Cheap Tricks to Save Money: Make your Own Sandwich Bread

This method is cheap and easy which makes me love it. Instead of buying sub-par, stale bread, I've been making my own sandwich bread. I try to do it on Saturdays or Sundays if I can. This recipe costs less than $3 and, like with many other homemade food, it's in a different galaxy than …

Baking Fail

As some of you may know, I get into baking for about a month and then it no longer brings me joy. Unless I’m watching the Great British Baking Show, that always inspires me to get in the kitchen and try something new. More often than not, my baking and cooking is edible, which is …

My Cherry Pie’s Looking Better!

At the beginning of the pandemic, I, like so many others, resorted to baking to feel productive and grounded. (I made this rosemary bread and a few other impressive -- read I'm so impressed with myself -- recipes which you can read about here.) I baked my very first homemade pie early on and really …

Banana bread: a Departure From My Usual Content

So you know how this is primarily a travel blog? Well, I've got something else to talk about. In my previous post, I mentioned cooking. I have been putting so much energy into cooking, considerably more than I have my entire life. I'm getting to the point where I can attempt difficult recipes because I …