If you’ve been with us for a while, you might have noticed by now that one of our passions is bread and bread making. It is something we can do every week (or day) since bread is definitely one of our staples in our meals. One sub category of breads …
All you need to make yogurt is milk, a little scoop of good bacteria and a little patience and you’re good to go! The bacteria will do all the work for you, by fermenting the milk and transforming it into a thick, creamy, yogurt. Yogurt making really is quite simple …
If you’ve ever cooked dried chickpeas or dried beans you know it’s something that has to be planned well ahead if you intend on having dinner on the table before midnight. Same goes for stewed meats, delicious, but they take a long time to make. However, these modern days there …
Whether you make one bowl of ice cream at home, or 1000 liter in a factory, the science of ice cream stays the same. You’d still want small ice crystals, to make a super smooth ice cream and you’d like to incorporate enough air for a pleasant eating experience. What …
There are a lot of steps involved in making bread. Some are optional, some are not (you’ll have to put it in an oven at some point!). Bread making may seem daunting, but once you understand why you have to take the different steps and have the tools to take …
It’s bright red but slightly translucent, has a peculiar flavour, is full of sugar, keeps for a long time and used in typical British cakes. When using them in a cake, you should be cutting them in small pieces, rinse them and dust them with flour ensure they don’t sink …
Ice cream bars seems to become more and more fancy. They used to be a creamy center, on a stick, with a simple chocolate or fruity layer around them. However, nowadays there are ice cream bars with up to three layers covering the ice cream, caramel, chocolate, maybe even something …
After testing the LoafNest and seeing how well it works, it was time to get to know the inventors of this new tool a little better. If you’ve missed the review: LoafNest is a new kit that makes bread baking a lot easier. It is not easy to come up …
When entering the cookie isle in most large American supermarkets you will probably run into this large blue section, full of similar packages. Full of Oreo cookies. It’s one of the biggest cookie brands in the US and has claimed even more shelf life by creating tons of variations on …
Apparently there’s a need for manufacturers to produce more oven baked snacks, as we noticed in when comparing those with deep fried ones. But we also found out that making something in the oven, that is normally deep fried, isn’t so easy. At least, it’s pretty hard to get the same …
