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I Make Candles! And You Can Too!!
Do you like candles? Personally I love them. I love making my space smell good. I don't know if it's true but I feel like during the...
Chef Harry
Dec 13, 20205 min read


Gingerbread Cake with Molasses Frosting
Recently my dad came to me with an idea he saw online for a molasses frosting. He is a huge fan of molasses and since it's the holiday...
Chef Harry
Dec 12, 20202 min read


The Things I Do for My Sisters.... Making the Trendy Cocoa Bombs and Homemade Marshmallows!
Oh the amount of love I have for my sisters.... Being the pastry chef in the family means being the one they come to when they have...
Chef Harry
Dec 4, 20208 min read


Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar: Finally at the End
First let's go back in time to September when this all started. I went apple picking, making a ton of apple things, and had a lot of...
Chef Harry
Nov 21, 20202 min read


When I Get a Craving: Spiced Turtle Mousse Pie
Most of the time my home baking revolves around keeping bread stocked and making fun (mostly seasonal) things to share here or for some...
Chef Harry
Oct 20, 20205 min read


Fermented Garlic in Honey: the Condiment You Didn't Know You Needed
Now I love a good ferment and I love playing with new things to make and try at home. A little over a year ago I saw an article about...
Chef Harry
Oct 8, 20207 min read


Building Flavor: Infused Oils and Vinegars
If you've followed along in previous posts you've already learned some great things about what flavor is and how we taste. Using that...
Chef Harry
Oct 6, 202011 min read


Finally Ready to Use My Homemade Vanilla! Plus Some Other Vanilla Fun
So if you go back about 6 months ago (you know before the world was on fire) I wrote about a vanilla farm I got the opportunity to visit...
Chef Harry
Oct 1, 20206 min read


Don't Throw Away Those Apple Peels!! Here's How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar
I really try to do something with what many would just throw out. We are dealing with a lot in this world and having simple skills like...
Chef Harry
Sep 27, 20203 min read


Get Figgy With It: Fresh Figgy Pudding My Way
Now I love figs. I never had them that often growing up but as an adult I love them so much. I also love their double season...
Chef Harry
Sep 11, 20204 min read
Building Flavors: How to Create the Best Food, Part 1
When cooking and baking, flavor is the number one thing I look at and what I work the most towards perfecting. Of course there are other...
Chef Harry
Sep 10, 20204 min read


Growing Grains: Harvest At Last
So it's been some time since I last talked on here and posted about my grain growing adventure. Covid has thrown a wrench into the world...
Chef Harry
Jul 22, 20205 min read


Growing Grains: Spring Shoots
Well it has been some time since I have had an update on my grains this year. As the weather has had some warmer patches and the days get...
Chef Harry
Apr 22, 20201 min read


Growing Grains: Winter Waiting
Back in December the grains received a lot a good rain. I've really appreciated Mother Nature for all she's brought me. I haven't had to...
Chef Harry
Jan 30, 20202 min read


Uh oh, I Didn't Know What to do With Leftover Ricotta.... so I made Raspberry Ricotta Cake
So sometimes there's ingredients I need to use up. This happens a lot to everyone. Last week I bought a big container of ricotta to make...
Chef Harry
Jan 30, 20204 min read


French Sour to Start the Year
I finally made my first batch of bread of the year and I fell in love with sourdough once again. I had a couple days off so thought I'd...
Chef Harry
Jan 27, 20203 min read


Making Kefir: Just the Beginning
You may have noticed a newer beverage appearing in the refrigerated section in recent years. Or to some have seen or been drinking it...
Chef Harry
Jan 22, 20204 min read
Growing Grains: You Win Some, You Lose Some
Time for a little update on the wheat and the peas. A couple weeks ago my dad decided to do a little cleaning in the yard before we were...
Chef Harry
Dec 2, 20192 min read


Testing Away: Imitation Coffee Cake and Osmotolerant Yeast
I don't know why I've been into making coffee cake lately. It's so simple but perfect as a breakfast treat or a midnight snack. Growing...
Chef Harry
Nov 19, 20193 min read


Carmen: How to Start a Sourdough Starter
Sourdough is the oldest form of bread. Although no one knows 100% where it came from, we know that it came from ancient times most likely...
Chef Harry
Oct 17, 20194 min read
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