Everyday Recipes For Busy Makers
From to pithiviers to palmiers, puff pastry is a miracle dough that houses our favourite treats both savoury and sweet. Made with nothing more than flour, water, salt and butter, the dough puffs into over 700 layers when baked! What Is Puff Pastry Used For? Read more…
When I was taking painting classes in New York City, I came across a deli one Saturday evening in midtown Manhattan that sold a celery flavoured soda called Dr. Brown’s Cel-Ray. I was intrigued, so I ordered it with my pastrami sandwich. I asked the Read more…
When my grandma made moussaka, it was quite different from the authentic Greek kind I know today. The Balkan moussaka I knew was composed of layers of potatoes, onions and ground meat. My baba then poured a savory egg custard over it. Once baked, the Read more…
Homemade bran flakes? Why would anyone want to do that? Honestly, DIY cereal from scratch is easy and you save money in the end. In fact, you may already have the ingredients to try this recipe right now. A bag of whole wheat flour, natural Read more…
Yum Here is a basic white bread recipe that is easy, low budget and is gonna make you proud! I believe every person—baker or no baker—should experience making a loaf of bread at least once in life. Even though it may have been another gruelling Read more…
When I was really young, I loved making candy, and this candied orange peel was one of my biggest hits. I used the peels from oranges and grapefruits, because we always had them. I loved that I could take something that we normally threw in Read more…
It’s amazing what you can do with some ingredients out there, and recently I learned that tutti frutti—that mixed candied fruit found in so many baked goods—is made of a fruit I thought was hopeless. What Is Tutti Frutti Made Of? Tutti frutti is made Read more…
When you first create a ginger bug soda starter to begin making your own lacto fermented sodas, what is the best kind to make first and why? Ginger ale! Ginger ale is the easiest homemade soda to make because it is so similar to making Read more…
Have you ever been there? You want to preserve your bumper crop of cucumbers by making pickles. You decide to try the fermented version and everything is going great. After a few days you see them bubbling–just what they should be doing. And when you Read more…
Did you know you can make your own homemade corn flakes cereal? I found a recipe on a blog called Always Order Dessert and when I tried it, I was thoroughly impressed! It works out to be more economical too. On average, it costs about Read more…