Alright, so I’ve been meaning to jot this down for a while. It’s about flour, specifically Bob’s Red Mill Artisan Bread Flour, and its protein content. I get asked about this sometimes, or I see folks online wondering if it’s good enough for, you know, real bread. And I figured, hey, I use this stuff, so let me just share what I found out when...

So, the other day, I had this whole bread mold pan situation. Not fun, let me tell you. I’d baked a loaf, a pretty decent one actually, and left a couple of slices in the pan. Covered it, thought I’d get to it the next day. Well, “next day” turned into like, three or four days later. Big mistake. I went to grab the pan,...

So, folks sometimes wonder about those aluminum pie tins. You know, the shiny ones, the ones that feel like they’d bend if you just looked at ’em too hard. The big question is, can you actually bake a decent pie in one of those? Well, let me tell you, yes, you absolutely can. I’ve been down that road myself more than once. There have been...

Alright, so I decided to jump on the vegan dessert bandwagon, or maybe I just really wanted some pie without feeling like a total slob afterwards. You know how it is. So, vegan pudding pie it was. Sounds complicated, right? Like you need a degree in food science or something. Turns out, not really. It was mostly me, a blender, and a prayer. The ‘Why...

My New Bread Mold Pan Saga Alright, so I caved and got myself one of those bread mold pans. You know the type. My old one was, let’s just say, past its prime. Looked like it had seen a few too many battles in the oven, and frankly, everything was starting to stick like crazy. Figured it was time for an upgrade, or at least...

Okay, so the other day I was rummaging through my pantry, getting ready to do some baking. Needed some fat, and my go-to for certain recipes has always been Crisco. But not the shortening this time, I grabbed the bottle of Crisco Vegetable Oil. Been sitting there for a while, honestly. As I held the bottle, I had one of those moments, you know? Where...

Alright, let me walk you through something I tackled in the kitchen recently. I was following a recipe, one of those that listed ingredients in cups, but I prefer using my scale for accuracy, especially with fats. The recipe called for 1/3 cup of vegetable oil, and I thought, “Okay, how much does that actually weigh?” I’ve learned the hard way that just guessing or...

Okay, so I decided to give this brie and cranberry monkey bread thing a whirl the other day. Sounded pretty good, right? Sweet, savory, cheesy pull-apart bread. What’s not to like? Getting Started First things first, I grabbed my ingredients. Didn’t make the dough from scratch this time, honestly. Just used a couple of cans of that refrigerated biscuit dough. You know the kind, the...

Okay, so I got this craving for something sweet and fried the other day, you know? And donut holes, specifically the powder sugar kind, just popped into my head. Had to make them. Let me walk you through how it went down in my kitchen. Getting Started First things first, I rummaged through my pantry and fridge. Needed the basics. I grabbed: Flour, the all-purpose...

Alright folks, let me tell you about this crazy project I tackled last weekend: building a giant spatula. Yeah, you heard that right. A spatula big enough to flip, well, practically anything. It all started with a late-night craving for a burger. A REALLY big burger. And then, BAM! An idea struck me. Why not make a spatula capable of handling such a monstrous patty?...