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My name is Reggie, and I find baking to be hard. Not to sound like a confessional because that’s where my blog comes in, but even though I love baking, it does not come naturally to me. But I’ve learned that if I pair my love of fruit with the enthusiasm of a student and the resilience of a guinea pig, I can fake the gusto to stand up to all recipes and say, “I’m the captain now.”

 

So, call yourself Tom Hanks, and strap in, we are building our baking skills!

 

Check out Recipe Developer, Who? for more on me, myself, and I.

 

reggiebenji

| Aspiring hand model | Practicing intersectional environmentalism

Reggie
It’s been a very happy new year in London It’s been a very happy new year in London
My psychic told me it’s time to end my IG sabbat My psychic told me it’s time to end my IG sabbatical ~ 

It’s impossible to summarize the past year in 10 pictures but I’ll tell you that I ate well, laughed hard and drank too much. 

And I’m planning to do it all again in the UK. 

So, to the person waiting for me in London, I love you. 

And to the people I leave behind in NYC, I’ll miss you terribly. 

Onto the next ✈️
Saw @boybawarchi and felt inspired to turn his fam Saw @boybawarchi and felt inspired to turn his famous clementine cake into my own olive oil version ~ this is the happiest cake I’ve ever made in my kitchen! 

P.1 in profile 

#cake #clementinecake #orangecake #cakes #oliveoilcake #carbsoncarbs #orange
Saw @boybawarchi and felt inspired to turn his fam Saw @boybawarchi and felt inspired to turn his famous clementine cake into my own olive oil version ~ this is the happiest cake I’ve ever made in my kitchen! 

P.2 in profile 
#cake #clementinecake #orangecake #cakes #oliveoilcake #carbsoncarbs #orange
“I do what I want” - Me, an independent adult “I do what I want” - Me, an independent adult

#cinnamonrolls#cinnamonbuns  #cookingathome #recipeshare #asmrcooking #foodporn #cookwithme #yummyfood #carbsoncarbs
I especially enjoyed baking in my quiet kitchen fo I especially enjoyed baking in my quiet kitchen for this one- so I hope you don’t mind that I skipped story time 

#cinnamonrolls#cinnamonbuns  #cookingathome #recipeshare #asmrcooking #foodporn #cookwithme #yummyfood
“Stay rude Reggie” lots to unpack here I kno “Stay rude Reggie” 

lots to unpack here I know, where do we start? First, let’s change that caption from Ukrainian eaters to teenagers ☝️

#cookies #shortbread #chocolate #nyc #baking #carbsoncarbs #sweeeets
Ok but imagine a whispered clip of me asking my br Ok but imagine a whispered clip of me asking my brother @seizure_cesar if he was mad at me haha 

 @peacocktv  #BakingIt #empanadas #guava
Well the day has come 😭, the first episode prem Well the day has come 😭, the first episode premieres on NBC, Friday at 8pm BUT if you want to be an early bird then you can watch the whole season now on @PeacockTV! 

I am simply overwhelmed and I cannot find the words to express myself (I know this is very not like me!) 

I am so grateful. I can’t believe I could be so lucky to make friends with the coolest people. We have a group chat, where we talk every. single. day. 

I wouldn’t have it any other way!

Anyways, I’m a gushy mess. Don’t mind me, I’ll be a bundle of love for the rest of the week 🥰

#bakingit #peacocktv #nbc
For those who I know will ask - yes, we kept in to For those who I know will ask - yes, we kept in touch even after I was back in the states, but after a few months we both decided to stop talking. It was a great fling, but we both knew it was all it could be. 

And now I have another great story to share!

#carbsoncarbs #baking #sweeeets #cheesecake #lemon #raspberry #foodporn #nyc #bakingit
Now would you believe that lil old me made it to H Now would you believe that lil old me made it to Hollywood?? 

This summer, I responded to a dm that I totally thought was a scam, to only then, before I knew it, being flown out to LA to hear @princesstagram say that we are the best homebakers in America !! 

Did I mention that I dragged my non-baker brother @seizure_cesar to do it with me? 

I have so many stories to share in the days leading to the release, but I’ll simply say that this whole experience was amazing, I truly didn’t expect to have created such meaningful connections with the other bakers. I love them. 

P.S swipe to the end for a clip of me being dropped off at the airport as I manifest a win and to see how great our acting skills are 🤌

Stream #BakingIt on @PeacockTV December 2 to see what we create!!

#baking #nbc
When you want to reminisce about a cute guy in a r When you want to reminisce about a cute guy in a reel but IG only gives you 60 seconds 🙃

~Black sesame Banana Bread 

#bananabread #blacksesame #nyc #foodporn #sweeeeeets #carbsoncarbs #baking #loaf
So this is either a weird story about how the univ So this is either a weird story about how the universe provides…or about my sexual awakening of the boyband and stranger danger persuasion…

#cookies #cookiesofinstagram #blueberry #whitechocolate #nyc #foodporn #sweeeeets #carbsoncarbs
When the audio doesn’t match your video ~ I’m When the audio doesn’t match your video ~ I’m trying this new thing so I can get excited about baking again, basically I get chatty and you watch me bake lol 

But there is an experiment in progress! 

The version I uploaded to tiktok is twice as long and there is no other audio then the natural sounds of baking.

Will I be able to accept it if ppl prefer that I don’t talk? Truthfully I don’t know haha

#lemonpoppyseed #poundcake #grwm #foodporn #NYC #carbsoncarbs #sweeeeets
Deciding to move to NYC, I had this vision in my h Deciding to move to NYC, I had this vision in my head of having a busy rooftop with all of my closest friends, while I topped off everyones glass with wine and huge skillets of paella were being passed around the table. 

And lots of roaring laughter because I’m obviously hilarious. 

Eating food, laughing and talking - that’s all there is to life isnt it? 

I am dead set on making it happen - though I might need to borrow someone’s rooftop for this one. 

HMU if you have a rooftop in the city!

#paella #lobsterclaw #seafooddinner #eatprettyfood#creativefoodphotography#thefeedfeed#eattheworld#damnthatsdelish#saveurmag#tastecooking
It is true, I am no longer homeless! Your girl is It is true, I am no longer homeless! Your girl is now a NYC resident! 

I have been silent on IG because there has been a lot to wrap my head around -like a room without a closet, $16 cocktails, and squished rats on the sidewalks…

I don’t even have a sofa to sit on and cry about all the above 😮‍💨

But I miss everyone! So here is what I am going to do -I have a fair share of summer content that I never got around to posting. Also while I love fall, I find the upcoming pumpkin content suffocating.

So Im just going to pretend that it’s summer while I still can! 

Am I perfectly crazy??

P.s  If you live in NY, be my friend!
Making this salsa, satisfies the inner kid in me t Making this salsa, satisfies the inner kid in me that always wanted to be a witch making potions in a black cauldron - this is almost as cool! I think its because of the dried chiles that rattle with seeds lol 

Authentic Enchilada Salsa, recipe below ~

* 4 dried guajillo chiles, rinsed and stems removed
* 2 dried ancho chiles, rinsed and stems removed
* 1 arbol chile, rinsed and stems removed
* 4 cups hot water
* 1 1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
* 1 clove garlic
* 1/8 tablet Abuelita Mexican chocolate

1. In a large bowl, add chiles and hot water -cover and let soak for 20 min
2. Transfer the chiles to a blender with 1/2 cup of the Chile soaked water, 1/2cup fresh water, garlic, salt and Mexican chocolate - blend til smooth
3. Cover and store in a container for up to two weeks!
I’m currently staying with my brother, aka a Tex I’m currently staying with my brother, aka a Texas BBQ Master, and he has seriously been testing my newly found vegetarianism. 

Now look, he did try to include me with his countless hours of roasting, smoking etc. by adding tofu to his grill…

And yes, he did make sure to buy out the grocery store’s selection of plant-based meats…

But sometimes, all one needs is some simple charred veggies. So here is a throwback to one of my last grillouts in Rhode Island ~

Grilled Zucchini and eggplant mozz Sammie
Throwback to my chocolate swirl milk bread ~ Whil Throwback to my chocolate swirl milk bread ~ 
While I am still struggling to lock down an apt in NYC (I am very fragile right now lol) I am dreaming about having slow moments baking in the kitchen again. 

Kneading dough and watching it rise - priceless therapy 🤌

Folding pastry and pinching butter - priceless therapy 🤌

Soaking chiles and grounding in a mortar & pestle - priceless therapy 🤌

Any dish that you make that is instant comfort? Tell me so I can dream about it!
I need to share how my first surfing lesson went! I need to share how my first surfing lesson went! As a girl who had most of her childhood on a dessert, you can imagine how aware I was to be risking my life. 

Luckily our surfing instructor looked like a young Matt Damon, though unluckily for me, he didn’t have one teaching bone in his body. 

But for every wave that sucker punched me, I got back up. Because if Point Break taught me anything, it’s that even diving out of a plane without a parachute won’t kill you ☝️

I’m not even mad that I got matching bruises on my buttcheeks that made it look like I was wearing googly eyes across my ass. 

Worth it. 

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