Month: May 2025

Okay, so I kept seeing this cheesecake popping up online and in bakeries. The one that looks kinda messed up, all dark brown, almost burnt on top? Yeah, that one. People call it a ‘burnt’ cheesecake or Basque style, something like that. Seemed weird, but everyone raved about it. Curiosity got the better of me, figured I’d give it a go myself. How hard could ...

Alright, so I finally got around to trying that King Arthur pumpkin bread recipe I’d seen floating around. Had a can of pumpkin puree staring at me from the pantry shelf for weeks, figured it was time. Getting Started – The Usual Chaos First things first, had to clear some counter space. You know how it is. Then I started pulling everything out. Flour, sugar, ...

Okay, here we go, my take on those 10-inch cake pans! Alright, so I decided to get serious about my baking game, and that meant investing in some decent cake pans. I’d been using these flimsy things I picked up at the dollar store, and my cakes were always uneven and just…sad-looking. Time for an upgrade! I finally bit the bullet and ordered a couple ...

Alright, let me walk you through something I tackled in the kitchen recently. I was following a recipe, one of those that listed ingredients in cups, but I prefer using my scale for accuracy, especially with fats. The recipe called for 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, and I thought, “Okay, how much does that actually weigh?” I’ve learned the hard way that just guessing or ...

Okay, let me tell you about my little kitchen adventure the other day. I got this sudden craving for cinnamon rolls, like, really bad. But here’s the thing: I’m doing the gluten-free thing, and honestly, messing with yeast sometimes feels like too much work, especially when you want something now. So, I decided to try making some gluten-free cinnamon rolls without yeast. Yeah, I wasn’t ...

Okay, so I decided to give this brie and cranberry monkey bread thing a whirl the other day. Sounded pretty good, right? Sweet, savory, cheesy pull-apart bread. What’s not to like? Getting Started First things first, I grabbed my ingredients. Didn’t make the dough from scratch this time, honestly. Just used a couple of cans of that refrigerated biscuit dough. You know the kind, the ...

Alright, so I finally decided to really figure out this convection setting on my oven for baking bread. Heard folks talking about it, some good, some bad, figured I’d just dive in and see for myself. Getting Started – The Usual Dough First things first, I got my dough ready. Nothing too special, just my go-to recipe. Mixed the flour, water, yeast, salt, you know ...

Okay, so I got this craving for something sweet and fried the other day, you know? And donut holes, specifically the powder sugar kind, just popped into my head. Had to make them. Let me walk you through how it went down in my kitchen. Getting Started First things first, I rummaged through my pantry and fridge. Needed the basics. I grabbed: Flour, the all-purpose ...

Alright, so I got the urge to bake something cozy the other day, and fruit cake muffins popped into my head. Not everyone’s cup of tea, I know, but I like ’em sometimes. Getting Started with the Fruit First thing, I tackled the dried fruit mix. Had some raisins, currants, maybe some mixed peel lying around. The usual stuff. I remembered reading somewhere, or maybe ...

Alright folks, let me tell you about this crazy project I tackled last weekend: building a giant spatula. Yeah, you heard that right. A spatula big enough to flip, well, practically anything. It all started with a late-night craving for a burger. A REALLY big burger. And then, BAM! An idea struck me. Why not make a spatula capable of handling such a monstrous patty? ...