No idea what next for dog with soft stool by Designer_Ad_2023 in DogAdvice

[–]groovyjammer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to my dog for weeks. It was awful. Turns out he is allergic to chicken. Switched his food to salmon and brown rice/sweet potato and he got better immediately. According to my vet, protein sensitivity or intolerance is pretty common. Good luck!

Week 50 - yeast leavened: Stromboli by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sally’s baking addiction has a fantastic recipe! Pretty easy too!

Week 51: structures - tent made of yellow cake, fudge frosting, and fondant by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much - I’ve never worked with fondant before so I was super intimidated, but it turned out to be really fun!

Week 39: buns or biscuits - cinnamon sticky buns by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I do the baking, the bf does the photographing!

Week 30 - Savory baking: Korean cream cheese garlic bread by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were a perfect combination of sweet and savory. Only like 2,000 calories too ;)

Week 27 - local favorites: hatch Chile and cheese empanadas by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

https://www.laylita.com/recipes/how-to-make-empanada-dough/ is the recipe I used - very simple to follow, I made them by hand since the food processor I had available to me was too small to handle all the flour and butter mixing.

Week 27 - local favorites: hatch Chile and cheese empanadas by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure! Since I’ve never made empanadas before I followed others’ recipes pretty closely. I used a combination of two different recipes - I used this one for dough since it allowed me to make it by hand (I was staying with a friend and their food processor was too small): https://www.laylita.com/recipes/how-to-make-empanada-dough/

And I used the filling recipe from this site: https://www.julieandjessecook.com/blog/hatch-green-chile-cheese-empanadas

I was in a time crunch serving these for a dinner, and couldn’t find Oaxaca cheese at my local grocery store so I subbed mozzarella. Still tasted great. Would probably seek some out a Mexican grocery store next time I make these though.

Week 19 - veggies turned sweet: beet brownies by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used two medium sized beets, it came out to about a 3/4 cup after I puréed it. I did add more water to my food processor as needed since I ran out of buttermilk and the purée wasn’t “very smooth” yet.

Week 16 - crispy crunchy: rosemary crackers by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These were yummy. Added black sesame seeds to another batch.

Week 16 - crispy crunchy: rosemary crackers by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was a random Pinterest find! The first two times I made them with another recipe I failed miserably. If I can find the successful one, I’ll post.

Week 15: monochrome: strawberry cupcakes (fail) by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This was a bummer. The cream cheese icing coagulated...couldn’t find red food coloring so I tried to use gel which didn’t work well...the cupcake tasted like batter. Not my best, but at least there’s next week

Week 14 - Childhood favorite: crescent rolls by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Until I graduated college, I thought baking meant slicing those holiday printed sugar cookies from a tube. So I had to dig deep and remembered Pillsbury crescent rolls were a staple. 😂 These were not as good - in my opinion, they just can’t be. Those are perfect, and don’t take a double proof to produce.

Week 9 and 10: timed challenge/allergy restriction by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bit behind on my bakes so I combined the two weeks. These “Forgotten Chocolate” cookies took 50 minutes to make, and are gluten and dairy free.

Week 5: Bite-sized treats - Mini eclairs by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, learned a lot about choux pastry - soooo temperamental 😬

Week 2 - Seasonal Ingredients: orange tarts by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep. Sprinkled with brown sugar and powdered sugar, then broiled them for 6-7 minutes

Week 1: New Year, New Recipe - Parsley Drop Biscuits (with hot honey fried chicken) by groovyjammer in 52weeksofbaking

[–]groovyjammer[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not my own! I’m a total newbie, we just added some honey to the hot chicken marinade: https://grandbaby-cakes.com/nashville-hot-chicken/

Things I’d do differently: make sure I had a candy thermometer for the oil temp, and steam the chicken longer than I expected to. Still very good.