When I got home, I took a good look at the packaging and saw that it’s made from 100% pure cane sugar. It says right there on the bag – it’s non-GMO, and also free from those common allergens like milk, eggs, peanuts, and all that stuff. ...

Hey everyone, it’s your boy back again with another kitchen adventure. Today, we’re diving deep into the world of chocolate and sourdough. Yep, you heard that right – we’re making a King Arthur Sourdough Chocolate Cake. Now, I gotta admit, when I first saw this recipe, I was like, “Sourdough? In a chocolate cake? What?” But trust me on this one, it’s a game changer. ...

Okay, so, today I want to talk about making a yellow food coloring book. It is not a tough job, let me share my experience with you guys. First, I thought about what I wanted to do. Since I love cooking and baking, and I always feel like adding some colors to my food, I decided to make my own food coloring, and today I ...

Okay, folks, let’s talk about my little adventure with bread molds. It was a wild ride, let me tell you! So, I’ve been getting into this whole baking thing lately. I mean, who doesn’t love the smell of fresh bread? I decided to take it up a notch and try out these silicone bread molds I’d been hearing about. Seemed easy enough, right? First off, ...

Okay, so, I’ve been on this baking kick lately, right? Trying to perfect my bread game. And I kept running into the same issues – sometimes my loaves were dense, sometimes they didn’t rise enough, and sometimes they just didn’t have that soft, fluffy texture I was craving. I tried tweaking things like yeast amounts, proofing times, and kneading techniques, but nothing seemed to make ...

Peanut butter and jelly cupcakes, oh boy, them’s good eatin’. My grandkids, they just love ’em. Make ’em for birthdays, holidays, any day really. They ain’t hard to make neither, ‘cept my old hands get tired from all that mixin’. Peanut Butter and Jelly Cupcakes First, you gotta get your stuff together. Flour, sugar, that kinda thing. Butter, gotta have butter. And the peanut butter, ...

Well, let me tell you about this rye bread with seeds thing. It ain’t nothin’ fancy, but it sure is tasty and good for ya. My old grandma used to make it all the time, and I learned a thing or two from her. What’s in Rye Bread with Seeds? First off, you got your rye flour. That’s what makes it rye bread, see? It’s ...