Month: March 2025

Okay, so I’ve been baking a lot lately, and I finally decided to just commit and buy a big bag of flour. I went with the Essential Everyday 5 lb All-Purpose Flour because, well, it’s all-purpose, and that seemed like a safe bet. Plus, 5 pounds sounded like a good amount – not too crazy, but enough to last a while. Getting Started First thing ...

Okay, here’s my blog post about making biscuits without baking powder, written in a conversational and personal style: So, the other day I was craving some warm, fluffy biscuits, but I realized I was completely out of baking powder. Disaster, right? Nope! Turns out, you can totally make decent biscuits without it. I did a little digging and experimented, and guess what? It worked! My ...

Okay, so today I decided to make some shortbread biscuits, and you know, they’re pretty plain on their own. So, I thought, why not whip up some icing to jazz them up? Let me tell you how it went. Getting Started First, I grabbed my usual shortbread recipe – you know, the basic butter, flour, sugar kind. Nothing fancy. I mixed everything up, rolled out ...

Okay, so yesterday I was staring at this half loaf of sourdough, kinda stale, and thinking, “I really don’t want to toss this.” Then it hit me – bread pudding! I’ve made regular bread pudding before, but never with sourdough. Figured it was worth a shot, and boy, am I glad I tried it. Getting Started First, I grabbed that sourdough and cubed it up. ...

Okay, so I’ve been wanting to get this perfect shade of mauve for some frosting, you know, that dusty, muted purple-y color? I tried just mixing red and blue food coloring, but it always ended up either too bright purple or, like, a weird grayish-brown. Disaster! So I started digging around online, looking for tips. I found a few different methods, but honestly, some of ...

Okay, so, the other day, I saw this thing online about making a “chocolate cake” out of apples. Sounded crazy, right? But I was bored and had a bunch of apples sitting around, so I figured, why not? I’m no expert baker, just so you know, but I like messing around in the kitchen. The Experiment Begins First, I grabbed, like, four or five apples. ...

Okay, so I’ve been trying to eat healthier, and that means more chicken breast. But honestly, sometimes it comes out so dry and boring. I saw this thing online about baking it in parchment paper, so I figured, why not give it a shot? Here’s how it went down. Getting Started First, I grabbed my ingredients. Obviously, I needed chicken breasts. I had two boneless, ...

Okay, so I was on this mission to find a good flour sifter, and let me tell you, the Bromwells one kept popping up. I figured, “Why not give it a shot?” So, I ordered one. First thing I did when it arrived was give it a good once-over. It’s all metal, which I liked – felt sturdy. No flimsy plastic bits to worry about ...

Okay, so I’ve always wanted to make those super cute gingerbread houses, the kind you see in movies. But I’m not a big fan of using raw eggs in the icing, especially since I want the kids to help. So, I went on a mission to find a recipe for gingerbread house icing without eggs. And guess what? I found a pretty simple one, and ...

Okay, so I wanted to make a cake, but not just any cake, a perfectly square one. I’d seen those fancy cakes on Instagram and thought, “I can do that!” So, I went on a mission to find a square cake mold. First, I checked my local grocery store. Nothing. Just the usual round pans and some sad-looking loaf pans. No square ones in sight. ...