I was astounded at the popularity of my last post! I had no idea marshmallow Peeps could garner such adulation. It seems that… a.) Many people love Peeps. Or, b.) Many people love finding ways to use Peeps. But I’m thinking it’s probably… c.) Many people love to see what strange and exotic transformations Peeps can undergo. [...]
Are you weird? I bet you are. Don’t worry, I’m weird too. I personally believe that we’re all a little weird, regardless of whether or not we admit it. The word “weird” has a negative connotation. Oddly, the word “unique” has a positive connotation. So if weird means unique and unique is good, then is weird, good? [...]
Many pumpkin purée cans have become casualties of my madness. Many hours have been spent by the stove top. And most unfortunately, many sticks of quality butter have gone into making sub-par chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. Initially I knew, without a doubt, that I wanted to make chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. However, the last thing I wanted to make was a [...]
I can bake. Heck, I can bake all day. It’s fun, it involves stoichiometry and chemistry, and there’s plenty of batter/dough taste-testing along the way. But I cannot cook to save my life. In fact, this post was originally destined to be a spaghetti dish. You’re probably, most likely, almost certainly thinking, How can one mess [...]
They say you learn something new every day. What did I learn today? That digging into a mushy mass of cake crumbs and cream cheese frosting is strangely yet thoroughly enjoyable. You’ve all heard of a cake ball, yes? In case you haven’t, it’s essentially cake crumbs glued together by frosting and compacted into a sphere. [...]
I like butts. Bread butts, that is. More formally put, these are the end-most pieces of a loaf. Most people probably don’t like them. After all, who wants to eat bread butt sandwiches, bread butt toast, or bread butt pudding? Many bread consumers buy loaves and avoid the bread butts altogether. By the time the loaves’ innards are eaten, [...]