This recipe was originally going to be specifically an Apple Pie French Toast Bake, but I’ve now made it so many times with all different fruits and loved each one that it seemed like being too specific to apples didn’t encourage the creativity that this recipe thrives on. The basis is a very straightforward French…
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Spicy Maple-Glazed Chicken Drumsticks
This spicy maple grilling glaze takes only a few minutes to prepare, and can be adapted to suit your taste. Whip it up while the grill preheats and dinner will be ready in no time! As with many things on the grill, this recipe benefits from a bit of smoke flavor. This can be achieved…
Pantry Staples Guide- The Essential Ingredients to Equip Yourself for Cooking at Home
If there’s anything we can learn from this time spent at home, it’s that being prepared is essential. I’m not talking hoarding toilet paper, but if there’s a way that we can come out of this with a greater confidence in our abilities to adapt and feel prepared, then that in itself adds value to…
Soft Sourdough Sandwich Bread
This dough is the hands down favorite sourdough bread recipe in my house. It’s so soft, flavorful, widely adaptable, and just plain delicious. I use it for practically everything, with a few minor adjustments as needed. Flour substitutions, yeast, and proofing time… This recipe can be made with bread flour, all-purpose flour, or a combination…
Gluten-Free Shortcut “Sourdough” (No Starter Required)
This recipe and method are my go-to for gluten-free sourdough artisan style bread. I spent a good part of last year creating and nurturing a gluten-free sourdough starter and tested dozens of recipes, but I never could get past the amount of costly GF flours and the maintenance required to maintain a gluten-free sourdough starter…
Sourdough Hot Dog Buns
These sourdough hot dog buns are fun to make, super soft, full of flavor, and could easily be made into hamburger buns, sub sandwich buns, or dinner rolls if you prefer. I’ve included instructions for using active/ripe sourdough starter OR sourdough discard…either way works really well. To make these with ripe/fed/active sourdough starter, (call it…
Sweet Potato Pancakes
Greetings, friends. Today’s recipe for Sweet Potato Pancakes is one that adds a little extra comfort to the breakfast menu rotation. I like to use roasted sweet potatoes (great use for leftovers!), but canned sweet potatoes are perfectly fine too! If you’re feeling particularly indulgent, top with some whipped cream and toasted pecans. I absolutely…
Fudge Brownies (Pantry-Friendly)
This recipes for fudge brownies is VERY flexible and pantry-friendly. I’ve made them with chopped chocolate and chocolate chips, both work well. I’ve made them with regular flour, corn starch, and GF buckwheat flour, and all work well. I’m reasonably confident that given the current quarantine situation, this recipe could fulfill your chocolate cravings with…
Pork Bao (Leftover Pork Loin Recipe)
As we continue to live life within the confines of home during this period of quarantine and social-distancing, we’ve been focusing on using our leftovers and pantry staples in creative ways to make meals exciting. For this recipe, we revisited making Pork Bao. I’ve tried these a couple of times before but my recipe needed…
Gluten-Free Tips + Tricks (Things to know BEFORE you bake GF)
Consider this page a reference that I’ll keep updated with my favorite tips and tricks for diving into gluten-free baking with confidence and preparation. I am relatively new to the gluten-free baking world, but have researched and practiced extensively in order to gain knowledge, experience, and confidence to share delicious baking recipes that anyone can…