Okay, so today I’m sharing my adventure with making an organic fruit cake. It was a journey, let me tell ya! First things first, I gathered all my ingredients. I was super keen on making it as organic as possible, so I hit up the farmer’s market for some locally grown dried fruits – apricots, figs, cranberries, the whole shebang. Got some organic flour, butter,...

Right, I got this idea to make an organic fruit cake. Don’t know why, maybe saw something online or just fancied trying it. Seemed like the “right” thing to do, using all organic bits. Finding the bits and pieces Well, that was the first hurdle. Had to trek around a bit. Local shop didn’t have organic dried peel, typical. Ended up in that pricey health...

Okay, let’s talk about this All Trumps flour I’ve been messing around with. It’s labeled ‘high gluten’, and I’d been hearing things, you know? People saying it makes chewy bagels or gives pizza crust that real good pull. My regular bread flour was doing okay, but I was curious. Could this stuff really make that much difference? I figured, why not try it out. Getting...

Okay, so let me tell you about this time, something I call the ‘cookie cutters fall’ moment in my life. Wasn’t about baking, not really. It was about how things should go, you know? The plan. The template everyone uses. The Setup I was working on this project, years ago. Big client, lots of pressure. We had this methodology, this process, drilled into us. Step...

Okay, let’s talk about my try with high-gluten flour for pizza. I’d been hearing about it, you know? People saying it’s the secret to getting that really chewy crust. The kind you get at some old-school pizza places. I figured, why not, let’s see what happens. Getting Started – The Dough First thing was getting the flour. Wasn’t too hard, just looked for bread flour,...

Okay, so I decided to try making this cinnamon roll whipping cream I’d been thinking about. Sounded good, right? A bit different from the usual plain stuff. Getting Started First thing, I went to the fridge. Pulled out the heavy whipping cream. Gotta make sure it’s really cold, that’s key. Found my trusty mixing bowl, the big metal one, and popped it in the freezer...

Okay, so I decided to give the honey wheat bread a go in my machine again. It’s been a while, and honestly, store-bought just wasn’t cutting it lately. Getting Started First thing, I hauled out the bread machine from the back of the pantry. Gave the pan a quick wipe, made sure it was dry. You know how it is, gotta start clean. Then, the...

Okay, so I decided to try making some egg tartar today. Saw a picture somewhere, looked decent, thought, why not? Can’t be that hard, right? Just eggs and some mayo stuff. Getting Started First thing, gotta boil the eggs. Grabbed a few from the fridge. Always a bit of a gamble, these eggs. Sometimes they peel easy, sometimes it’s a nightmare, bits of shell sticking...

Okay, so I decided to tackle making some bean pudding the other day. It’s something I enjoy, and store-bought just isn’t the same, you know? Figured I’d walk you through how I did it, just my own experience, nothing fancy. Getting Started – The Beans First thing, I grabbed my dried soybeans. Got about a cup of them. You gotta rinse these things really well....

Right, so I wanted to do some baking this weekend, planned out a couple of cakes actually. First thing I did was check my pantry supplies. Looked for the baking powder. Found the tin, but yeah, totally empty. Not even a dusting left. Knew I’d have to grab some. My Trip to the Store Decided to just head out to my local grocery store down...