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...
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Chef Harry
Dec 7, 20204 min read
Use Those Citrus Peels and Candy Them for a Great Treat or Ingredient!
Do you like candied orange or lemon peels? I find many don't but personally they are a nice little treat, especially if you like citrus...
Chef Harry
Dec 4, 20208 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
Nov 21, 20202 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 20, 20202 min read
Melt in Your Mouth Walnut Cookies (My Mom's Favorite Tea Cookies)
This is a recipe my mother and I have shared for years. These cookies are quick and easy to whip up for a delicious treat that will melt...
Chef Harry
Oct 26, 20202 min read
Caramel Apple Spiced Cake: Perfect for a Cloudy Day
Still working through all the apples from apple picking, I knew I needed to make something else up. I already had pies, turnovers,...
Chef Harry
Oct 23, 20207 min read
Building Flavor: Homemade Spice Blends
How many spices do you have in your kitchen? How many do you use regularly? If you're like how I used to be, you had a nice collection of...
Chef Harry
Oct 22, 20202 min read
Monster Cookies for Little Monsters at Home
Here's another great recipe to have fun this Halloween season. This one I created with a simple mother in mind. I wanted to make a cookie...
Chef Harry
Oct 20, 20205 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 18, 20203 min read
Ghoulish Blackout Cookies: Perfect for a Halloween at Home
So Halloween might look a little different this year. To me, that makes it the best year to start some new traditions with the family at...
Chef Harry
Oct 12, 20202 min read
Time-Honored Recipe with a 2020 Change: Pumpkin Bread
This pumpkin bread recipe is one I have made for so many years and I love it dearly. The original recipe was one of those handouts in...
Chef Harry
Oct 11, 20202 min read
Natural Cold Busting, Immunity Booster Shots
I hate getting sick. As a chef I have to be very cautious to make sure I don't get sick or if I do I have to step back from my work and...
Chef Harry
Oct 8, 20207 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 6, 202011 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 5, 20202 min read
Apple Butter Streusel Bites: Perfect to Save Through Winter
So last week or so I made some amazing apple butter. Recipe is in another post so go check it out! With said apple butter, I made one of...
Chef Harry
Sep 27, 20203 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, 20204 min read
Apple Picking, Apple Butter, It Must Be Fall!
Last weekend I had the chance to go apple picking with my nephews. One of the positives to the move to Missouri is being so close to...
Chef Harry
Sep 17, 20205 min read
Building Flavor: How Taste (and flavor) Works
Have you even looked into how we taste? One of my favorite things I learned back in college was sensory analysis and pretty much how to...
Chef Harry
Sep 11, 20204 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 10, 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...
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