Okay, so yesterday I decided to make some cookies and decorate them with royal icing. I’ve done it before, but my piping was always, well, let’s just say “rustic.” This time, I was determined to get it right, so I focused on getting the icing into the piping bags properly. Prepping the Bags First, I grabbed my piping bags. I have both disposable and reusable...

Okay, here’s my attempt at writing a blog post in the style you requested, about making creme sandwich cookies: So, I decided to try and make those creme sandwich cookies, you know, the ones that are like Oreos but, well, homemade. I’d never made them before, thought it would be a fun little project. I grabbed a recipe from that internet, and let me tell...

Okay, so I’ve been on this baking kick lately, and I needed some baking powder. I usually just grab whatever’s cheapest, but I was at Trader Joe’s, and I saw theirs. I figured, “Why not?” I mean, it’s Trader Joe’s. Everything else I get there is pretty good. So, I picked up a can of the Trader Joe’s Baking Powder. It looked pretty standard, nothing...

Okay, so I’ve been getting into baking lately, and I decided to try my hand at using fresh yeast instead of the instant dry stuff. It’s called “organic fresh yeast,” and I was pretty curious about how different it would be. First off, I had to actually find the stuff. It wasn’t sitting next to the regular yeast at my usual grocery store. I ended...

Okay, here’s my blog post about baking a carrot cake, written in a casual, conversational style, just like the example: So, I decided to bake a carrot cake the other day. I’d seen some recipes online, and honestly, I just really wanted some carrot cake! Getting Started First, I gathered all my ingredients. You know, the usual suspects: flour, sugar, eggs, oil, and of course,...

Okay, here’s my attempt at a blog post about making a Baker’s Square Strawberry Rhubarb Pie, written in the style you requested: Alright, so I wanted to try and make one of those Baker’s Square strawberry rhubarb pies. You know, the ones that look all pretty and taste like summer? I figured, “How hard could it be?” (Spoiler: it’s a little tricky, but worth it!)....

Okay, so I saw this puff pastry star bread thing all over the internet and thought, “I gotta try that!” It looked so impressive, but also kinda complicated. Turns out, it’s way easier than it looks. Here’s how my baking adventure went: Gathering My Stuff First, I grabbed all the ingredients. I needed: Two sheets of puff pastry (I used the store-bought, frozen kind, gotta...

Okay, so, I saw this super cute egg tart lamp online the other day, and I just had to try making one myself. I mean, who wouldn’t want a warm, cozy glow emanating from a fake pastry? Getting Started First things first, I needed the main ingredient: an egg tart shell. Of course, a real one would be a crumbly, sticky mess, so I grabbed...

Okay, so I’ve been wanting to make my own wooden dough scraper for a while now. I saw a few online, but they were either too expensive or just not quite what I was looking for. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and, you know, just build one myself! Getting Started First things first, I needed some wood. I had some...

Okay, so the other day I was craving something sweet and easy, and I remembered I had these frozen egg tart shells in my freezer. I’d bought a box a while back, thinking they’d be perfect for a quick dessert sometime. That sometime was now! Getting Started First, I took the box out of the freezer. I wasn’t sure how many I wanted to make,...