In order to make many desserts, you'll need to learn how to whip egg whites and make french meringue. This is one instance where I highly recommend an electric beater. It doesn't have to be fancy, but hand mixing becomes very tedious and can take more than an hour if you are whipping up a large...
Razzmatazz raspberry buttercream frosting is a mouthful both figuratively and literally. And it is so incredibly fun to say aloud. Try it. I'll wait patiently. Didn't I tell you? It's just as pleasurable to eat as it is to say so let's get started. Tart and sweet just go together. Raspberry is a...
If you want to use the microwave to temper chocolate, this post that goes into depth on how to temper for each of the various chocolates. However, if you do not own a microwave, or you are having overheating issues trying that method, this tutorial is for you! It will also so you how to fix bloom...
Get ready to learn how to make no-fuss pepperoni baked pasta. Why? Because I make a variation of this meal more than any other dish for my family several times a month and I don't have any qualms about it. It's filling, delicious, fast and amazingly easy to throw together. This is a simple meal...
Buttermilk Honey Wheat Bread is yet another recipe from the game "what's left in the pantry?" However it was created, it is this soft, tender crumb with a lovely flavor of honey and wholesomeness of wheat flour. In a word, it's delicious. How the recipe came about is the fact I had buttermilk...
We will be making lots of bread recipes on this site, so learning kneading dough by hand will be an essential skill if you don't own a stand mixer. Whether you think you can't do it, have physical limitations or are a beginner, don't despair. It's much easier than it looks. Especially when you...
Tempering white chocolate doesn't have to be difficult. But exactly what is it? White chocolate is cocoa butter with milk and sugars added. Some people argue it's not chocolate at all because there is only cocoa butter, not actual cocoa in the candy. That's up to you to decide. One thing that is...
Now that we've learned the basics on tempering chocolate, let's learn to temper milk chocolate. I like to practice with baking chips, pretzels and cereals to make a delicious candy bar that doesn't need much work. That way, all the chocolate is used up after practicing and you can break it up and...
Tempering semi-sweet chocolate doesn't have to be difficult. If you want to learn about the basics of what tempering is, you can read my post on it here. Otherwise, let's move on. You'll want to know the basic temperature for the type of chocolate you are working with as noted in the table below:...
Tempering dark chocolate is the process of making chocolate smooth, shiny, durable and snappy. You can read more here. In the meantime, think about how sometimes you buy a chocolate bar and it's streaked with white, is bendable and melts just touching it. That's because the chocolate became too...
What is tempering chocolate? You may find yourself asking this when learning how to bake. Tempering is basically making the chocolate to have a nice sheen, breaks instead of bending and slower to melt. Think of a nice candy bar that snaps as you break it. I took a few pictures below for reference....
Learn how to make my friend's so incredibly amazing lasagna today. It is full of spice, flavor and uses short cuts like jarred pasta sauce and foregoing cooking the noodles. Even though there are a ton of shortcuts making this a fast meal, it's full of flavor! I nicknamed it Mary's Deliciously...
My husband loves hamburger helper. Problem is it is pretty high in sodium, has preservatives (understandably) and artificial dyes. I came up with generic hamburger helper and now he prefers it to the box. I usually make it with fresh tomato sauce from the garden, but I will use canned sauce as...
Who's ready for a simple no knead bread recipe? You can easily make artisan white bread with a little time and very little effort. It is delicious and has a nice pleasant taste thanks to the long fermentation process. Let's get started right away! I'm trying to make sourdough and it isn't going...
You can't grow up around Ohio or Herd country without getting buckeyes shoved in your face. They were created by a graduate of Marshall University in 1964 named Gail Tabor Lucas. You can read her son's blog about it here. The long story short, her mother sent her a recipe for peanut butter balls...