Trying to Concentrate Just One Tablespoon of Lemon Juice So, the other day, I got this idea stuck in my head. What happens if you try to concentrate just a tiny bit of fresh lemon juice? Like, one tablespoon. I needed a really intense lemon kick for a little sauce experiment I was doing, and store-bought concentrate wasn’t quite right. Figured I’d just try making...

Alright, folks, gather ’round! Today I’m gonna spill the beans on my latest kitchen adventure: Rhubarb Zucchini Bread. Let me tell you, it was a wild ride, full of twists, turns, and a whole lotta flour. It all started last week. I had this crazy urge to bake something…different. I was staring into my fridge, saw some rhubarb staring back at me (thanks, farmer’s market!),...

Okay, so today I wanna share my experience with my new large flour sifter. I’ve been wanting one for ages, mainly ’cause I do a lot of baking, and my old small one just wasn’t cutting it. First off, I did some research online. Looked at a bunch of different brands and sizes. I wanted something that felt sturdy and could hold a decent amount...

Okay, so I decided to do some baking the other day. Had these turkey cookie cutters sitting in the drawer for ages, probably since last Thanksgiving or the one before that. Figured it was time to give them a try again. First thing, I had to make the dough. Just went with my standard sugar cookie recipe. Nothing fancy. Mixed the butter and sugar, added...

Okay, so I messed around with making a “honey weight chart” thingy. Here’s how it went down. First off, the problem: I was always guesstimating how much honey I had left in different jars. Super annoying, especially when trying to figure out if I needed to order more. The Brainstorm: I figured, “Hey, weight is weight!” I could just weigh the darn jars and use...

Alright, let me tell you about this little experiment I ran not too long ago. Got it in my head that maybe swapping out the usual priming sugar or even some of the fermentables for honey in a beer recipe would be interesting. You know, make something different. Getting Started So, first thing, I went out and grabbed my usual basic homebrew kit ingredients. Nothing...

So, I got this idea the other weekend. Felt like doing something cozy, you know? Winter’s still hanging around. And I was thinking about simple stuff, good stuff. Bread and honey just popped into my head. Then I thought, beer goes well with pretty much everything, right? So, why not a bread and honey beer menu? Just a little thing, maybe for when friends drop...

Okay, let’s talk about this King Arthur All Purpose flour situation. I’ve been using it for a while now, like a lot of folks. It’s just kinda my go-to when I’m at the store. So the other day, I was messing around in the kitchen, trying out a new bread recipe. Sometimes things work out great, other times… not so much. This got me thinking...

Alright, let me tell you about my little adventure with kitchen tools, specifically finding a decent non-toxic rubber spatula. It sounds simple, but man, it turned into a bit of a quest. It all started when I was cooking, stirring some sauce or something, and I noticed the edge of my old trusty spatula looked… rough. Like, slightly melted or worn down in a weird...

Okay, so the other day I had this wild idea. I needed to frost a ridiculous number of cupcakes for a big family get-together. Seriously, like, mountains of them. My regular piping bags? No way. I’d be refilling them every five minutes, and frankly, I just didn’t have the patience for that. I thought, “Right, I need the biggest piping bag known to man.” Maybe...