Posted in candy, chocolate, dessert, gluten free, recipe comparisons on Nov 30th, 2008
You know how at the end of every month, you think to yourself some variation of “December already?! What happened to November?!” I have a trick for making the days of the month crawl by: make a commitment to write a blog entry every day for a month. Instead, you’ll be thinking “only a third [...]
Posted in cake, daring bakers, dessert on Nov 29th, 2008
This will be my last Daring Baker entry. I’ve enjoyed being a member for the past year, and I learned something useful from every single recipe I’ve made for the group. However, between Tuesdays with Dorie and the Daring Bakers, the assigned baking recipes are starting to overwhelm me. I came really close to not [...]
Posted in bread, yeast bread on Nov 28th, 2008
One baking threshold I have not crossed is sourdough. Peter Reinhart gives detailed instructions for developing a starter in The Bread Baker’s Apprentice, but I’m intimidated by what seems like a detailed feeding schedule. Also, I’m put off by the idea of throwing away half the developing mixture several days in a row. Unfortunately, I’m [...]
Posted in miscellaneous on Nov 27th, 2008
How did your Thanksgiving turn out? Did you have any mishaps? Did you finish cooking at the time you’d planned? Was there any drama? Dave and I are spending Thanksgiving by ourselves for the first time this year, and we went for the traditional dinner. We decided we should eat at 4:00, so I scheduled [...]
Posted in breakfast, favorites, fruit, quick bread, whole grains on Nov 26th, 2008
This is one of those recipes that’s unabashedly multigrained. The multigrains aren’t sneaking in, trying to pretend this is a regular pancake recipe that just happens to be a little healthier. No, these pancakes are multigrain all the way. They’re also, possibly, my favorite pancakes ever. I’m finding that I really enjoy recipes that have [...]
Posted in custard, dessert, fruit, pie, tuesdays with dorie on Nov 25th, 2008
Laurie, the administrator for TWD, gave us the option of blogging about the Thanksgiving Twofer Pie, a combination of pecan and pumpkin pie, on Thursday instead of Tuesday, under the assumption that some of us would be making it for Thanksgiving. I tried to imagine my family’s reaction if I offered something so untraditional after [...]
Posted in gluten free, side dish, vegetables on Nov 24th, 2008
I know that diets don’t work – that it’s all about getting into a healthy routine and establishing healthy habits. But I find that sometimes the healthy routine could use a little kickstart. And I like to name the kickstart. A few years ago, I undertook Pudge Eradication. I spent a few months counting calories [...]
Posted in cake, chocolate, dessert, recipe comparisons on Nov 23rd, 2008
It’s my blog’s first birthday. A year ago, I don’t think I knew how much having a food blog would improve my cooking. By reading other blogs, I’m constantly hearing about new methods, ingredients, and ideas. I also find that I’m forced to choose a variety of recipes from a variety of sources to keep [...]
Posted in bread, yeast bread on Nov 22nd, 2008
I’ve gotten to the point where I refuse to buy bread. If there was a nice bakery in the area, I think I’d be okay with buying bread there, but, even though I generally love my grocery store, I know that I can make better bread than they sell. Plus, it gives me a chance [...]
Posted in eggs, gluten free, healthy, italian, pork, salad, vegetables, weeknight meal on Nov 21st, 2008
I don’t know if there could be a less appetizing name for a more delicious food than there is for Speck. When I hear Speck, I think of Star Trek or maybe dust particles – I do not think of spicy smoked ham. I almost dismissed the Speck in this recipe entirely. I figured that [...]
