Alright, folks, let’s talk about king cake. I got this king cake from the local bakery, you know, the one with all the pretty pastries in the window. And I was wondering, should I stick this thing in the fridge or not? First off, I unwrapped the cake. It was sitting there on my kitchen counter, all colorful and festive. It had this sweet, sugary...

Alright, folks, let’s talk about my little adventure with Trader Joe’s Baking Powder. I’ve been on this baking kick lately, trying out all sorts of recipes, and, you know, baking powder is pretty much a staple in most of them. So, I ran out of my usual brand the other day. And I found myself in Trader Joe’s, doing my usual grocery run. I figured,...

Okay, here is a blog post about my experience making a egg beater using some basic ingredients. So the other day, I got this wild idea to try and make my own egg beater. You know, like the ones you use for baking and stuff? I don’t know why, but I just felt like it. I figured it couldn’t be that hard, right? All you...

Okay, folks, so I tried my hand at making banana bread muffins today, but with a twist – a cream cheese filling. Sounds fancy, right? But let me tell you, it was quite the adventure. I started by gathering my ingredients. First, I mashed up some very ripe bananas. I mean, these guys were practically begging to be turned into something delicious. I used three...

Okay, folks, gather ’round. Today, I’m gonna tell you about my little adventure with an old-school kitchen tool – the Ekco egg beater. Found this bad boy at a garage sale, and I just had to try it out. Figured it’d be a fun little project, you know? Getting Started First off, I got my hands on this vintage Ekco egg beater. Looked pretty neat,...

Today, I decided to make a matcha cake, and since I’ve been trying to cut out gluten, I thought, why not make it gluten-free? I started by gathering all the ingredients. I needed rice flour, almond flour, sugar, eggs, butter, matcha powder, baking powder, and a bit of milk. I felt like I was getting ready for some kind of experiment. First, I mixed the...

Okay, let’s talk about this brie monkey bread thing I made. I saw this recipe floating around and thought, “Hey, that looks pretty good, and I love cheese!” So, I decided to give it a shot. I gathered all the stuff I needed: a can of those refrigerated biscuit dough things, a wheel of brie cheese, some butter, garlic, and some herbs. Pretty simple, right?...

So, I got into this whole gluten-free thing a while back, and let me tell you, Thanksgiving was a big question mark. I mean, what’s Thanksgiving without all those yummy desserts, right? But I wasn’t gonna let that stop me. I rolled up my sleeves and started experimenting in the kitchen to make some gluten-free desserts, just in time for Thanksgiving! First, I decided to...

Okay, folks, let’s dive into this whole thing about soda crackers and whether they make you fat or not. I’ve been digging into this, and here’s the lowdown based on what I’ve found and how I went about figuring it out. First off, I started hearing mixed things about soda crackers. Some people swear they’re a great snack for keeping the pounds off, while others...

So, I’ve been wanting to send a care package to my friend who lives across the country, and I thought, what’s better than homemade bread? I decided to try making this Swedish rye bread called limpa. It sounded kind of exotic, and I figured it would travel well. Getting Started First, I looked up a bunch of recipes online. There are a lot of variations,...