Oh boy, have I been missing in action. And before anything let me just say I am so very sorry for the neglect. Do I have an excuse? Not really. I mean nothing really different from what everyone ...
Breakfast #28: Nectarine Crumble
Truth be told, the only thing that makes this crumble breakfast is the fact that I had it for breakfast. When it comes to breakfast, I see no reason why we need to limit ourselves to what is ...
Semi-Dried Tomato and Parmesan Bread in 5
Is it just me or is time flying by much too quickly these days? When did the days (and the months and the years) start whizzing past me at hyper-speed? When was it that life suddenly seemed pressed ...
Lavash with a Vegan & Gluten-Free Dip…Do I Dare?
I’m not going to say how long it’s been since I’ve done a Daring Bakers challenge. I’m not going to explain how work/life/people/lack-of-decent-lighting/a-sauna-for-a-kitchen got in the way. All of us ...
No-Knead Bread: round 1
Finally! After much hemming and hawing and expert procrastination, I have finally made the famous (infamous) No-Knead Bread! Yes, the very yeasty monster that so many have tried before, most raving ...
Julia Child’s French Bread…Do I Dare?
It’s six in the morning; do you know where your wife is?She is in her pajamas, eyes half-closed, flour everywhere, a defiant mass of dough sucking viciously at her fingers as she valiantly tries to ...
Tender Potato Bread…Do I Dare?
Have you ever experienced bread-baking Zen? It happens when you are kneading your dough steadily, like a well-oiled machine, and it starts transforming from a shaggy mess to a smooth, elastic piece of ...
Olive Oil Bread
I have made bread before, and was so smitten at the process (reflective kneading of soft dough, dough mysteriously growing to twice its size, the unbelievably wonderful smell as it bakes) and the ...