Out of the Pot, and into the Fire

Too often, people assume baking only produces the pastries, the cakes, and the cookies: basically everything sweet. Maybe they are too naïve to understand what baking truly entails, or maybe people just have a sweet tooth and want to associate baking with that. But whether it be either options, or any variation in between, I'm here to tell you baking is about all the culinary experiences, not just the sweets.

I will admit, it took me awhile to get the full jests of baking. A former sweet tooth myself, I used to solely make and bake fancy cookies and cakes. But after a few professional cooking classes and multiple baking attempts, my mind opened up to the wonderful possibilities and opportunities baking ensues. I found out I can use pots and pans for baking purposes, I can use Dutch ovens, the broiler, roasting racks, and various other cooking utensils I never would have thought to use for baking. Bread, soufflés, pies, chicken, roasted vegetables, casseroles are only some of these dishes I can now make with my new cooking tools. But never fear, sweets are still on my list of favorites to bake and will post numerous sweet segments on my blog.  

As this is my first post, I want to generally describe to you how my blog will work. Each week, I will be posting one to two blogs about a certain recipe I will have tried out. It will be a step by step post, with plenty of pictures to go along with the recipe. Some of my posts may include a little excerpt about where and how I first stumbled upon that certain recipe. And some of my posts will not be so much about the certain recipe, but about some baking utensils and advice that I've accumulated while working with utensils paired with that recipe.

Depending on the month, there may be a common theme among the posts due to a holiday or celebration coming up. For example, March will have a Spring theme; October will have a Halloween or Fall theme; and December will have a winter wonderland theme for the holiday season. All the recipes I will post will have general ingredients you can buy at the supermarket easily, and are in season ingredients. Maybe once in a while I will throw in some specialty recipes like some Gluten-Free recipes, but other than that ingredients I use can be easily found.

If any of you have any suggestions or questions about my recipes, please comment and ask. I will try to answer any questions you guys have. And please, share other recipes or spin-off recipes with me. I love trying out anything new and giving my friends something new to try. Until next time guys!


Tina