Month: March 2025

Okay, here’s my experience with the AC repair in Brea: Man, it got hot last week! Our old AC unit just couldn’t keep up. It was blowing, but the air wasn’t cold at all. It felt like a hair dryer, not an air conditioner. We were all suffering, me and my kids. First thing I did was check the usual stuff, the easy fixes you ...

Okay, so I’ve been getting into baking sourdough lately, and I quickly realized that my regular flour sifter just wasn’t cutting it. The holes were too big, and I was ending up with clumps of flour in my dough. Not ideal, to say the least. So, I started looking into getting a finer mesh sifter. I did a little research and it seemed like a ...

Okay, here’s my blog post about making biscuits without baking powder, written in a casual, personal style: So, I’ve been on this kick lately of trying to bake things from scratch. You know, ditch the mixes and see if I can actually pull it off. Biscuits were next on my list, but then I realized I was completely out of baking powder. Disaster, right? Nope! ...

Okay, so I’ve been on this quest, right? A quest for the best fruitcake in NYC. Sounds kinda silly, I know, but I had this weird craving and, well, I just went with it. The Hunt Begins First, I hit up Google. Just typed in “best fruitcake NYC,” naturally. Got a bunch of articles, lists, the usual. Made a note of a few places that ...

Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post about making edible peanut butter cups, written in a casual, personal style: So, I’ve been on this kick lately, trying to make all my favorite treats from scratch. It’s kinda fun, plus you know exactly what’s going into your food. This weekend, I decided to tackle peanut butter cups. Those little things are addictive, right? First, I ...

Okay, here’s my blog post about making honey whipped cream: So, the other day I was craving something sweet, but not too sweet, you know? I had some heavy cream in the fridge and thought, “Whipped cream!” But I wanted to jazz it up a bit. Then it hit me: honey! Getting Started First, I grabbed my stuff. You don’t need much for this, which ...

Okay, here’s my blog post about making vanilla and chocolate sandwich cookies, written in a casual, personal style, using simple HTML tags for formatting: Alright, so I decided to tackle these vanilla and chocolate sandwich cookies. I’ve seen them around, they look fancy, but I figured, “How hard could it be?” Turns out, it’s a bit of a process, but totally doable, and so worth ...

Okay, so I’ve been seeing cinnamon chips in baking recipes everywhere lately, and I finally decided to give them a try. I mean, who doesn’t love cinnamon, right? But I gotta admit, I was a little intimidated at first. Were they gonna be hard to find? Would they melt weirdly? So many questions! The Hunt Begins First things first, I had to actually find these ...

Okay, so I’ve been seeing “organic sprouted flour” all over the place and, honestly, I was kinda clueless. I mean, flour is flour, right? But the whole “sprouted” thing kept popping up, and I got curious. So, I decided to dive in and figure out what the heck it was all about. My Sprouted Flour Adventure First, I did some digging online. I figured I ...

Okay, let’s bake some Christmas memories! I’ve always wanted to make those perfectly shaped Christmas cookies, so I finally grabbed a set of Wilton Christmas cookie cutters. Here’s how it all went down. First, I gathered my ingredients. You know, the usual suspects: flour, butter, sugar, eggs, a little vanilla extract, and of course, the all-important sprinkles. I also made sure I had my rolling ...