Recipes, cooking tips, and everything food related by Stephanie Longstreth
Sourdough Day 7 is here and Willynilly is showing some real signs of life! There are bubbles and air pockets throughout the starter, which tells me things are moving in the right direction. Today is also a big day because the ratio changes for the first time — we are moving from 1:1:1 to 1:2:2,…
Pasta Please! Creamy Beefy Shells are the kind of dinner that makes you look like you spent hours in the kitchen when really you spent about thirty minutes and dirtied exactly two pans. This is what I call a Lazy Mom Dinner — and I mean that as the highest possible compliment. Five ingredients plus…
Sourdough Day 6 is here and I am happy to report that Willynilly is absolutely crushing it. Look at all those bubbles! On Day 6, bubbles on the surface mean the yeast is waking up and doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Willynilly is not quite strong enough to bake with yet —…
Tuesday tip: weekly menu planning does not have to be complicated — and if you have ever found yourself staring into the refrigerator at 5 o’clock with absolutely no idea what to make for dinner, this one is for you. Here is my simple trick: think three things. Pasta, potatoes, rice. Come up with one…
Sourdough Day 5 is here and the first thing I checked was the color — no pink, no orange, which means no mold and no contamination. We are good to go! The nail polish remover smell has officially arrived though, and honestly? She was not lying about that one. That strong smell is totally normal…
Monday Menu of the Week is here — and I am on my second cup of coffee, which tells you everything you need to know about how this Monday is going. Not bad! Just Monday. You know how it is. I pulled up my chair, wrapped both hands around my mug, and thought — it…
Sourdough Day 4 is here and things are looking a little different today! I took the lid off and Willynilly is noticeably more liquidy and a little darker than before — and before you panic, both of those things are completely normal at this stage. This is exactly what is supposed to happen on Day…
Sourdough surprise — I was not expecting this, and I am still a little teary about it if I am being completely honest with you. Yesterday a package arrived at my door from Amazon with no return name and no return address. Just a gift. From someone in this community who wanted to cheer me…
Sourdough Day 3 is here and we have a name! I asked my community to help me name our little sourdough starter, and the people have spoken — his name is Willynilly. I mean, could it be more perfect? If you are wondering where the name came from, you are going to want to go…
It’s Just One Cookie In our family, chocolate chip cookies are serious business — and these Toll House chocolate chip cookie bars are my secret weapon for feeding a crowd fast. My mama had a recipe that was absolutely perfect — and my daughter has carried it on. Whenever we want those cookies, she’s the…
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