C is for Chocolate Chip Cookies

Generally speaking, I normally say that my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe is Tollhouse's, however, these cookies were really good. They are just a good classic chocolate chip cookie recipe. It is easy to follow, the raw dough is delicious the smell is intoxicating. I loved that when I pulled these cookies out of the oven and let them chill for a little bit that you could pull them apart and see the melty chocolate chips. 

This recipe made about two dozen cookies which I am fine with. Honestly, I have about 2-3 cookie rotations in me before I'm done. I also think that if someone did want to make like four dozen cookies this would be very simple to double everything. 

I can say though I don't want to make more than 3 dozen cookies at a time I am also not a fan of just one dozen cookies either. 24-36 is my sweet spot.

I asked Husband if he wanted to take these cookies to work, he said no.

I asked him again, he again said no.

He was going to a poker game and I was like do you want to take these cookies to that game. He was like what is with these cookies? Is there something about these cookies I should know?

I said besides the extra ingredients of rat poison? 

After he gave me a look he was like seriously what is with these cookies. I told him that I don't have the opportunity to bring the cookies to work because I work from home so I am in my office. I don't need 24 cookies staring at me because I WILL eat them. I need to make them but then have them immediately removed from the house.

He understood after that and took the cookies to the poker game. 

Most of the other baking I've been doing has been doing to work with the Broha and his co-workers are enjoying this adventure.

B is for Banana Bread

I LOVE this recipe. I keep this book because of this recipe. I had lost it in my bookshelf for about a year or two. Honestly, I apparently didn't look really hard, and all the other banana bread recipes I tried in the meantime were not good. 

This recipe is easy, fast, I can use a potato masher, and the bread is never dry. 

I used to eat bananas all the time but don't anymore so I have to go and buy banana's especially to make this bread. Really ripe or brown banana's work best which is awesome because that means they are normally on sale. 

You can use fresh or frozen banana's and I just put all the ingredients in the bowl, mash/mix it with a potato masher, put it in a very well greased bread pan and call it a day. It is a really good way to get kids introduced into baking because again potato masher equals fun! 

I have friends that get so excited when I make this bread. I like having requested items also known as default foods it makes me feel good. Plus I can be lazy! If you have the time, and you like bananas for real try this recipe! 

A is for Apple Crisps

To start off this cookbook adventure I started at the beginning which is A for Apple Crisp. 

It apparently had been a really long time since I peeled apples because with a knife I was garbage so gave up and used a potato peeler. Much faster and it had better results.

Overall I think this recipe is okay. I didn't have the little cups they suggest putting the apples in so that might have changed the flavor. I do enjoy apple crisps but normally enjoy oats in the crumble topping. 

This was easy to make and would be great with a scoop of ice cream. I would make it again but probably double the recipe to get a more even layer of both toppings and apples if I don't get the cup things. 

Alpha-Bakery Children's Cook Book Adventure

I have decided to cook every recipe in this book. I will complete it in about 4 weeks. I will do 6 recipes, in order, per week. That gives me Sunday to pick up the next week's menu items. 

I've had this book for years and I do love the B is for Banana Bread recipe, it is my favorite of all time. I don't remember if I've ever tried making all the items in the book so that will be changing this month.

Part of me wants to do this because cooking is fun. Cooking is like making crafts you can eat. The other part of me wants to complete something in this COVID world. Then another part of me just wants to do something fun for myself. 

I am trying to get more fun in my life along with doing things that I enjoy not just things I "should" do.

I hope you'll join me over the next few weeks in reading about my adventures in cooking!

Please note that Gold Medal did not ask me to do this nor do they probably care about my opinions. This was done just for me. 

Also, at the time of publishing these reviews, I have already completed or mostly completed all the items in this book. I am posting these a little bit after the fact but made notes along the way. 

Welcome to this Alpha-Bakery Adventure!