Alright, let’s talk about this Glicks High Gluten Flour I got my hands on. I’d been trying to make some decent bagels at home, you know, the kind with a real chew, not just soft bread rings. My regular all-purpose flour just wasn’t cutting it. Everything came out too soft, too fluffy. So, I went looking for something with more muscle. Found this Glicks brand,...

You know, I got looking at that organic lemon juice powder you can buy. Sometimes it tastes kinda funny, not really like lemon, you know? And I happened to have a bunch of organic lemons sitting around from the farmer’s market trip last weekend. Seemed like way too many just for squeezing into water. So, I thought, okay, let’s try making my own powder. See...

Alright, let me tell you about my little adventure trying to get my hands on some Irish soda bread the other day. Woke up thinking about it, you know? Just had that craving for a slice, nice and dense, maybe with a bit of butter. So, first stop, I went down to my usual big supermarket. Figured they’d have it, they seem to stock everything...

Alright, let’s talk about my adventure with Great Value whipping cream. I decided to try it out, you know, for science… and because I needed whipped cream. First off, I grabbed a carton of the Great Value whipping cream from Walmart. It was way cheaper than the brand name stuff, which always makes me a little suspicious, but I figured, what the heck? Then I...

Okay, so today I wanted to share my little adventure with baking powder. It all started last week when I was trying to bake a cake. I thought, “Hey, I’m gonna be a baking whiz!” First things first, I checked my pantry, and BOOM, realized I was out of baking powder. Disaster, right? Cake dreams almost shattered. So, I did what any sane person would...

Okay, so today I’m gonna spill the beans on this little side hustle thing I’ve been doing: selling biscuits. Sounds simple, right? Well, it’s been a journey, let me tell you. It all started when my grandma passed down her biscuit recipe. Seriously, these biscuits are legendary. Everyone who tries them goes nuts. I was making them for family gatherings and folks were always saying,...

My Apple Cream Cheese Cake Journey Okay, so I decided to tackle an apple cream cheese cake the other day. Had a craving, you know? First thing, I grabbed all the stuff from the kitchen. Flour, sugar, butter for the crust. Cream cheese, of course – gotta have that. Eggs, some vanilla, and the apples. For the apples, I went with Granny Smiths this time....

Getting Started with the Puffs So, I decided to tackle making some frozen mini cream puffs. Had a bunch of cream in the fridge needing a purpose, you know? Figured it’d be good to have some ready-to-go treats stashed in the freezer. First things first, got all the stuff out. You need the basics: water, butter, a pinch of salt, some sugar, flour, and eggs....

Okay, here’s my take on sharing my experience with small piping bags for royal icing, blog-style: Small Piping Bags for Royal Icing: My Experiment Alright, so I’ve been messing around with royal icing for, like, forever, but I always struggled with the details. You know, getting those super fine lines and tiny dots just right? I was using regular-sized piping bags and it felt like...

Okay, so here’s the deal. I was trying to save a few bucks, you know how it is. Saw something about flour coupons online, figured I’d dive in and see what’s what. Let me walk you through it. First thing I did, I searched for “flour coupons” on Google. Pretty basic, right? I scrolled through a bunch of websites – coupon sites, blogs, even some...