The joys of sourdough starter ownership
Early December, the gods brought us Audry II — our sourdough starter from King Arthur Flour of Norwich, Vermont. We now take it out once a week, remove a cup for baking or passing along, feed it a bit more and give it some downtime in the back of the fridge.
Bake cookies in a waffle iron
This great idea was uploaded to our Offbeat Home Flickr pool. “Erinandaaron12” blew my mind by letting us know that you can “bake” cookies in a waffle iron. Adding that it’s, “super-fast and fun!”
Life hack: Satisfy your sweet tooth by only eating your own baking (with bonus brownie cupcake recipe!)
Like most people, I have a serious weakness for sweets. Brownies, cakes, cookies, candy bars… if it’s got chocolate in it, I probably want it. We all know the various reasons why you should limit how much sugar you consume (heart disease, zits, etc.) So we come up with life hacks to limit ourselves. Here’s mine: I only let myself eat baked goods that I make.
Never choose between cake or pie again: Put tiny pies in a cake
Recently it was my husband Sam’s birthday, and I am always responsible for making cakes on such occasions. This cake, however, was no ordinary cake. This cake had been in the works since 2007. This cake had tiny pies baked into it. Here’s how I did it.
Hack your muffin recipes: 4 easy ways to make healthier muffins
I LOOOVE eating muffins for breakfast! However, I am the first to admit that my mother was right when she warned me that muffins are really cookies in disguise. So, I have been on a quest to find healthy muffin recipes ever since. What I’ve found is that most muffin recipes only have one or two factors that make them “unhealthy,” like too much sugar or too much butter. FORTUNATELY, there are easy fixes for most of these problems that allow me to make the muffins healthier, while still enjoying this tasty treat.
How can I make my own natural food coloring?
I did see natural food coloring for sale online, but was hoping for a cheaper DIY way that I can do at home. Has anyone ever made natural food coloring before?
Feminist pastry party: Celebrating non-heteronormative relationships with baked goods!
My good friend Matt brought this Jezebel article to my attention a few weeks ago. So when I got to the part of the video in which the lecturer explained his views on homosexuality (using carrots and doughnuts as metaphors for male and female anatomy, respectively) by stating that “men were not created to sword-fight and women were not created to have pastry parties,” two thoughts immediately occurred to me… A pastry party sounds like a freaking fantastic idea!
Veganizing cinnamon toast muffins
We’ve linked to The Sweetest Vegan before, but I couldn’t resist another video! This time, our sweet vegan is veganizing Paula Deen recipes, getting some sweet-ass southern comfort food fully vegan… including these cinnamon toast muffins that I want to shove in my face and perhaps rub all over my body.