I Make Candles! And You Can Too!!
Do you like candles? Personally I love them. I love making my space smell good. I don't know if it's true but I feel like during the...
top of page
Search
Chef Harry
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Gingerbread Cake with Molasses Frosting
Recently my dad came to me with an idea he saw online for a molasses frosting. He is a huge fan of molasses and since it's the holiday...
Chef Harry
- Dec 4, 2020
- 8 min
The Things I Do for My Sisters.... Making the Trendy Cocoa Bombs and Homemade Marshmallows!
Oh the amount of love I have for my sisters.... Being the pastry chef in the family means being the one they come to when they have...
Chef Harry
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar: Finally at the End
First let's go back in time to September when this all started. I went apple picking, making a ton of apple things, and had a lot of...
Chef Harry
- Oct 20, 2020
- 5 min
When I Get a Craving: Spiced Turtle Mousse Pie
Most of the time my home baking revolves around keeping bread stocked and making fun (mostly seasonal) things to share here or for some...
Chef Harry
- Oct 8, 2020
- 7 min
Fermented Garlic in Honey: the Condiment You Didn't Know You Needed
Now I love a good ferment and I love playing with new things to make and try at home. A little over a year ago I saw an article about...
Chef Harry
- Oct 6, 2020
- 11 min
Building Flavor: Infused Oils and Vinegars
If you've followed along in previous posts you've already learned some great things about what flavor is and how we taste. Using that...
Chef Harry
- Oct 1, 2020
- 6 min
Finally Ready to Use My Homemade Vanilla! Plus Some Other Vanilla Fun
So if you go back about 6 months ago (you know before the world was on fire) I wrote about a vanilla farm I got the opportunity to visit...
Chef Harry
- Sep 27, 2020
- 3 min
Don't Throw Away Those Apple Peels!! Here's How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar
I really try to do something with what many would just throw out. We are dealing with a lot in this world and having simple skills like...
Chef Harry
- Sep 11, 2020
- 4 min
Get Figgy With It: Fresh Figgy Pudding My Way
Now I love figs. I never had them that often growing up but as an adult I love them so much. I also love their double season...
Chef Harry
- Sep 10, 2020
- 4 min
Building Flavors: How to Create the Best Food, Part 1
When cooking and baking, flavor is the number one thing I look at and what I work the most towards perfecting. Of course there are other...
Chef Harry
- Jul 22, 2020
- 5 min
Growing Grains: Harvest At Last
So it's been some time since I last talked on here and posted about my grain growing adventure. Covid has thrown a wrench into the world...
Chef Harry
- Apr 22, 2020
- 1 min
Growing Grains: Spring Shoots
Well it has been some time since I have had an update on my grains this year. As the weather has had some warmer patches and the days get...
Chef Harry
- Jan 30, 2020
- 2 min
Growing Grains: Winter Waiting
Back in December the grains received a lot a good rain. I've really appreciated Mother Nature for all she's brought me. I haven't had to...
Chef Harry
- Jan 30, 2020
- 4 min
Uh oh, I Didn't Know What to do With Leftover Ricotta.... so I made Raspberry Ricotta Cake
So sometimes there's ingredients I need to use up. This happens a lot to everyone. Last week I bought a big container of ricotta to make...
Chef Harry
- Jan 27, 2020
- 3 min
French Sour to Start the Year
I finally made my first batch of bread of the year and I fell in love with sourdough once again. I had a couple days off so thought I'd...
Chef Harry
- Jan 22, 2020
- 4 min
Making Kefir: Just the Beginning
You may have noticed a newer beverage appearing in the refrigerated section in recent years. Or to some have seen or been drinking it...
Chef Harry
- Dec 2, 2019
- 2 min
Growing Grains: You Win Some, You Lose Some
Time for a little update on the wheat and the peas. A couple weeks ago my dad decided to do a little cleaning in the yard before we were...
Chef Harry
- Nov 19, 2019
- 3 min
Testing Away: Imitation Coffee Cake and Osmotolerant Yeast
I don't know why I've been into making coffee cake lately. It's so simple but perfect as a breakfast treat or a midnight snack. Growing...
Chef Harry
- Oct 17, 2019
- 4 min
Carmen: How to Start a Sourdough Starter
Sourdough is the oldest form of bread. Although no one knows 100% where it came from, we know that it came from ancient times most likely...
bottom of page