Foccacia Hamburger Buns Recipe
Posted on March 19, 2010 - Filed Under Bread, Recipes, cooking with kids | 5 Comments
The test of anything good is how it’s received. For instance, if you give a speech but all anyone remembers is the guy who asked all the questions, then you probably didn’t do your job. The same holds true in cooking. If you make something and it gets pushed to the side or not mentioned [...]
Read More..>>Whole Wheat Biscuit Recipe
Posted on March 2, 2010 - Filed Under Bread, Recipes | 5 Comments
One hundred years ago, making biscuits didn’t need the qualifier of “from scratch.” It’s just what people did. People cooked. They sifted and baked, rolled and cut. It wasn’t a big deal because it was just a part of daily eating life. But, as with everything, things eventually began to change when premade, ready-to-bake biscuits [...]
Read More..>>Easy Parmesan Breadsticks Recipe
Posted on February 25, 2010 - Filed Under Bread, Recipes | 3 Comments
Do you ever start cooking something and then think, gee I wish I had ___? That’s what happened the other night as I stirred our beef stew on the stove. I really wanted something bready to go with it. I happened to have some fresh pizza dough languishing in the fridge, so I was totally [...]
Read More..>>Whole Wheat Applesauce Graham Muffins with Streusel Topping Recipe
Posted on January 27, 2010 - Filed Under Bread, Breakfasts, Recipes | 1 Comment
It’s not unusual for breakfast in my house to be buttered cinnamon raisin toast and a banana or yogurt. Most days during the week, I like to keep things really, really simple. The kids have school, I have work … we just don’t have time to fuss with complicated breakfasts.
But sometimes I like to surprise [...]
Chestnut and Bacon Ciabatta Stuffing Recipe
Posted on December 1, 2009 - Filed Under Bread, Recipes, Thanksgiving | 1 Comment
When I was planning Thanksgiving this year, a lot of it was pretty simple. After five years of preparing Thanksgiving dinner, I have a pretty good idea of timing, what works and where is best to go simple. So, when I was planning the menu I kept to several favorite dishes. That made the veggies [...]
Read More..>>Summer Salads: Recipes for Homemade Croutons
Posted on July 1, 2009 - Filed Under Bread, salad | 2 Comments
One of the great joys of summer is salad made with local greens. It’s vibrant, green and refreshing. It tastes of cool breezes on hot days and warm paperback pages read on a sunny porch. It’s something that you really start to appreciate the older you get …
Today, the kids and I scored a few [...]
Extra Easy Cheese Croutons
Posted on June 8, 2009 - Filed Under Bread, salad | 3 Comments
Today started out as one of those ethereal days where the sky is impossibly blue and the clouds are a fluffy jungle kingdom. You just want to be outside on a day like today, and we made sure to spend a lot of time outdoors.
The kids and I rose later than usual, which is a [...]
Laid Back Sunday Recipe: Banana-Stuffed French Toast
Posted on May 24, 2009 - Filed Under Bread, Breakfasts | 4 Comments
As I type this, thunder is roaring outside my office window and ominous clouds are dumping rain everywhere. It sounds vicious outside, the kind of rolling booms that make you want to curl up under a favorite quilt and huddle until it passes. Meanwhile, less than 20 minutes ago, I was outside planting and watching [...]
Read More..>>Sweet/Tart: Cranberry Coffeecake
Posted on December 24, 2008 - Filed Under Bread, Breakfasts | 4 Comments
Christmas is two days away. My presents aren’t wrapped, my house isn’t clean enough yet. I have scores of baking left to do too. It’s going to be a frantic Wednesday, I will tell you that much.
Are you making any cranberry sauce or conserve this week? If so, keep this in mind when you do [...]
Go-To Recipes: Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins
Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under Bread, Breakfasts, muffins | 2 Comments
The longer I cook, the more I find that I have certain go-to recipes that are as ingrained in my repertoire as number 2 pencils in a school child’s pencil bag. They are my tried and trues, my favorites, my without-thinking creations. My tried and trues can be made without fuss or muss, because they’ve [...]
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