This season has been absolutely incredible. Best group of bakers they’ve had in years. Read more
If it’s all-butter, that’s fine! But seriously, try this recipe once, and you’ll be astounded how easy it is. Read more
Again, please see Hermine from last season, or Stef the year before. I’ll actually be more surprised if Jurgen and Giuseppe are both in the final, and if they are, Crystelle will be the third, and she’ll win. This show loves making people angry. Read more
Practically every season, the strong favorite ends up going home. They don’t give any weight to past performance. If Lizzie and Chigs have a great week next week, and Jurgen and Giuseppe have one bad bake, it’ll be one of the engineers that goes home. Read more
From this point on, it’s anybody’s game. Past few seasons, the person who should have won didn’t. If Lizzie nails everything next week and Jurgen has a signature like he did this week, Jurgen will be the one to go home. Read more
You are all invited to the dinner party in my heart. Read more
You can use regular milk no problem! Read more
Sure! Just cook it according to the package directions in the braising liquid; will take a little longer, but it won’t be too terrible of a wait. You can put the pork in a 200 degree oven to keep it warm, covered with some foil so that it doesn’t dry out. Read more
It could! I just like doing stuff in the Dutch oven, because I enjoy my house filling up with the scent of braising pork. The Instant Pot is lousy at searing things, so I’d brown the pork in a cast iron skillet, transfer everything to the IP, and cook it for about an hour. Read more
You cook a whole grain in the liquid instead, but it’ll take a little more time, and you’ll need to keep it on the flame. If you want to make things quicker, you can par-cook something like barely or farro, then finish it up in the braising liquid. Read more
You probably have most of what you need already in the house! Read more
Maybe I shall! Read more
I think they’re editing the show to focus less on the camaraderie, which is what made it so wonderful in the first place. I honestly feel that this is the best group of contestants I’ve ever had to write about, and wish they’d show more of that stuff. But you’re right— they are in a bubble together, so maybe they’ve… Read more
If Jurgen could build a functional windmill out of cookies, he could have slapped together some wall braces for that terrine. Read more
They could have at least supervised! Jurgen could have built an external support structure out of German biscuits! Read more
Let’s take a moment to remember last year’s Cake Week, shall we?
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I honestly can’t believe that anyone actually pulled it off. Even if you failed, you still won. Read more
If I was to cover everything I wanted to about this show, these recaps would be 5,000 words long. I could probably write a new piece on each episode every single day. Read more
I don’t even know how to respond to any of this. You’ve officially left me speechless, which is a near-impossible thing to do. You should be proud of yourself. Read more