Festive foods: Sugar cookies

For how delicious fruitcake and gingerbread are, when baking for an event there will always be those fussy eaters who just don’t like the texture or spice-filled flavour. That’s when sugar cookies come in, an easy and delicious alternative or addition to one’s holiday spread. For my sugar cookies I used one of the many…

Starting a sourdough starter

Is it time for another bread post? Of course it’s time for another bread post, and thus, I present to you, the Concise and Incomprehensive Guide to Care and Maintenance of Your Sourdough Starter. Start! I used Peter Reinhart’s pineapple juice method, however, mixing together flour and water and setting it on the counter is…

To Joey’s or not?

I have visited Joey’s several times and it has been because of the positives of this restaurant and even further this franchise. Positives: -Delicious food -Well attentive service – Fair pricing – Accommodate for food allergies -Friendly staff -Large menu Negatives: The only Negative I could think of would be that they do not take…

Festive foods: Fruitcake

Nothing says Christmas like fruitcake, or at least in my mind, as this classic holiday loaf has decorated my Christmas table since childhood Christmas dinners spend at my grandmother’s house, where the only thing I liked better was her shortbread (wait for it, that’ll be coming later!). Fruitcake is a cake made with chopped nuts,…

The negative effects of candy

Candy’s tantalizing colors and addictive tastes are devilishly tempting. It’s an assortment of colors that fill your mouth with excitement and fulfillment. Candy “guaranteeing satisfaction” would be an understatement. As a matter of fact, I’m having some right now. I don’t quite think we consume candy; it works the other way around. So what gives…