Alright, so I finally decided to really figure out this convection setting on my oven for baking bread. Heard folks talking about it, some good, some bad, figured I’d just dive in and see for myself. Getting Started – The Usual Dough First things first, I got my dough ready. Nothing too special, just my go-to recipe. Mixed the flour, water, yeast, salt, you know...

Okay, so I decided to give these matcha chocolate lava cakes a shot today. It sounded interesting, that mix of green tea and gooey chocolate. Getting Started First thing, I gathered all the bits and pieces I needed. Got out the white chocolate, some butter, eggs, a bit of sugar, flour, and of course, the matcha powder. You really need good matcha for this, otherwise,...

Alright, let’s talk about my recent kitchen adventure with an aluminum pie tin. You know, the kind you grab at the grocery store for like, a buck. I was feeling ambitious and decided to whip up a quiche. Simple, right? Well… First off, I grabbed the tin, already mentally patting myself on the back for being so resourceful. I mean, who needs fancy bakeware when...

Alright, let me tell you about my latest little project: the dough cutter scraper. I know, sounds super basic, but trust me, it’s been more useful than I thought it would be. So, it all started when I was making pizza dough, again. I always end up with bits of dough stuck all over my counter, and I was tired of using a knife that...

Alright, so I got this idea stuck in my head the other day – vanilla pudding, but made right in a can. Don’t ask me why, sometimes you just gotta try these things, right? Seemed kinda old-school, maybe something folks did way back when. Plus, honestly, I think I was just out of clean little bowls. Getting Started First thing, I rummaged around for the...

My Kitchen Experiment: Does Food Coloring Taste Like Anything? So, the other day I was baking, you know, just messing around in the kitchen. Had those little bottles of food coloring out. The liquid kind. Red, blue, green, yellow. And I got thinking, does this stuff actually have a taste? It looks so bright, surely it must taste like… something? I decided right then, gotta...

Okay, so the recipe called for it. 1/3 cup of vegetable oil. Seems simple enough, right? I grabbed the bottle, the clear plastic kind, nothing fancy. Then came the measuring cups. I’ve got that set, the nested ones. You know, 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/4 cup. Dug out the 1/3 measure. It always feels a bit awkward, that one. Not quite as common...

Okay, so yesterday I finally got around to trying my hand at baking baguettes. Always wanted to, seemed like a fun challenge. And let me tell you, it was! First things first, gotta have the right gear, right? So, I did a little digging and figured out what I needed. I started by gathering all my tools. Here’s the rundown: Baking Stone: I’ve had this...

Okay, so I finally got around to making those Amarena cherries in syrup. Been meaning to try this for ages. Getting Started – The Cherries First step, obviously, was getting the cherries. I looked for sour cherries, the Morello type ideally, but finding them fresh was a bit tough. Ended up with a decent batch, maybe a couple of pounds worth. They looked pretty good,...

Okay, so check this out. Yesterday, I was craving pizza, right? Ordered one, ate half, and then I was like, “Man, this leftover pizza would be bomb if it was a little crispier.” And that’s when the genius idea hit me. My brain went, “Oven! Pizza box! Why not?” Now, I know what you’re thinking: “Dude, are you insane? You can’t put a pizza box...