Experiments
Quick and easy, these smashed potatoes use avocados to replace the milk and butter for an interesting twist.
Today I decided to try my hand at pretzel making. Overall, they weren’t nearly as difficult as I thought they would be – and the results were pretty tasty. Although they’re no Auntie Anne’s pretzel, they’re good. I basically used Alton Brown’s Recipe, although I subbed some Whole Wheat Pastry Flour for 1/2 the white [...]
I’d been toying with the idea of making some chewy caramels for a while – I had this idea that I wanted to try out. Unfortunately, this attempt failed to set, but did however make an excellent Caramel Sauce instead, which I used in my Caramel Pecan Cheese Cake Recipe. This makes about 2 pints, [...]
I loooooooove Pickled Garlic. If I’m not careful, I’ve been known to eat more than half of a jar of it in one sitting. Which is bad for a couple of reasons – but one of them is, the stuff is expensive to use as a snack. I’ve seen small jars selling for $8 [...]
I had a bunch of Serrano Peppers left over from my guacamole I made the other day, that I’m pretty sure I wasn’t going to use, since I’m a big wuss, so I decided to try my hand at making up a batch of Hot Sauce for Mr. Man. Of course, since I’m a big [...]