Okay. I think we may have officially lost the plot. The chocolate chip cookie challenge started out reasonably enough. I wanted to test a bunch of different chocolate chip cookie recipes and see which one people actually liked best. Then I decided to add a store-bought cookie. That was already questionable. Then I bought Chewy…
If you ask my family for a chocolate chip cookie, there is a pretty good chance someone is going to ask, “Are you making Memaw Cookies?” Because in our family, they aren’t really called chocolate chip cookies anymore. They’re just Memaw Cookies. My mother-in-law’s name is Margaret, but honestly, I had to stop and think…
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…