And there it is! The first loaf of sourdough bread from my homegrown sourdough starter. It tasted just as good as it looks. I guess some good has come from being in quarantine, I’ve always wanted to grow a sourdough starter and have never had the time. 3 1/2 – 3 3/4 cups flour, divided … Continue reading
I love sourdough bread, it’s one of my favorite things to eat and I’ve always wanted to make my own sourdough starter but it requires some time to get going and I’ve never really had that kind of time until now. Quarantine time is the perfect time to make a sourdough starter so I did! … Continue reading
Here is the next and third entry in the Quarantine Scone Off. These were really good, really chocolatey but not very sconey so I would put them in third place. However, I would make them again because of the chocolate factor! 2 cups flour 1/2 cup cocoa 1/3 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons baking … Continue reading
I had some fun yesterday making these octopus cupcakes, and also some shark cupcakes. Gotta find some fun in this quarantine life. I made 3 dozen chocolate cupcakes from this recipe here and some buttercream icing from this recipe here which I colored blue to look like the ocean. The octopus are easy to make, … Continue reading
It was my friend Anna’s birthday yesterday and her husband Kent texted asking if I’d like to drive by and wish her a Happy Birthday, crazy times right? A drive by birthday hello. So I asked if I could make her a birthday cake and Kent said that she’s been wanting sod laid at their … Continue reading
Here is entry #2 in the Quarantine Baking Scone Off. These beat out yesterday’s by a slim margin because there were a little lighter, not quite as dense as yesterday’s entry but they weren’t as quick and easy to make as yesterdays. There will be at least one more entry in the scone off so … Continue reading
More quarantine baking, this time scones! And we’re going to have a scone off. Up first, these babies which were really easy and quick to make and tasted great! There will be a couple more scone recipes to try and then we will declare a winner. It’s the little things in a pandemic people. scones … Continue reading
Seemed like a good dinner to make during these crazy quarantine times and bonus, it was really good. The men in my house in particular really liked it, probably because it was quite hearty. 2 pounds ground beef 5 – 7 potatoes, peeled or unpeeled, sliced thin or cubed 1 onion, sliced thin or chopped … Continue reading
Did you guys know that you can make bread in your crock pot or slow cooker? Neither did I! It is gloriously delicious, especially if you love pesto like me! (More quarantine baking experiments.) 2 1/4 teaspoons or 1 envelope active dry yeast 1 tablespoon sugar 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water, about 105 degrees 3 … Continue reading
If you follow my blog (and if you do, thank you so much!), then you know that I am a huge fan of one pot meals and 30 minute meals. This one is both, as well as tasting delicious, in fact there were no leftovers, always a good sign. I made some changes to the … Continue reading
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