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A blog about cooking, along with tasks and items in the fridge and pantry.

  • Bread Pudding

    Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

    This bread pudding with caramel sauce was delicious, but the sweetness was definitely in diabetic coma territory.

  • Blueberry Pizza Bread

    Blueberry Pizza Bread

    This blueberry bread uses a deep dish, no knead pizza dough. Getting the top and bottom golden brown and crispy renders a great texture and flavor.

  • Jalapeño Cheddar Bread

    Jalapeño Cheddar Bread

    This jalapeño and cheddar pizza bread was inspired by a "pull apart" version from grocery store bakeries, as well as green chili bagels from some of the chains.

  • Triple Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Triple Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Three flavors of cookies, starting with a chocolate chip cookie dough as a base.

  • Corn starch Gummies

    Corn starch Gummies

    Experimenting with different gelling agents to find the texture of gummies that I prefer. This batch uses corn starch, with watermelon juice for flavor (and color). The flavor was good, …

  • Quinoa Breakfast Salad

    Quinoa Breakfast Salad

    A nutrient packed breakfast salad, boasting lettuce, quinoa, mini bell peppers and fried eggs. The egg yolk serves as an excellent salad dressing.

  • Cranberry Pomegranate Gelatin Gummies

    Cranberry Pomegranate Gelatin Gummies

    Another installment of the gummy experiments. One pack of gelatin in this recipe did not set up firm enough.

  • Caramel Sauce and Burned Caramel Sauce

    Caramel Sauce and Burned Caramel Sauce

    Oops, went a little too far on the first batch of caramel sauce. Soaking in water made for an easy cleanup.

  • Thin Crust Chicken Enchilada Pizza

    Thin Crust Chicken Enchilada Pizza

    A thin crust pizza, with canned diced tomatoes as a sauce and toppings of cheese and chicken. Finished with fresh chopped cilantro and parmesan.

  • Bonito Flakes Stock

    Bonito Flakes Stock

    I first made this stock as a base for miso soup, but sometimes use it for other soups or sauces.