If you follow me on Instagram you will know that at the beginning of the year I started Joanne Chang’s MasterClass on baking. It took me longer than I’d hoped to finish it (mostly because I didn’t have enough people to bake for), but I am finally done and I wanted to share my thoughts!Continue reading “Reviewing Joanne Chang’s MasterClass: Bake Like a Pro”
Category Archives: Cookies and Bars
Parent Trap Cookies
Heyo! So, if you follow me on Insta you know that I have been working through a baking MasterClass. The first lesson was chocolate chip cookies, which I was skeptical about, because I am very tied to my own chocolate chip cookie recipes. However, I learned so many awesome new techniques! For example, did youContinue reading “Parent Trap Cookies”
Bakery Style Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Okay so I NEVER thought the day would come that I came up with a better chocolate chip cookie recipe than the one I’ve been using for the better part of the last decade, but it happened. These are the perfect, melt-in-your-mouth, straight-out-of-the-bakery chocolate chip cookies. The secret? Brown butter and chocolate chunks. And IContinue reading “Bakery Style Chocolate Chunk Cookies”
The Anatomy of A Good Cheese Board
Okay so I haven’t been baking much this month because my oven is broken and I am waiting on the replacement. As a result I have been doing more of other sorts of cooking and food photography. Last week I got to spend the afternoon with some friends and thought charcuterie would be an awesomeContinue reading “The Anatomy of A Good Cheese Board”
Simple Sugar Decorations How-To
Okay, so a while ago I promised to share a little tutorial on how I create sugar decorations from jolly ranchers. This is a SUPER easy thing to do. It shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes or so to complete and it comes together in four easy steps that I detail below.
Super Simple One Bowl Brownies
Okay so a few weeks ago my mom sent me this picture of a “Secret Brownie Recipe” that my cousin and I had written down who knows how long ago. It was pretty cute and so I decided to try and recreate it. Well, it was a total flop lol. My brother called them “deepContinue reading “Super Simple One Bowl Brownies”
Crunchy Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cups
Hi hi! So you know that my goal with all the recipes I share is for them to be fairly quick and easy so anyone can make them. This recipe isn’t exactly quick, because it involves freezing the cups, but it is super easy. I used to make chocolate peanut butter balls with my friendContinue reading “Crunchy Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cups”
Mrs. Jones’ Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies
I haven’t shared much so far about my background with baking, but this recipe will give you a little glimpse into how I got into it. I had the opportunity to attend a high school with a culinary arts program. We had a cafe in the cafeteria that we were able to sell our ownContinue reading “Mrs. Jones’ Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies”