Jerusalem Bagel
Wanted to bake these Jerusalem Bagels. Seems a bit easier than bagels or pretzels since does not put in boiling water. The bagels are usually a little elon...
recipes
hummus
Store bought hummus is pretty good and not sure if making homeade will be worth the effort. Like anything else you can adjust the spices and make it how you...
garlicconfit
Garlic confit is just garlic cooked slowly in olive oil. I was making hummus and adding olive oil and garlic. The confit, like roasted garlic will not have...
falafel
Interesting in making falafel in my air fryer using dried chickpeas. I think starting from scratch can build the flavor exactly to my preferences. Using th...
pimento-cheese-dip
After having fresh pretzels with pimento cheese dip at Winter Hill Brewery I wanted to find a recipe. I thought it would be great to serve with chips or sto...
Chess Pie
I’ve never really had chess pie I like the idea of a basic custard pie. I’d like to try this one and often I make two 9 inch pie crusts to make quiche. The...
Kombucha
I bought a Kombucha starters kit from the Kombucha Shop. I was interesting in trying out kombucha as another type of fermentation. You can customize the ko...
Scallion Pancakes
After a few attempts I find it really hard to get the scallion pancakes crispy but not oily. Next time I will focus on how much oil and how long to cook. T...
Challah
Excited to try the challah recipe. The recipe shows braiding 6 strands. Watching the video is the best way to figure it out. For the timing you can put in...
Blueberry Muffin
Liked the blueberry recipe from Deb Perelman (from Smitten Kitchen) since it is not quite as sweet and had lots of blueberry flavor. Making 9 is great since...
Udon Noodles
Udon noodles are one of my favorite noodles. I usually buy frozen in asian stores but they are actually not too difficult to make from scratch with just flo...
Roasted Turkey and Gravy
I got some good info from the youtube video but I like to roast upside down (dark meat up) then flip the turkey. With a 10-12 pound turkey flipping is easy j...
Popcorn spices
You can definitely adjust the amount of kernels. The measurements are just approximate and spices best added by feel. You can season and taste based on your ...
Sweet Potato Rolls
I really like the idea of pull apart rolls. The sweet potato adds really great flavor. Using the boiling water to mix with flour makes the dough really fluff...
Dumpings
We recently took a dumpings class at Mei Mei teaching folding and cooking techniques. Learning the folding techniques from the demonstration was really great...
Crispy Tofu
I found the recipe from food52 on cooking crispy tofu with a simple brown sauce. So far just tried the firm tofu but would like to try to soft tofu. Seems re...
Rice Pudding
Found this great rice pudding recipe from food52. I like how the recipe has few ingredients and does not need any milk or cream and makes rice milk from bro...
Miso Soup
Miso soup is very comforting. I found the kombu, bonito flakes and dried seaweed (wakami) at a nearby korean market. When I’m not feeling great this soup is ...
Hard Boiled Eggs
Hard boiled eggs are easy to make but come out differently depending on the time and temperature. Using a sous vide wand seems excessive but they come out e...
Congee
There are lots of ways to make congee. I prefer to make a really nice homeade chicken broth. Using a vitamix blender with cooked rice saved lots of make ma...
Chicken Broth
I got the recipe and idea from David Changs Cooking At Home book. The idea is to boil a while chicken in just salted water to cook the chicken. Then the liq...
Soft Pretzels
I really like making soft pretzels for the textures and salty bready tastes. The Samantha video pretzel recipe gets a dark pretzel by adding brown sugar to ...
Sourdough Pita Bread
Found a recipe for making pita bread. The recipe is a basic sourdough roll. I used a pizza oven at about 500-600F and I would try with a regular oven at 50...
Sourdough Liege Waffles
Liege waffles are chewier and breadier than normal waffles. The dough is not as liquidy and can be formed into balls with your hands. I mix in pearl sugar f...
Potato Chips
Homemade kettle potato chips are really delicious. They are easy to make but a little messy. The key is to get the potatoes sliced really evenly with a mad...
Key Lime Pie
Key lime pie is a great pie to make anytime of year. In the winter when no fruits are in season its good choice for pie. The sweetened condensed milk provi...
Fruit Leather
The first part of the video shows an easy recipe for fruit leather. Our new air fryer has a dehydrate mode but seems easier to use an oven where you can use...
Caramel Popcorn
Here is a quick recipe to make caramel corn. You can save half the caramel and use later. For the caramel you can omit the cream. Be careful dealing with...
Yogurt updated
I’m a fan on the What’s Eating Dan? youtube series. The yogurt episode has good recipes. When I have some extra cream substituting some in yogurt works wel...
Wings Sauce
Investigating different air fryer wings sauces gochuchang sauce works really well. We have some gochuchang sauce in a tube. I tried using ketchup but I thi...
Fruit Crisp
When fresh fruit is available a fruit crisp is an easy way to make a nice dessert. I like an oatmeal, brown sugar, flour topping. The combination of nectar...
Sourdough Oatmeal Maple Bread
Adapted recipe from Alexandra’s Bread Toast Crumbs cookbook to use sourdough. After soaking the oatmeal and mixing the flours I had to add additional water ...
Sourdough discard crackers
Found another recipe for sourdough discard crackers from https://alexandracooks.com. I have been saving sourdough discard in a container in the fridge. Whe...
Air Fryer Chicken Wings
I watched a video on air fryer wings from Mike on Pro Home Cooks. He tried several methods with the airfryer including baking powder, flour, breading (flour,...
Ice Cream Sandwiches
I want to try this recipe from Claire Saffitz on making ice cream sandwiches. I like the idea of making two thin brownies and slicing each into sandwiches. ...
Peasant Bread
I like the idea of a simple bread without the fussiness of shaping dough. Baking the dough is a glass pyrex gets a nice shape avoiding density problems. I ...
Sourdough Tortillas
Flour sourdough torillas are a great use for sourdough discard. The sourdough adds a subtle taste and provides a small amount of leavening avoiding the need...
Potstickers
Found recipe to make simple potsticker wrappers from Mei Mei. The wrapper fillings are simple with the ingredients of just flour, water, and salt. The key ...
Gnocchi
I found this recipe from Americas Test Kitchen. Using unflavored potato flakes to save a lot of time avoiding baking potato and getting the right consistenc...
Dream Bars
Found this random recipe on the internet for dream bars. The recipe is easy to whip up. Cooking the bottom crust first makes a nice texture. I added coconu...
Sourdough Waffles
I like a basic waffle recipe. Using sourdough discard adds nice texture. I think adding some brown sugar gives a little sweetness. The recipe is better wh...
Chocolate Raspberry Mini Pies
Pies with whipped cream seem a little too rich. Making mini pies with a mini muffin tin makes about 2 bite pies. Using the tin makes about 24 mini pies. Can ...
Digestive Biscuits
I do not like the name digestive but I like a simple biscuit with whole wheat flour. The Bon Appetit recipe adds wheat germ but can use oat or ground flax o...
Snow Capped Chocolate Pie
Ingredients 3 egg whites 1t vanilla 3/4c sugar 1t baking powder 5oz grated sweet chocolate 12 chopped dates 1c ritz cracker crumbs (can use ma...
Sourdough Blueberry Scones
I was looking for a good recipe for sourdough discard bluerry scones. I think the sourdough would add some flavor and give a nice rise making the scones bre...
Sourdough Oatmeal Cookies
Looking for a recipe to use sourdough discord to make cookies I found this recipe online. Seems like a standard oatmeal recipe substituting sourdough for fl...
Pumpkin Tea Cake
I have tried a few pumpkin tea bread recipes but like the recipe from the Tartine cookbook. Usualy I lower the sugar a bit. I used to make banana bread oft...
Sourdough Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Like the idea of a sourdough basic dinner roll with some pumpkin purree for fall flavors. The rolls are soft brushing with butter and sesame seeds add a nic...
Sourdough Cardamom Rolls
The cardamom rolls are a sweet enriched dough with eggs and butter. The recipe uses a yudane where boiling water is mixed with flour for an hour to create a...
Apple Hand Pies
I first made the hand pie recipe from the Sarah Owens Sourdough cookbook but then just preferred the standard pie dough I usually make. Also for flavoring I...
Vanilla caramel
Making caramels from scratch is not too difficult and you can control all of flavors. The melted sugar is really hot so be very careful around the caramel t...
Sourdough pull apart rolls
Since getting tired of baking sourdough bread these soft pull apart rolls are a nice change once in a while. The rolls have some milk and butter to make sof...
Sourdough pizza crust
Have been making pizza almost every week on Sundays. I usually increase the recipe while keeping the same ratio. Using a bakers percentage where flour is 10...
Chocolate Souffle
Chocolate souffle is easier than looks. Although is rich and chocolatey the souffle is also light and smooth. The souffle should be served as quickly as po...
Mochi
I always wondered how to make mochi since it seems very difficult. Turns out the secret is getting mochi flour. I found some at an asian market but can buy ...
Brownies
The brownies were popular and I found a fairly easy recipe. Can try experimenting with adding other flavors like mint extract. I liked the texture of the ...
Fruit Crumble
I like this easy and flexible recipe from Sohla on fruit crumbles. The ratio for the filling is 10% sugar and 2% starch. The sugar can be honey or sugar. O...
Cornmeal Cake with Apricot-Bay Compote
The cornmeal cake with apricot compote really appeals to me. I prefer cakes not too sweet and I really like apricots and pistachios. I usually have dried a...
Black Sticky Rice
The black sticky rice can be found at asian markets. The rice becomes glutinous when cooked and has a nice sweet flavor. It’s a nice and fairly healthy snac...
Pie Crust
I prefer a pie crust of about half vegetable shortening and half butter for the fat. The shortening adds a flakiness I do not get from the all butter doughs...
Croissants
Croissants seem like a really big challenge. The most difficult part seems like forming the butter into a dough like layer and folding into the rolled out do...
Sourdough bread revisited
This Claire Safffitz has a great new video on sourdough bread. Even though I have been making sourdough bread about once a week for a while there are some g...
Sourdough Cheddar and Chive Rolls
I like the chive and cheddar biscuits recipe since the dough is similar to cinnamon rolls but not as sweet. The cheddar and chives have the same sweetness f...
Granola
For a long time I have used Anna Stockwell’s granola recipe from her No Recipe Required series. The recipe is great since you can adjust what you use but kee...
Baked Alaska
I always wanted to make Baked Alaska. For Mieka’s birthday I thought it would be a good opportunity. We bought really nice ice cream from Honeycomb Creamer...
Strawberry Shortcake
When strawberries are plentiful and good in the spring a strawberry shortcake with biscuits is really nice. Each biscuit is a good portion and even half a b...
Peanut Butter Banana Cream Pie
For Pi Day (3/14) I am making this peanut butter banana cream pie from the Book of Pie recipe. The pie crust is blind baked rather than parbaked. The crust ...
Blueberry Swamp Pie
I have enjoyed reading the new cookbook Book on Pie by Erin McDowell and watching the food52 videos on her baking series. We prefer fruit pies but in the win...
Homemade vanilla extract
I have been interested in making homemade vanilla extract after using a bunch in baking recently and seeing how expensive vanilla costs in stores. The homem...
Chicken and Rice
I have liked watching Sohla’s videos. This chicken and rice dish sounds nice as you can adjust the spices and vegetables. The fat rendered from the chicken...
Sourdough Baguettes
I want to try to make a sourdough baguette after making basic breads in a proofing basket. I found this recipe on youtube and although there are many steps ...
Bagels
I have been interested in making bagels with my sourdough. The recipes seem similar to pretzels but a good bagel is chewier and probably has more developed...
Pecan Date Shortbread Cookies
Sugar is good in all forms. Seems like brown sugar is better than white sugar and maybe unrefined sugar is also better. We have the Joanne Chang from Flour...
Barley Oat Biscuits
I like this youtube video on food52 for Barley Oat Biscuits. I like the idea of a salty and sweet easy to make cracker. You can keep some in the uncooked ...
Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits
Trying out this recipes for buttermilk biscuits. The recipe looks like a good way to use the sourdough discard. Milk can be substituted for the buttermilk....
Sourdough Starter
I have been reading the Sourdough book by Sarah Owens. She describes creating a sourdough by creating a mother with water, sugar, honey, and raisins for abo...
Cheese Souffle
Making a basic souffle is not as difficult as it seems. They are not as fussy as everyone says and makes a really creamy and meal. We have a souffle cookbo...
Pound Cake
I liked watching Sohla’s video on food 52 for making vanilla pound cakes. I started by making just the vanilla and hope to try swirling chocolate and perhap...
Raspberry Crumb bars
I really like the raspberry crumb bars at the Flour bakery. The recipe is not too difficult in the first Flour cookbook. It is nice to make the dough a few...
Spiced Peans
Spiced pecans are a family tradition around the holidays. I like the heavy flavors from the bitters, bourbon, and hot spices. The nuts last for a while. I...
Sourdough Fougasse
Found a new sourdough bread recipe on food52. The recipe is on http://theperfectloaf.com along with some other really nice sourdough recipes I have been try...
Potato Latkes
We make potato latkes every year for Hannukah. I use a Cooks Illustrated recipe using russet or yukon gold potatos. A food processor makes shredding the po...
Vanilla Sour Cream Cake
Like this easy to make vanilla sour cream cake. The strawberry quick sauce is a really nice addition and is really nice on yogurt or ice cream. Makes a lot...
Squash Souffle
Squash souffle is a family favorite for Thanksgiving. I always have had trouble getting the souffle to be fluffy. One key is getting as much water out of t...
Sourdough pancakes
Liked this sourdough pancakes recipe. I found the pancakes fluffy and had good flavor with not too much of a sourdough taste. Also nice to not have to prep...
Sourdough Pizza
I have been making pizza about every other week using this sourdough recipe. I usually start the dough in the morning and by dinner it is ready to bake. Ma...
Sourdough focaccia
Fresh focaccia is so good and much less fussy than baking sourdough bread. I really like the salty and olive oil taste and adding rosemary and olives can ma...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
Found this recipe on food52 as a quick meringue custard pie recipe using sweetened condensed milk. The pie filling can be lemon juice and lemon zest or subs...
Bacon
I liked watching the youtube video below from food52 on bacon. I used to mostly fry bacon in skillet or cast iron. Sometimes I would bake on a wire rack. ...
Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Sandwiches
I have been making chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich from an Americas Test Kitchen recipe. The cookies recipe is modified from the normal recipe addi...
Anzac Cookies
Anzac stands for the Australia / New Zealand Army Corps. During World War I these cookies were created to send to troops. The cookies are meant to last lon...
Quiche
We have been making the quiche crust ahead of time and freezing the dough. To bake the quiche can just pour the filling into the frozen crust and put in ove...
Sourdough Bread
I really like this youtube video from Food52 with Sarah Owens on a great sourdough bread recipe. The video goes into a lot of details on how to prepare and ...
Persian Rice (Tahdig)
I have been reading Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat and really liked her Netflix show with the same name. Also I have been watching lots of Food52 yout...
Yogurt
Making homeade yogurt is easy and results in tastier and thicker yogurt. You can control how thick you desire the yogurt. Also you can try different milks ...
Smoothies
Interested in trying out some smoothies. I started reading the Smoothies Project cookbook. Seems like mostly get the ratio correct and mix about 1 1/4 cups...
Sourdough English Muffins
I make this sourdough english muffin recipe really often. The muffins are best on the first day but last two or three days. The muffins are good toasted es...
Yellow Cake
I like the really quick and easy cake recipe. You can just toss the ingredients in a cuisinart, blender, or mixer. Then just put in a baking dish and bake....
Crepes
Crepes are a fun recipe to make and they turn out really tasty. You can use a variety of fillings so something appeals to everyone. We like sauted mushroom ...
Strawberry rhubarb pie
The rhubarb and strawberry in the pie is a really nice combination in the spring when strawberries and good and rhubarb becomes available. You can adjust th...
Raspberry rhubarb muffins
The strawberry and rhubarb muffins recipe is from the first Flour cookbook. Is a nice recipe always comes out well. The muffins are not too sweet. You can ...
Cornbread
Found this online but really liked the proportions. Was nice and moist and not too sweet. We made the cornbread with chili. The cornbread was nice mixed w...
Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting Cake
The chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting is our new favorite birthday cake. It is a simple two layer chocolate cake from Hershey recipe with really de...
Steel cut oats
There are some overnight steel cut oat recipes but seems like slow cookers on low should be 4-6 hours so overnight is too long. This recipe allow you to put...
Cinnamon buns
Really like this cinnamon buns recipe from the Americas Test Kitchen Bread Illustrated cookbook. We made these on Christmas morning and have made them since...
Nutmeg cake
I really like the latest Joanne Chang cookbook Pastry Love. I have all of the other Flour and Joanne Chang cookbooks. The pictures are really great and there...
Popovers
For my birthday I got a nice popover pan. The pan is much deeper than a muffin pan a seems thicker and more sturdy. Popovers are fairly simple just consist...
Sourdough pretzels
Sourdough pretzels are my favorite way to use my sourdough. I make pretzels every few weeks. The dough is similar to a pizza dough mostly flour, water, yeast...
Naan bread
Naan bread is an Indian flat bread. It can be made in a tandori oven but can just be made in a skillet if you don’t have a tandori oven. The dough is simil...
Chocolate Chip Cookies
One of my favorite cooking youtube channels is Whats Eating Dan? from Americas Test Kitchen. I like his episode on chocolate chip cookies. I learned the ch...
Sourdough crackers
Crackers are a really nice and easy way to use discarded sourdough starter. There is enough liquid in the starter so you only need to add flour, butter, and...
Sourdough pizza dough
I keep a sourdough starter in the fridge and feed it every 1 or 2 weeks. I often make pretzels, bread but pizza dough is a good use. I add yeast but the so...
Dutch Baby
A Dutch Baby is a puffy omelette baked in the oven in a skillet. The dutch baby is also known as tahitian omelette or german pancake. We enjoy the dutch bab...
Creme Brulee
Making creme brulee is definitely a finicky recipe requiring many gadgets. Assuming you have the stuff the recipe is fun and not too difficult. The main gadg...
Banana Bread
My favorite banana bread recipe is from the Joanne Chang first Flour cookbook. I use less sugar and just add a pinch of cinnamon. I use about 3-4 very ripe...
Pumpkin and Prailine Pie
The pumpkin and prailine pie is one of my favorite pies but there are lots of steps and it can be fussy. The filling is really a mousse so it comes out ligh...
Thanksgiving Apricot Mold
The apricot mold is another thanksgiving favorite. The sour cream gives it a creaminess and the peaches or apricots gives it a fruity. It’s a nice combinat...
Apple Pie
Apple Pie is quick to make but the crust takes a lot of practice to get the consistency right. You can always start with a wetter dough to make sure it will...
Thanksgiving Cranberry Orange Relish
The cranberry orange relish is a quick and tasty alternative to cranberry sauce. I like the orange flavor and tend to prefer a tarter version. You may keep...
basic sourdough bread
For about 4 years I have been maintaining a sourdough starter. I have kept the starter in a jar in the fridge. Every week or two I make something with the ...
Making fresh pasta
Making fresh pasta is fairly labor intensive but cooking right after rolling and cutting the pasta tastes so good. After getting the hang of fresh pasta you...