Making Homemade Bread Progress Report: One-ish Year Later
In October 2023, I announced I will begin learning to make my own bread from scratch. Since then, I struggled to learn how to make bread. Part of the problem was new baker mistakes while the other problem was my…
Update on My Baking Process: Mixer Problems, Bread Baking, and Deserts I Now Love
It’s been a few months since I talked about baking bread in a post. I wanted to give a monthly update about how well I’m doing with my bread baking skills, but I ended up not. In the mean time,…
Rocket Herb Sweet Basil- What is It and How Does it Work
During a recent shopping trip to a local Dollar Tree, I found a section of the store dedicated to gardening. Normally this section would have a lot of gardening inspired home decor, but this time they had a lot of…
Things I Recently Purchased for My House and Why- January 2024
For many years, I have wanted to make improvements in my house. Despite the fact most of the improvements are not something I can do myself (I don’t have the time, energy, know how, I need more people than just…
Ordering More Groceries Online and Why I’m Doing It More Frequently
Ever since 2022, I began to order more groceries online. Whenever I say this, people sometimes believe I am placing a pickup order at a local grocery store. Instead, I am purchasing more groceries online and having them shipped to…
Is There a Difference Between Hot Chocolate and Hot Cocoa? (Yes There Is!)
It is the season when people begin to consume all kinds of hot beverages, including hot chocolate and hot coco. I drink hot cocoa year round as an alternative to coffee, but for others they only drink it during the…
Making My Own Pumpkin Puree for Pumpkin Pies- Part 2
Earlier this fall, I wrote a post about trying to make my own pumpkin puree out of a pumpkin I purchased in store. I wanted to use the puree to make pumpkin pies out of. I was worried I purchased…
Update on Baking Homemade Bread: The Good, The Bad, and The Tasty Mistakes
A while ago, I talked about my intention to make bread from scratch as well as why I’m doing it in a post. Now that I have had some time to bake bread over and over again, I can honestly…
A Few Foods I Want to Learn How to Baking From Scratch (And Why)
My attempts at baking homemade bread and cookies have been a great success! I still don’t feel like I mastered the recipes, but I am still excited about how they turn out. Now that I feel optimistic about my baking…
I Bought a Pumpkin for Fall! Why I Did It and What I’m Going to Do With It
Yes, the title of the post says it all. I purchased a pumpkin for the fall! It wasn’t very expensive, but it is still important. This pumpkin is the first pumpkin I ever purchased to create pumpkin pie with! Before…
