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OK, my "most exciting thing" is pretty boring, which says something about me ;-) But I discovered how easy it is to make oven fries: [0] Easy, customizable, an
by Taikonerd 3y ago
OK, my "most exciting thing" is pretty boring, which says something about me ;-) But I discovered how easy it is to make oven fries: [0]
Easy, customizable, and healthier than regular French fries. I love them!
[0]: https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/oven-fries/ https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/oven-fries/
- kunwon1 3y agoOn that same theme, I've learned the basics of bread making recently, and it's been exciting to me to realize how easily I can make bread that's far better than anything at the grocery store. When I realized that I could 'win' by just using flour, water, and salt, it felt like I had unlocked one of life's cheat codes.
- Gasp0de 3y agoWait until you come to Germany and buy a bread at a bakery ;)
- solarmist 3y agoThis annoys me to no end! There _IS_ good bread in the US too. You just need to ignore the bread aisle of supermarkets!
- adamredwoods 3y agoIn the US, good bread must be actively sought out. It is not available everywhere.
- solarmist 3y agoFair
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago> buy a bread at a bakery ;) Pretty sure every bakery I've been to in the US has had good bread.
- solarmist 3y agoIn places I’ve lived in the US finding a bakery, outside a supermarket, isn’t a trivial task.
- adamredwoods 3y agoEspecially because too many "bakeries" only do sweets and donuts.
- solarmist 3y agoThat too.
- kunwon1 3y agoHa! I lived in Germany for three years, across the street from a bakery. It was shocking to me that they didn't want to serve coffee 'to go' German bread is excellent. I prefer my sourdough, but I haven't been to Germany in nearly 20 years, so perhaps my memory is rusty.
- lostlogin 3y agoI have too - It’s pretty great. I’m have recently discovered proofing in a cold environment, the kitchen in winter or even the fridge. It looks like nothing has happened, but shape the dough and cook it and you get spectacular oven rise.
- jodrellblank 3y agoThis year I learned of Nigel Slater's Lazy Loaf recipe which is basically an Irish soda bread. It's bread, but without the faff of yeast, rising, punching down, proving.
- CannisterFlux 3y agoYes! We discovered this during the pandemic, but usually cut more like classic French fries. Wedges like that recipe are also great. I used to hate making fries, messy and they're always too soggy, but done in the oven they're easy peasy and always great.
- sircastor 3y agoI tried making Cream cheese for the first time in the last few weeks. It turned pretty decent (if not a little overwhelming in flavor.) I get a lot of satisfaction out of making these kinds of staple items.