It’s been three days since I began my sourdough starter. This is attempt #2. The first attempt failed to produce any noticeable dough-like qualities after many days. This one however, is growing aggressively. I’m pretty proud of it. I come home and talk to it. Like a parent, I check that it’s growing, and that […]
Month: February 2016
At first I was afraid…
I know I write a lot about how little effort was required to carry out some of these recipes. It isn’t so much a lazy thing as it is a feeling of relief. I think much of that has to do with the fact that some recipes and cooking techniques can seem overwhelming when first […]
Soup, soup! A tasty soup!
I have had a cold for three weeks now. It just will not quit. Some days, I wake up feeling great and then the next every symptom is back with a vengeance. I have been craving soup for the last few days and this recipe did not disappoint. In fact, Kyle put this soup on […]
A filling beet salad
Salads are okay, I guess. I prefer carbs. If I’m going to have a salad, it has to be jam-packed with stuff so that I actually feel like I’ve eaten when all is said and done. I had cooked beets in the fridge just waiting to be used so I knew that was going to […]
My favourite cookies
I actually found this recipe last year on Facebook. I ended up making these cookies because we had one of those huge Costco sized bags of Mini Eggs and I didn’t want to look at them anymore and needed to get rid of them!! I’ve made them multiple times in the last year and even […]
This week’s challenge: Churros and Chocolate
My mum and I have been trying to challenge ourselves with baking recently. Last week it was with flooding. This week, we decided to try our hand at churros. Surprisingly, they were not that difficult. Without the help of a second person however, they will require some degree of organization. There are a lot of […]
Royal icing & flooding
I’m not crazy about icing. I like a cookie jam packed with filling to make up for the lack of icing. However, I am crazy for amazingly decorated cookies with which I can impress my friends and family. My mum and I made sugar cookies yesterday and wanted to try flooding them for decoration. Have […]
A total winner!!
I have a cold and it’s kicking my ass. I haven’t been this sick in years. This is day four and it shows no signs of letting up anytime soon. I’ve been feeling guilty about my lack of posts recently. I just couldn’t find a recipe that intrigued me. Then, I came across a blog […]
Salted Caramel Brownie Trifle
So I made dinner for 8 people yesterday. Cooking for that many people stresses me out a little bit. I always worry that everything will be ready at different times and it will all be cold by the time it makes it to the table. I was pretty ready for this dinner. We prepped earlier […]