A while back, I posted an article that examined Chocolate Chip Cookies – basically, I addressed the variations in a recipe that contribute to three different consistencies for this iconic cookie. From that post: A chocolate chip cookie is, technically, a butterscotch-y cookie that is baked from a cookie dough that has been garnished (or … Read More →
My goal for this post is to use a modified pizza dough to make Pepperoni Rolls – a staple fast food popular in the mining towns throughout West Virginia. They are the official “State Food” of West Virginia. They are delicious to the point of being a threat to anyone’s sense of self-control. The approach … Read More →
Thinking Through Recipes Let’s say you meet a strange brownie recipe in the wild – what should you expect? Well, one recipe I meet frequently is the recipe on the cardboard wrapper for my bars of Baker’s Unsweetened Baking Chocolate (100% Cacao). Without actually baking a batch of those brownies, what might I expect based … Read More →
When are we ever going to stop saying: “It’s as American as apple pie!” Good grief, we wouldn’t even be growing apples here if the Europeans hadn’t brought them over to their new world. Apple pie is a foreign pie made with foreign fruit. Tastes great. Totally un-American. Brownies, on the other hand, can boast … Read More →
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