Recipe :: Rustic Pie

Pie. Galette. Tart. I can make those now! I’d never made a pie crust from scratch before. Proudly I can say that I have now! Technically I guess I made a Pâte Brisée. What’s that? After some research I learned that its a shortcrust pastry. No sugar added. And the butter-to-flour ratio is about 3/5 […]

Strawberry Vanilla Bean Frozen Custard :: A Recipe Review

Its hot. Its humid. Its a midwest summer. What sounds better than a big bowl of sweet vanilla ice cream swirled with fresh red strawberries! I made my first attempt at ice cream! Wow, I couldn’t have picked a better recipe to follow. Strawberry ice cream has always been my favorite, stand-by flavor. So while […]

Project 365 [34/365]

Recipe review: Copycat Recipe for Wendy’s chili I got help from my youngest, Q. Nevermind the mess you see behind us. We were WORKING!! 🙂 The chili was really good. It was the first time I followed an actual recipe for chili. Its always been one of those things that I just throw stuff into […]

Project 365 [23/365]

So if you’ve ever noticed a photo of bacon pancakes (like this) then you’ll recognize why my family and I had to try these! Pretty self explanatory; fry bacon, set aside. Pour your favorite pancake batter over a slice of bacon at a time; I used half a bacon slice for each pancake. Once you […]