Okay. I’m just going to admit it. I cheated. I’m doing a chocolate chip cookie challenge. Eight different cookies. Same basic setup. Same pans. Same parchment paper. Same oven. Blind taste test. Nobody gets to know which recipe is which. And one of the contestants came from a tube. Yep. Pillsbury Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough….
I have a problem. I really like chocolate chip cookies. Actually, that’s probably putting it mildly. Chocolate chip cookies are my favorite cookie. For years, I was convinced I had already found my favorite. In 2024, I was coming home from Niagara Falls and stopped in Santa Claus, Indiana. I had a chocolate chip cookie…
If there is one thing you will learn quickly once you start sourdough, it’s this: Everybody has an opinion. Actually… everybody has lots of opinions. You’ll find people saying you absolutely NEED expensive equipment, people saying your dough should look a certain way, people insisting there is only one “right” method, and at least one…
If you’re newer to sourdough, you’ve probably seen percentages and thought, “cool cool cool… no idea what that means.” 😅 So let’s make it real-life simple. Say your recipe calls for: That means you’re using 20% starter. Easy. Now… let’s say you got a little chaotic (we’ve all been there), didn’t measure right, or just…
🍁 From Southwest Missouri to Salem: Packing for Fall’s Witchy Wonderland If you’re heading from Southwest Missouri to Salem, Massachusetts around Halloween, you’re in for a treat — and a temperature shock. While we’re still mowing lawns and wearing hoodies in the morning but shorts by afternoon back home, Salem’s already deep into sweater weather,…
I once read that you spend a whole year of your life looking for things. Let that sink in for a minute. That’s the average. For some people, it’s obviously longer, and for others, it’s shorter. I’m not sure where I fall into that category, but it’d be interesting to know. It’d also be interesting…
A Missouri Girl’s Guide to Warm-Weather Adventures (and Escaping the Winter Blahs) If you live in Southwest Missouri, you know February isn’t exactly “pool weather.” It’s that time of year when we’re all dreaming of sunshine, saltwater, and not scraping ice or snow off of our windshields. So when a cruise to Costa Maya (hello,…