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First BBQ Ribs of Spring 2022

I was at Costco earlier this week and picked up a couple packages of ribs, one for the freezer and this one.

I really enjoy making ribs on the Kamado Joe, they are very forgiving, don't take too long (6h max) and are yummy.

For the seasoning I always have …

Weekend Bread

I have been making all the bread for the house for the last couple weeks, and this weekend was no exception. This weekend I also made a triple batch of pan pizza dough for the freezer.

Basic White Bread

The recipe that I have been using for the last couple …

Oat Cakes from Whycocomagh Fire Hall

I love oatcakes. I ate them a lot growing up, they were always around and on the plate when it was time for tea.

For the last while this has been my go-to recipe, and like I mentioned a couple days ago, the recipes assume a lot. I have made …

Pan Pizza Night

This is the first pan pizza night in a while. I use a Kenji Lopez-Alt recipe from Serious Eats for the dough.

This is an amazing cookie recipe

Last year I came across this cookie recipe and it was amazing. One of the best things about it is that you can just make the balls and then freeze them so when you are ready to have delishious cookies, you just have to thaw and bake.

Not all baking works out - cookies

They are flat

Not all baking works out all the time. This weekend my two cookie projects didn’t work out at all. The second recipe is pictured above.

I’m not sure what I did wrong, but it may have been beaten too much or the pan was in the wrong place …