Depending on which college you attended, you may know that sometimes the food can be questionable. At Willamette, it seemed that any meal labeled "all you care to eat" was not so great. However, the quality went up significantly when meal points were being spent. (I will say, however, that the omelette station on Saturdays was … Continue reading Focaccia
I've mentioned it before, but with the wonderful supply of apples at the farmers market, I just can't help but bake with them! I keep telling myself I'll use some other fruit or berry. But, I inevitably end up with apples in my refrigerator, just begging me to bake with them. Yesterday, after another successful trip to … Continue reading Apple Fritter Bread… And a Lesson in Temperature
Sadly, the warm weather is coming to an end, and with it all the warm weather activities. One great part of summer is the camping. As a kid, I used to camp all throughout the summer. We would go to the lake, the coast, or anywhere else that was nice. We even took a long trip … Continue reading Hot Dog Buns
Although I've been considering it to be fall for almost a month now (Starbucks brought back the pumpkin spice latte on September 1st), today it's official! It's time for sweaters, boots, scarves, pretty colored leaves, pumpkin spice everything, harvest festivals, and apples! I just love a good, crisp apple. And there are so many ways to … Continue reading Apple Crisp, Simplified
In honor of Oktoberfest, I decided to attempt to make pretzels. It was quite the adventure from start to finish, including one disaster, but at least the final product tasted good. I even got one into a real pretzel shape! Plus, I learned quite a bit for next time. 🙂 The ingredients are fairly basic, … Continue reading Soft Pretzels
If you know me fairly well, you will know that I absolutely love brunch! It's probably my favorite meal. I've planned countless epic brunches (usually including bottomless mimosas). They became something of a legend among my friends in the DC area. At one point, I had an eight week streak going of brunching every weekend. And if … Continue reading Zucchini Bread French Toast
Over the past couple weeks, I have completed quite a few baking projects, some of which turned out exactly as I had hoped, while others could use some improvement. Sometimes, things have gone exactly according to the recipe and things have run smoothly. Other times, I have had to modify the recipe, adding a bit … Continue reading Following Directions
Almost 5 years ago, I made my first pie without help from my mother. As I was making the dough for the crust, I realized that I lacked one important thing... a rolling pin. Luckily, there happened to be an empty bottle of wine on the kitchen counter. So, I improvised. The wine bottle worked … Continue reading The Wine Bottle Rolling Pin
Lexi's Baking Adventures 