Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, yeast bread on Nov 22nd, 2009
Let’s see, so far this year, I’ve made pumpkin pie, muffins, tea cake, oatmeal, pancakes, cheesecake, cupcakes, risotto, soup, ravioli, scones, chili, and biscotti. Wow, when you put it that way, it’s a little embarrassing. Clearly I can’t leave any categories out, and so – pumpkin yeast bread. Truth be told, my mind jumped immediately [...]
Posted in bread, dessert, mexican, yeast bread on Nov 19th, 2009
Moving to a small remote town in the middle of a desert, there are definitely things I’m going to miss. Other a big grocery store, that is. Sushi restaurants, for one, and long fall and spring seasons, and skylines, and squirrels and deer in my backyard, and, well, green things. On the other hand, there [...]
Posted in bread, freezer friendly, recipe comparisons, yeast bread on Nov 12th, 2009
Hey, remember, uh, a long time ago? When I said I was going to do a series on croissants? Whatever happened to that anyway? I certainly didn’t stop making croissants. I just stopped talking about it. I suck! Part of the problem was that these, the second batch of croissants I made, were just so [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, freezer friendly, quick bread on Nov 7th, 2009
Oh, did you want to see something besides scones? I’m sorry, it turns out that the ol’ crumblycookie has become all scones, all the time. No, just kidding. This is the last scone recipe. I just wanted to get through them in one fell swoop, which is what’s kind of fun about NaBloPoMo. Like most [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, freezer friendly, fruit, quick bread on Nov 6th, 2009
Having a great, seemingly perfect recipe for something isn’t enough to stop me from trying new recipes. There’s always something to learn, you know? Even though one of the first biscotti recipes I ever made is still the best, I’ve made many many more recipes and I’ve learned some little biscotti tricks along the way. [...]
Posted in bread, freezer friendly, sandwiches, whole grains, yeast bread on Nov 1st, 2009
Allright, so. NaBloPoMo. National Blog Posting Month, or in my case, Clean Out the Crazy-Full Pending Folder Month. I remember it being pretty tough last year, and it’s looking like it’s going to be even more challenging this year, because we finally (!!!) got a move date, and it’s the first week of December. That [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, freezer friendly, potatoes, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 20th, 2009
I love that not just one, but two of this month’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipes are non-desserts. I haven’t baked a TWD dessert in weeks! I’ve gone almost a month with choosing all of my own desserts! I don’t mean to complain; obviously I like being part of the group, or, well, I wouldn’t be. [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, fall, quick bread, tuesdays with dorie on Oct 13th, 2009
Dave wants just one thing to make his workday more enjoyable, just one simple thing, and that’s biscotti. Although what he really wants is almond biscotti, and not any almond biscotti, it has to be this recipe. Sadly for Dave, biscotti aren’t one of my favorite things to bake, and I certainly have no interest [...]
Posted in bread, breakfast, freezer friendly, fruit, healthy, quick bread, whole grains on Sep 30th, 2009
Everything I eat is evaluated based on its ratio of nutrition to flavor. That sounds tedious but it isn’t. It’s really just answering one simple question that I think most of us ask before we dig in: Is it worth it? For example, macaroni and cheese: very indulgent, but also very delicious. Definitely worth it, [...]
Posted in book review, bread, freezer friendly, healthy, whole grains, yeast bread on Sep 11th, 2009
My guidelines for nutrition can pretty much be summed up by: Only eat when hungry. But don’t eat too much. Don’t eat processed crap. Eat as many fruits and vegetables as you can stand. Don’t be a baby about whole grains. I’ve been getting worse and worse about that last one recently. I’ve walked by [...]
