Remember when the Food Network used to actually air cooking shows, instead of all of these cooking competitions that they have today? I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with those cooking competitions shows, if you enjoy them then that’s great for you. However, I truly miss shows about cooking, you know the ones […]
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Well, it’s the holiday season yet again, which means my mom’s going to be spending the next couple of days baking up all of my family’s favorite sweet treats. She really does it all, from fresh fudge to cavity-inducing toffee, but the most beloved, nay coveted offering has to be the many varieties of
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Well, it’s the holiday season yet again, which means my mom’s going to be spending the next couple of days baking up all of my family’s favorite sweet treats. She really does it all, from fresh fudge to cavity-inducing toffee, but the most beloved, nay coveted offering has to be the many varieties of
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Recently I purchased way more bananas than I could possibly eat within a week. I mean it was something like 12 bananas for like 2 bucks, how could I pass up that deal? Luckily mom didn’t raise no fool, as I knew all along that I was going to take my surplus of overly ripe
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I’m of the opinion that you can’t really call a pie “homemade” if it doesn’t have a homemade crust. Now, I’m sure some of you might be sitting there saying “Patrick, who made you the final arbiter on what supposedly constitutes a true homemade pie? If I can make the filling from scratch and
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Have you ever bought a loaf of good quality bread for a meal, but ended up eating only half of it? A day or two later you return to this bread, which you have forgotten about and left untouched, only to realize that it has become stale. It’s a shame, and like
I don’t know about you, but I have always had difficulty baking any type of bread that requires yeast as a leavening agent. Getting those little packets of yeast purchased at the grocery store to activate, always seems to require a magic touch that I just don’t possess. While yeast has always been the
