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Quick Apple Fritters 1 tablespoon butter 2 large Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 tablespoon white sugar 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ¼ teaspoon ground ginger ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 large egg ¼ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon melted butter ½ cup sparkling apple cider 2 cups vegetable oil for frying Glaze or cinnamon-sugar coating: ½ cup confectioners’ sugar, or more as needed 1 tablespoon sparkling… Continue reading 2025-08-22

Lemonocalypse? Lemonade is 3:1 water to lemon juice Sugar to taste, and mint leaves optional. I have some peach syrup left over from a cobbler, so I’m going to make a peach lemonade by doing 1:1 peach syrup to lemon juice. If you want to make your own peach lemonade from scratch: 3 large peaches,… Continue reading 2025-08-18

Challah I got some authentic Challah topping from just across the Mediterranean sea, practically next door! Kosher bread that can be served with meat (no dairy)

    Halloumi is a semi-hard, brined cheese with a high melting point. This last bitt is critical for Saganaki because you want the cheese to be slightly melted, and hold its shape. Kefalotyri (dairy, not brain) is a hard cheese made with sheep and/or goat milk, and has a high melting point, like all… Continue reading 2025-08-11

Troiben Compote (Ashkenazic poached grapes) 2 cups water 1/2 cup sugar 1 stick cinnamon boil, reduce to simmer 15 minutes remove cinnamon add 2 lbs seedless grapes return to boil reduce to simmer until grapes are soft (3-ish minutes) add 2-3 tbsp lemon juice (to taste) Serve warm or chilled. This makes 6 servings Optional… Continue reading 2025-08-08

Vegan/keto(?)/paleo wraps challenge! I’ve made the red lentil wraps on Twitch before, with surprisingly good results. It’s not what I would consider keto because of the relatively high starch content, but some people can get away with 50-100 net grams of carbs per day. The flaxmeal is very promising and very keto – this is… Continue reading 2025-07-28

Keto burger. Testing yet another chaffle, today’s is similar to the hybrid “modern” chaffle, but no mayo. 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella 1 tbsp almond flour 1/4 tsb baking powder 1/8 tsp xanthan gum optional 1/8 tsp nutritional yeast for flavour pulse in food processor 10 secs consistency of panko flakes add 1 large egg process… Continue reading 2025-07-24

Cheesecake Factory Cheesecake? 2 cups graham cracker crumbs 1/3 cup sugar 7 tbsp melted butter(1/2 cup – 1tbsp) Cheesecake 5 bricks 1/3 cups sugar 1 tbsp van extract 5 large eggs 3 yolks 1/2 cup hwc preheat 350F, prep springform wrapped in aluminum foil, multiple layers mix crust in a bowl, press into pan, bake… Continue reading 2025-07-17

I doubt I’ll make both versions on Twitch today, but the keto banana bread is surprisingly good.