I like to cook. And I like to bake. But I don’t like to keep my recipes organized and updated. I have several loose-leaf papers, emails, and notepads with partial recipes scribbled down and the rest of the details haphazardly swimming through my brain as I hope to remember them when it comes time to recreate a recipe. So here’s my attempt to rectify this wrong so that I can remember what I’ve made, and share recipes with anyone who might be curious.
I have no culinary training, but I can trial and error away in the kitchen until the cows come home. I like keeping recipes simple, cost-efficient, and convenient – using ingredients that are easy to find and likely already in the kitchen. I also have a rule against any kitchen tool that only serves one function. Looking at you, apple corer.
Although I just said that I like to keep my recipes pretty simple, there are a few exceptions that took a long time to perfect, such as the French macarons and sourdough bread. But millions of carbs later, it’s time for me to actually write down how I got here.
