Well I realized that I have never attempted to make a bread besides a quick-bread (beer, pumpkin, banana, etc) all on my own...The addition of a starter, Miss Mango, to my kitchen made me realize I need to brush up on my bread skills before I start my endeavor to become a pro-sourdough-bread-woman (at least on the weekends). Well, let's just say it didn't go as planned (imagine that!). My yeast … [Read more...]
Hello, my pet…
Well I have been struck with inspiration. I usually make odd decisions after it gets dark outside because I tend to have more confidence in the evening. My decisions are generally harmless: let's watch a cheesy movie, let me text someone what I really feel about what they've said, I should make a huge bowl of oatmeal...harmless, right? Well, here comes another spontaneous decision: I'm going to … [Read more...]
Quick Beer Bread
What do you do when a boy leaves cheap beer in your fridge? You make beer bread! (kind of a lemons, lemonade situation?) I used a super simple and quick recipe that I found online and tweaked it a bit, threw it in a bread pan and baked it for 40 min! So easy and gets rid of that beer I'm never going to drink. But it also made me wonder if using a fruit-based beer (like blueberry beer) would … [Read more...]
Seven: Roasted Banana Bread Cupcakes
Ready to make a simple recipe into the most complicated feat-of-cooking-strength you'll attempt this Festivus? How can something as simple and traditional as banana bread become more high maintenance than Martha herself??I guess its my fault for buying bananas (which I never eat by themselves) for smoothies...and then my blender broke so I have nothing to do with these bananas except...banana … [Read more...]
The Croissant Chronicles: Day 3
Oh my...I think I've died and gone to heaven. Not only does my apartment smell like warm, fresh bread, but everything turned out so close to perfect! I had two pans of shaped croissants. The first pan came out looking a little "special" which is probably expected since I had no clue what I was doing (picture below). They unrolled a bit in the oven. I believe that cookbooks never give you all the … [Read more...]
