Alright folks, gather ’round! Today, I’m spillin’ the beans on my glazed fruit adventure. It all started with a hankering for a proper fruitcake – the kind that’s dense, boozy, and studded with jewel-like candied fruit. First things first: Picking the fruit. I hit up the market and grabbed a mix of stuff: cherries (both the bright red and the dark, almost black ones), some...

Right, so let’s talk about these cute cookie cutters. Everyone wants their bakes to look good, yeah? And you see all these perfect pictures online. It’s not always that simple, though. Not by a long shot. I got it in my head a while back that I needed cookies with more… pizzazz. Tired of the same old circles. So, I went looking. Hit the internet,...

Right, so I decided to tackle this matcha tiramisu cake thing. Been seeing it around, and honestly, regular tiramisu, while good, gets a bit samey after a while. Plus, I had this tin of matcha powder staring at me from the pantry, practically begging to be used for something other than just another latte. Waste not, want not, right? Getting Started – The usual kitchen...

So, the other day, I had this massive craving, you know? The kind that hits you late afternoon and you just NEED something sweet and gooey. Rice Krispie Treats. That was it. Simple, classic, perfect. I headed to the kitchen, all set, pulled out the marshmallows, got the box of Rice Krispies down. Then, I opened the fridge for the butter. And guess what? Empty....

Alright, so I got this itch, you know? Decided I was going to sell some biscuits. Sounds simple, right? Bake ’em, sell ’em, count the cash. Ha! If only it were that straightforward. Let me walk you through how it really went down, from start to finish, because man, it was a ride. Getting the Ball Rolling First off, I didn’t just wake up and...

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, 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...

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...

“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...

So, I was in the kitchen the other day, just poking around for a little something to nibble on, you know? And my gaze fell upon that classic box of soda crackers. It’s funny, they’re just sort of… always there in the background, aren’t they? It got me thinking, really thinking, are these crackers actually healthy? Or are they just one of those things we...