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...
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Chef Harry
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
Use Those Citrus Peels and Candy Them for a Great Treat or Ingredient!
Do you like candied orange or lemon peels? I find many don't but personally they are a nice little treat, especially if you like citrus...
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
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Melt in Your Mouth Walnut Cookies (My Mom's Favorite Tea Cookies)
This is a recipe my mother and I have shared for years. These cookies are quick and easy to whip up for a delicious treat that will melt...
Chef Harry
- Oct 26, 2020
- 2 min
Caramel Apple Spiced Cake: Perfect for a Cloudy Day
Still working through all the apples from apple picking, I knew I needed to make something else up. I already had pies, turnovers,...
Chef Harry
- Oct 23, 2020
- 7 min
Building Flavor: Homemade Spice Blends
How many spices do you have in your kitchen? How many do you use regularly? If you're like how I used to be, you had a nice collection of...
Chef Harry
- Oct 22, 2020
- 2 min
Monster Cookies for Little Monsters at Home
Here's another great recipe to have fun this Halloween season. This one I created with a simple mother in mind. I wanted to make a cookie...
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 18, 2020
- 3 min
Ghoulish Blackout Cookies: Perfect for a Halloween at Home
So Halloween might look a little different this year. To me, that makes it the best year to start some new traditions with the family at...
Chef Harry
- Oct 12, 2020
- 2 min
Time-Honored Recipe with a 2020 Change: Pumpkin Bread
This pumpkin bread recipe is one I have made for so many years and I love it dearly. The original recipe was one of those handouts in...
Chef Harry
- Oct 11, 2020
- 2 min
Natural Cold Busting, Immunity Booster Shots
I hate getting sick. As a chef I have to be very cautious to make sure I don't get sick or if I do I have to step back from my work and...
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 5, 2020
- 2 min
Apple Butter Streusel Bites: Perfect to Save Through Winter
So last week or so I made some amazing apple butter. Recipe is in another post so go check it out! With said apple butter, I made one of...
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 27, 2020
- 4 min
Apple Picking, Apple Butter, It Must Be Fall!
Last weekend I had the chance to go apple picking with my nephews. One of the positives to the move to Missouri is being so close to...
Chef Harry
- Sep 17, 2020
- 5 min
Building Flavor: How Taste (and flavor) Works
Have you even looked into how we taste? One of my favorite things I learned back in college was sensory analysis and pretty much how to...
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...
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