Alright, let’s gab a bit about them bakery items based on Portuguese sweet bread, you know, the kind that makes your mouth water just thinkin’ about it. Now, I ain’t no fancy baker or nothin’, but I know good eatin’ when I taste it. And this Portuguese sweet bread, well, it’s somethin’ special. Folks been makin’ it for ages, and for good reason. It’s soft,...

Hey there, you young folks! Let me tell ya somethin’ about these 100 percent whole wheat crackers. I ain’t no fancy doctor or nothin’, but I know what’s good for ya belly and what ain’t. And lemme tell ya, these crackers? They ain’t half bad. Now, I heard some preacher fella back in the old days, he come up with somethin’ called a graham cracker....

Well, let me tell ya ’bout these Diamond Head Soda Crackers. I ain’t no fancy writer, but I know what tastes good, ya hear? These crackers, they been around for ages, they say over 80 years. That’s a long time for anything, let alone a cracker. Folks call ’em “Original Hawaiian,” and they ain’t lyin’. Baked right there in Hawaii, since 1921, imagine that! They...

Alright, alright, let’s talk about them desserts in a jar, you know, the kind you see all over the place now. Folks seem to love ’em, so I figured, why not yap about it a bit? We ain’t fancy here, just plain talkin’ about makin’ somethin’ sweet and stickin’ it in a jar. Sounds simple enough, right? Easy Peasy Jar Desserts First off, why jars?...

Alright, let’s talk about them spatula straight edge things, you know, the flippy things you use in the kitchen. I ain’t no fancy cook, but I know a thing or two about flippin’ eggs and such. First off, you got all sorts of them spatulas. Some are metal, some are plastic, some got holes, some don’t. It’s a whole mess of ’em, I tell ya....

Alright, let’s talk about these chocolate and ginger biscuits, you know, the kind that make your mouth water just thinkin’ about ’em. I ain’t no fancy baker or nothin’, but I know what tastes good, and let me tell you, these here biscuits, they’re somethin’ special. First off, you gotta understand that chocolate and ginger, well, they go together like peas in a pod, or...

Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about this here pot vegetable oil. Folks call it all sorts of things, ya know, corn oil, soybean oil, seed oil, all the same to me. It’s that stuff ya buy in them big plastic jugs at the store. Used to be we just used lard for everything, but now everyone’s all fancy and uses this oil. Now, I...

Well now, let’s talk about them bakery scales, you know, the things you use to weigh stuff for baking. I ain’t no fancy baker or nothin’, but even I know you gotta get your amounts right if you want your cakes and pies to turn out good. First off, you gotta think about how much stuff you gonna be weighing. If you’re just makin’ a...

Alright, let’s talk about this flour sifter thing, ya know, the thingy you use to make the flour all nice and fluffy for bakin’ them good ol’ biscuits. I ain’t no fancy baker, but I know a thing or two about gettin’ the job done right. What’s a Flour Sifter Anyway? Well, it’s like a strainer, but for flour. You put the flour in, crank...

Alright, let’s talk about these here cookies, the ones with the shiny sugar on top. You know, the kind that sparkle like a little girl’s shoes on Sunday? Yeah, those. We’re gonna call ’em “cookie sanding sugar” cookies, ’cause that’s what they got on ’em, this sanding sugar stuff. Now, I ain’t no fancy baker, mind you. I just make cookies the way my mama...