Alright, folks, let’s dive into something I messed around with in the kitchen today. I was trying to figure out how much 1/4 cup of lemon juice weighs in grams. Yeah, I know, it sounds a bit odd, but I like getting into these little kitchen experiments. So, I grabbed a bunch of lemons, a juicer, and my trusty kitchen scale. First, I needed to...

Okay, let’s talk about making some vanilla sandwich cookies. I’ve been craving these things like crazy lately, and I finally decided to just make a batch myself. I figured, how hard could it be, right? So, I started by gathering all my ingredients. I used some flour, sugar, butter, eggs, and a bit of vanilla extract. The usual suspects for cookies. I wanted to make...

Okay, so I tried to make that oatmeal creme pie cake, you know, the one that’s supposed to taste like those Little Debbie snacks. I’ve always loved those things, so I figured, why not try to make a whole cake that tastes like them? First, I gotta say, finding the ingredients was a bit of a scavenger hunt. I mean, I thought I had everything,...

Okay, so, I wanted to figure out the price of 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour. Here’s how I went about it. First, I needed to know how much a tablespoon of flour weighs. I found out that 1 tablespoon of flour is about 7.8125 grams. Not exactly rocket science, but it’s good to know. Then, I checked the price of flour at my local grocery...

Yesterday, I finally did it. I took a bread-baking class that I’d been eyeing for a while. I’ve always loved the smell of fresh bread, you know? But I’ve always been kind of scared to try making it myself. There are so many steps, and it seems like it could go wrong so easily. So, I searched online for “bread-making classes near me” and found...

Okay, folks, let me tell you about my little adventure with edible butterflies for cake decorating. I’ve always loved baking, and I’ve been itching to try something new to really make my cakes pop. So, edible butterflies it was! Getting Started First off, I gathered all my stuff. This wasn’t too complicated, actually. I needed some wafer paper, which is basically like edible paper, some...

Okay, here is my sharing about making strawberry swirl bread: I saw this recipe online for a strawberry swirl bread, and I just had to try it. The pictures looked so good, and I was already drooling. I’m no expert baker, but this seemed easy enough, so I gave it a shot. First, I gathered all my ingredients. I already had most of the stuff...

Okay, here is the blog post about canned strawberry pie filling. So, the other day I was staring into my pantry, feeling totally uninspired. You know those days when you want to whip up something sweet, but the thought of baking from scratch makes you want to take a nap? Yeah, that was me. Then I spotted it – a can of strawberry pie filling....

Today, I tried making some shelf stable pudding. It’s actually not as hard as you might think. First, I grabbed some stuff I already had at home like flour, eggs, and butter. I mixed them all together, and I guess this is what the old-timey cooks called “pudding” back in the day. It turned out pretty thick, more like a solid block than the creamy...

I had a big party coming up, and I knew I needed a ton of cake. Buying a bunch of pre-made cakes was totally out of my budget, so I figured I’d bake them myself. But then I realized, buying all that cake flour in those small bags would cost a fortune too! So I started digging around, trying to figure out how to get...