There are a lot of commonalities between sourdough recipes, but everyone has their own take. For a basic loaf, here’s my favorite recipe so far. It’s adapted from Clever Carrot’s Beginner’s Guide. Basically their ingredients with my instructions. Note that this recipe requires a lot of starter, so making it means I need to double […]
I have long loved eating sourdough bread. A grilled cheese with sharp cheddar on sourdough is one of the best simple meals you can make. Who doesn’t like a nice loaf of fresh baked, crusty bread? I’ve made many loaves of yeast bread, but had always been too scared to make the jump to making […]
One of the Aldi finds that usually shows up about once a year on the aisle of shame is various pieces of enameled cast iron cookware. I bought the 6qt stock pot and then later bought the bread oven. Both of them are late 2024 purchases. Recipe I used: https://www.thecomfortofcooking.com/2013/04/no-knead-crusty-artisan-bread.html
A family snow day tradition is to bake bread. I barely eat bread anymore, but a snow day is a snow day. One of the things I always wanted to try was making baguettes. Well, I came across two baguette recipes this week and then got a snow day. Must be a sign! I mainly […]
With today’s snow, I went to buy some hot cocoa at the store. I was disgusted to find that all the mixes in my store were made with hydrogenated oils, so I set out to make my own. Here is my recipe, modified from an Alton Brown recipe. Ingredients 2 cups powdered sugar 1 cup […]
This weekend, I tried a new recipe. I decided to be brave and cook a steak indoors. I’ve had previous problems with cooking steaks inside. I tried to fry a ribeye about two years ago, and it was so disgusting that I couldn’t finish it. Thanks to some tips from my coworkers, especially Mike, I […]