Month: June 2025

So, I’d been riding my bike for a good while, just regular flat pedals, you know? The kind your sneakers stick to, mostly. But man, every time it got a bit wet, or I was really trying to hammer it up a hill, my feet would slip. More than once, I got a nasty whack on the shin from a pedal spinning around. Annoying, and ...

So, the other day, I got this massive craving, right? For sandwich cookies. You know the ones, vanilla and chocolate, with that creamy stuff in the middle. Store-bought ones just don’t cut it sometimes, they taste kinda… flat. I figured, why not try making them myself? Seemed like a decent way to spend an afternoon, get my hands dirty. Getting Started – The Dough Situation ...

Alright, so I’d been seeing those fancy desserts everywhere, you know, the ones with perfect shiny domes. Mousse cakes, chocolate spheres, that sort of thing. And I thought, “Hey, I could probably do that.” So, I went ahead and got myself a set of those dome silicone baking molds. Nothing too expensive, just a couple of standard-looking ones from some online place. They arrived, looked ...

So, I decided to make these vanilla and chocolate sandwich cookies. You see ’em everywhere, right? Figured, why not give it a shot myself. It’s not like it’s rocket science, or so I thought when I started this whole adventure. Getting the Doughs Done, Sort Of First up, I tackled the vanilla dough. Got out the butter, sugar, you know the standard lineup. Creamed that ...

My Lemon Juice Fruit Powder Adventure Alright, so the other day I found myself with a whole bunch of lemons. You know how it is, you buy them for one thing, and then they just sit there, looking at you. I thought, what can I do with all this juice that’s a bit different? And then it hit me – lemon juice powder! I’d heard ...

Alright, so the other day, I got this itch, you know? A real hankering for some proper bread. Not that airy, flimsy stuff you get in plastic bags. I wanted something with a bit of heft, something that warms you from the inside out. And then it hit me – oat molasses bread. Specifically, the kind that always makes me think of Maine, all rustic ...

So, I found myself with some Pillsbury All Purpose Flour the other day. Just had it sitting in the pantry, you know? Figured it was time to actually use it for something beyond just thickening a sauce here and there. I decided, “Alright, let’s make some basic bread.” Nothing too fancy, just a simple white loaf to see how this flour holds up. Getting Started ...

Okay, so the other day, I had a bunch of bananas that were seriously looking at me, you know? Like, “eat me now or I’m gonna turn into mush.” And I also had some bread that was a couple of days old, not stale enough to be a weapon, but definitely not fresh-sandwich material anymore. My brain went “ding!” – chocolate and banana bread pudding ...

“1 2 3 vegetable oil.” That phrase still rings in my head sometimes. They sold us this new system at my old job, said it was gonna be as easy as that. “Just three simple steps, folks!” That’s what the big boss chirped. Step one: Log your task. Step two: Bang out an update. Step three: Slap a “done” sticker on it. Simple as “1 ...

Alright, let me tell you about my recent dive into the world of OXO baking tools. I’m not a professional baker, not by a long shot, but I do enjoy making a mess in the kitchen, trying to whip up cookies or a simple cake now and then. For ages, I was using this collection of hand-me-down, mismatched tools. You know the kind – plastic ...