So, I decided to give this 100% oat flour bread a shot. I’ve been seeing these recipes floating around, and honestly, I was pretty skeptical. Can you really make decent bread with just oat flour? But hey, I’m all for experimenting in the kitchen, so why not? First off, I gathered my ingredients. It’s a ridiculously short list, which was a plus. We’re talking oat...

So, it was a scorcher last summer, and my old AC unit finally gave up the ghost. I’m in Brea, and let me tell you, finding someone to fix your air conditioning in the middle of a heatwave is no joke. I hopped online and started looking around, and boy, were there a lot of options. I started by checking out some reviews. I figured,...

Alright, folks, gather ’round, let me tell you about my latest kitchen adventure. So, I’ve been making pizzas at home for a while now, you know, the usual stuff – dough, sauce, cheese, the whole shebang. But I was always struggling with one thing: getting the damn pizza onto the baking stone without making a mess. I tried everything, from sliding it off a cutting...

Okay, here’s my experience making puff pastry garlic bread: So, I decided to make some garlic bread the other day, but I wanted to try something a little different. I’d seen some recipes online using puff pastry, and I thought, “Why not?” It seemed easy enough, and I already had a box of frozen puff pastry in my freezer. First, I took out one sheet...

Alright, so I’ve been seeing this “honey cinnamon” thing all over Japanese social media lately, and I figured, why not give it a try? It sounds pretty simple, and honestly, who doesn’t love a good sweet treat? First, I gathered my ingredients. Basically, just honey and cinnamon. I used some local honey I picked up from the farmer’s market last weekend, and the cinnamon was...

Alright, let’s talk about this matcha olive oil cake I baked the other day. You know, I’ve been seeing matcha stuff all over the internet, and I got curious. Plus, I’ve been trying to use olive oil more in my cooking and baking, ’cause it’s supposed to be healthier, right? So, I started by gathering all the ingredients. I grabbed some all-purpose flour, sugar, baking...

Okay, so I wanted to get a decent scale, you know, for weighing stuff at home. Nothing too fancy, just something reliable. I heard about American Weigh Scales and figured, why not give it a shot? First, I did a quick search to see where I could buy one. Found a few options, nothing too complicated. Picked one up from a local store – didn’t...

Okay, so today I want to talk about making my own natural food coloring. I was getting kind of tired of all the artificial stuff you find in stores. Plus, I heard that some of those dyes might not be so great for you, health-wise. So I thought, why not try making my own? First, I did some digging around to see what kinds of...

Okay, so, today I wanna talk about making a princess cake, the whole shebang. I saw these cute pics online, and I just had to try it myself. First things first, I needed to get all my stuff together. I went to the grocery store and grabbed a bunch of flour, sugar, eggs, you know, the usual baking suspects. Oh, and some pink food coloring,...

Today I want to share with you guys about how I use a metal dough scraper. It’s a simple tool, but man, it’s a game changer in the kitchen. So, a few months back, I was watching some baking videos online. You know how it is, one video leads to another, and suddenly I’m deep into the world of artisan bread making. I saw this...