Okay, so I’ve been seeing this maple sugar powder stuff all over the place, and I finally decided to give it a shot. I mean, who doesn’t love maple syrup? Figured this had to be good. Getting Started First things first, I grabbed my ingredients. Obviously, I needed some maple syrup. Make sure it’s the real deal, not that pancake syrup stuff. You really want...

Okay, so I’ve been craving rhubarb pie, but I’m trying to cut back on sugar. So, I thought, why not try making a sugar-free version? I’ve never done this before, so it was a bit of an experiment. Here’s how it went down: Getting Started First, I needed a recipe. Honestly, I just Googled “sugar-free rhubarb pie” and found a few options. I picked one...

Okay, so I’ve been trying to cut out gluten, and let me tell you, finding good crackers is HARD. Most of the gluten-free stuff in stores tastes like cardboard. So, I decided to take matters into my own hands and make some soda crackers. I found a few recipes online, but none of them were quite right, so I kinda just winged it. Here’s what...

Okay, so I’ve been meaning to get my baking pantry in order. You know, really know what I have and what I need. So I decided to do a deep dive and came up with a list of 25 essential baking ingredients. Here’s how I went about it: The Initial Brain Dump First, I just grabbed a notepad and started listing everything I could think...

Okay, here’s my experience with Pillsbury High Gluten Flour, written in the style of a personal blog post: So, I’ve been on this baking kick lately, trying to really nail down my pizza dough. I’ve experimented with different flours, hydration levels, you name it. I kept seeing people rave about “high gluten” flour, and I finally got my hands on a bag of Pillsbury High...

Okay, so the other day I was making breakfast and I had this carton of egg beaters in the fridge. I’d used some of it a week or so ago, but I couldn’t remember exactly when I opened it. I was staring at it, thinking, “Are these still good?” You know, that moment of breakfast uncertainty. My Egg Beater Experiment First, I gave the carton...

Okay, so I had this idea to make a cake, but not just any cake – a super fancy one with those bright red cherries on top. You know, the kind you see in bakeries and think, “I could never make that.” Well, I decided to give it a shot, and let me tell you, it was a journey. Getting Started First things first, I...

Okay, so the other day I was baking a cake and ran out of regular cane sugar. I had some maple sugar on hand, and it got me thinking: is maple sugar actually better than cane sugar? I decided to do a little experiment in my kitchen. My Little Sugar Experiment First, I tasted them both. Plain, just a little bit of each on a...

Okay, here’s my blog post about making biscuits without baking powder: So, I was craving biscuits the other day, you know, the fluffy, buttery kind. But then I realized I was out of baking powder! Disaster, right? Nope! Turns out, you can totally make biscuits without it. I did some digging and experimented a bit, and guess what? It worked! Here’s how I did it:...

Okay, so I’ve been on this quest, right? A quest for the best fruitcake in NYC. Sounds kinda silly, I know, but I had this weird craving and, well, I just went with it. The Hunt Begins First, I hit up Google. Just typed in “best fruitcake NYC,” naturally. Got a bunch of articles, lists, the usual. Made a note of a few places that...