Life is What You Bake It

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Gabi and Daniel love to cook, but baking's never been their forte. In this podcast, they'll teach you their own unique way of cooking, along with some science and the testing of new recipes!

Gabi Dyck and Daniel Dcyk


    • Apr 7, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 49 EPISODES


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    Life is What You Bake It: Baklava

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 27:39


    Baklava has to be one of our favorite treats.  And this recipe really made us feel like champions.  Follow along withour blog and join our Patreon at www.monsterinmystomach.com

    Life is What You Bake It: Coconut Shortbread Cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 20:38


    Coconut is a favorite of Gabi's. But these cookies ARE NOT.

    Life is What You Bake It: Chickpea Fries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 20:19


    This is the BEST RECIPE EVER AND THE GREATEST TREAT EVER. You seriously have to try it.

    Life is What You Bake It: Kate's Roman Spelt Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 21:25


    Kate Roman was a contestant on the Great British Bake Off. Here, we've attempted to make her famous spelt bread. What is spelt? Daniel's Science Corner will tell you all about it!

    Life is What You Bake It: Pantry Staples

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 18:26


    We're entering 2021 with new mindsets and new goals. To reach those goals, we need a well-stocked pantry. Here's to starting Season 3 off right!

    Life is What You Bake It: Sugarplums

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 22:51


    Happy Holidays! Let's go back to TRADITIONAL with something most people have never even tried: a sugar plum!

    Life is What You Bake It: Lollipops and Candy Canes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2020 27:26


    Sorry for the delay! Here's how to make December's favorite treat!

    Life is What You Bake It: Oops!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 2:19


    Life is What You Bake It: Pumpkin Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 17:15


    If the holidays can't be traditional, change up the recipe! This isn't your traditional pumpkin pie.

    Life is What You Bake It: Apple Pie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2020 21:37


    We've taught you the basics of pie crust, now it's time for your favorite filling!

    Life is What You Bake It: Caramel Apples

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2020 15:42


    When you can't get to a specialty store to find the perfect caramel apple, you learn to make them at home!

    Life is What You Bake It: Maida Heatter's Big Sur Chocolate-Chip Cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 18:29


    Another dip into the James-Beard-Award-Winning cookbook!

    Life is What You Bake It: Maida Heatter's Butterscotch Thins

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 23:53


    Daniel and Gabi have been gifted a copy of Maida Heatter's Cookies and attempt to make a butterscotch thin icebox cookie.

    Life is What You Bake It: Strawberry Jam

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2020 27:03


    To finish off our charcuterie episode, we experiment wit making our own jam.

    Life is What You Bake It: Ricotta Cheese

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 15:34


    Daniel and Gabi take on the hardest recipe yet: cheese!

    Life is What You Bake It: Pickles

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2020 20:43


    When the cucumbers threaten to overwhelm their garden, Daniel and Gabi learn how to make pickles!

    Life is What You Bake It: Crackers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 19:19


    Gabi and Daniel are finding great ways to make more Quarantine-friendly treats. Crackers are, of course, a fan favorite.

    Life is What You Bake It: Ice Cream

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2020 24:44


    To continue celebrating summer, we make our favorite ice cream!

    Life is What You Bake It: Angelfood Cake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2020 23:36


    Due to continued social distancing, Gabi and Daniel are missing a very special birthday party. So they decide to make the birthday cake at home!

    Life is What You Bake It: Cheesecake

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 20:59


    Gabi and Daniel take on a listener request: cheesecake with a pate sucre crust!

    Life is What You Bake It: Naan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2020 22:28


    Daniel and Gabi usher in summer with an unconventional (for America) grilling treat!

    Life is What You Bake It: 2 Ingredient Chocolate Mousse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2020 15:44


    Daniel and Gabi lead you into the world of SUPER EASY CHEAT RECIPES, and it's wonderful.

    Life is What You Bake It: Found Chocolate (Flourless!) Brownies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2020 15:11


    While in lockdown, Gabi and Daniel make the best of things by scrounging together chocolate and making some brownies!

    Life is What You Bake It: Quarantine Pretzel Buns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2020 23:12


    While we're all in lockdown, some of us turn to baking and some of us turn to grilling. Pretzel buns are a great way to marry the two passions, and to pass the time!

    Life is What You Bake It: Macarons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2020 24:30


    This week we make macarons and fill them with last episode's yummy fillings!

    Life is What You Bake It: Curds and Buttercreams

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 18:31


    In our return from our unexpected hiatus, we follow through on the long-promised frosting recipe, and a lemon curd delight.

    Life is What You Bake It: Bread Pudding

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 19:13


    Today we're baking something really special for Valentine's Day.

    Life is What You Bake It: Q & A

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 20:57


    Here we are to answer some of your most pressing questions!

    Life is What You Bake It: Tools

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 25:21


    Life is What You Bake It: Date Cookies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 30:46


    With the assistance of another special guest, Daniel's mom, Margie, we get to make one of his family's favorite holiday treats!

    Life is What You Bake It: Candied Orange Peel

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 19:04


    Another holiday tradition around our house is making home-made candies. Candied orange peel is a special recipe handed down from Gabi's grandparents. And it's super easy to make!

    Life is What You Bake It Holidays: Pecan Pie with Marmee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 37:30


    With a special guest host we learn to make an American Thanksgiving tradition: pecan pie!

    Life Is What You Bake It Holidays: Fruitcake

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 18:05


    It's time to start baking for all the different holidays that come after Halloween. Today we tackle a long-misunderstood tradition: fruitcake!

    Life Is What You Bake It: Bundt Cake Adaptation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 16:58


    We attempt to make Daniel a belated, spooky birthday bundt cake!

    Life is What You Bake It: Cake Pops

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 25:41


    With a special guest host, Dannie, we make Halloween cake pops!

    Life is What You Bake It: We're sick edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 0:40


    No episode this week, as we're sick. We'll see you in October!

    Life is What You Bake It: Salsa and Canning

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2019 19:08


    Gabi and Daniel tell you how to use up some of those yummy things growing in your late summer garden!

    Life is What You Bake It: Blueberry Compote

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 14:31


    Daniel and Gabi show you how to make a delicious and traditional pie filling!

    Life is What You Bake It: Pie Crust

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 19:23


    Gabi and Daniel love to bake for birthdays, so they're starting their birthday season with an easy favorite: pie!

    Life is What You Bake It: Coffee Eclairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 15:02


    Daniel and Gabi wrap up their Summer of Choux with a baking project that uses all the techniques they've learned this summer: eclairs!

    Life is What You Bake it: Gougeres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 20:19


    In this continuation of the Summer of Choux, Daniel and Gabi make cheese puffs!

    Life is What You Bake It: Creme Patissiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2019 17:37


    Daniel and Gabi attempt a sugary filling for the Summer of Choux!

    Life is What You Bake It: Pate a Choux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 24:38


    Life is What You Bake It: Frangipane Apple Tart

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 16:27


    Daniel and Gabi make frangipane, a custard-like filling for a tasty french pie!

    Life is What You Bake It: Pate Sucree

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 25:05


    Daniel and Gabi take on a gourmet pastry crust as a base for a springtime dessert!

    Life is What You Bake It: Brown Butter Almond Tuiles

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 16:51


    Daniel and Gabi attempt some real French Pastries!

    Life Is What You Bake It: Gourmet Pancakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 14:46


    Gabi and Daniel, sans sous-chefs, prepare some genuinely home-made pancakes.

    Life is What You Bake It: Easy Pancakes

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 15:21


    With two special guest stars, we take a shortcut in our baking!

    Life is What You Bake It: Banana Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 14:13


    Daniel and Gabi make banana bread and Daniel discusses the differences between baking soda and baking powder.

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