For years, I avoided trying to make homemade caramels because I thought it was going to be too hard. Scratch that — I knew it was going to be too hard. Because 80% of my prior attempts to make caramel ended in either a burnt, nasty mess or a crystalized, decidedly not-amber-colored chunk of rock. And it was infuriating. Continue reading “Easy Homemade Caramel Candies”
Homemade marshmallows are my new obsession. I’ve put off attempting them for years — due to a misguided assumption that making them would be a giant hassle. They’re admittedly a bit fussy (witness the lengthy set of instructions below), but not at all as bad as I thought. And they’re a great stovetop option when it’s a million degrees outside and you don’t want to turn on your oven. Continue reading “Honey Peanut Butter Marshmallows”
Yup. It’s exactly what it sounds like – bacon toffee. And it’s just as glorious and grotesque as you might expect.
It’s probably a good thing I only learned last night how easy it is to make toffee – IF you have an electric stove. Attempting to make caramel/toffee on a gas stove has been the bane of my existence for years. Years! Continue reading “Basic Toffee”
So, I teach college, and it’s finals week. I have a mountain of grading to plow through, and, as it happens, I’m moving in four days. So, I bake.
I spent Monday in an all-day bake-a-thon, cooking up treats for myself and my weary colleagues. Baking is how I cope with stress and how I show love, so it works out well just as long as I keep going to the gym. I didn’t document any of those delicacies, but they started the streak that has lead to the creation of this blog. ‘Cause blogging totally justifies all this baking.
Continue reading “Sticky Toffee Balls (or, what to do when you’ve foolishly bought dates at Costco)”
