Once again, a small group of bakers is tackling a Gourmet magazine challenge, this time the breads featured in the February issue. The team tackling this fun challenge includes: Kelly of Sass & Veracity Judy of No Fear Entertaining Claire of The Barefoot Kitchen Courtney of Coco Cooks Sandy of At The Baker’s Bench (It [...]
Whole Wheat Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
January 23, 2009 By 12 Comments
After the cookie marathon in December, I begged off from making anything sweet for a while. Like many, we just needed a sugar break and I admit I didn’t even want to make my birthday cake. I’d had my fill of sweets and didn’t miss it. Usually I’ll make one sweet dessert a week that [...]
Live Blogging: The Daring Bakers Make Lavash
September 27, 2008 By 26 Comments
Today is posting day for the monthly Daring Bakers challenge, and I’m live blogging the challenge. This month our hosts Shel of Musings from the Fish Bowl and Natalie of Gluten A Go Go chose an alternative challenge for us: vegan and/or gluten-free lavash crackers from Peter Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice with vegan and [...]
Quick Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
March 24, 2008 By 34 Comments
Pizza is a staple around our house, something that we really enjoy making and eating. I have wanted to add a whole-wheat dough to our repertoire, and I’ve tried it a number of different ways but not always with good results. I also wanted to experiment with a quick dough, something that I could whip [...]
The Daring Bakers Make Tender Potato Bread
November 26, 2007 By 40 Comments
Tanna of the wonderful cooking blog The Half Cup chose the challenge item for this month, a delicious bread that can be shaped in many different ways. As the name suggests, the bread is tender and quite flavorful, and it’s one that I enjoyed making, so I’m sending a big THANK YOU to Tanna for [...]
Maple Pecan Granola
February 21, 2007 By 3 Comments
Michael’s parents celebrated Christmas with us this year, and as usual they brought some of our favorite foods from New York, including Harrison Bakery pumpernickel bread, Polish kielbasa, and his mother’s delicious Christmas cookies. This time they also brought us a half gallon of organic maple syrup from Adirondack Maple Farms in Fonda, NY. It [...]
Multigrain Sandwich Bread
December 8, 2006 By Leave a Comment
Sometimes the events of the day catch up to me and everything that I’ve planned just goes out the window…and I’ve had a week of those days. My two older boys have been sick with upper respiratory illnesses, so my energies have been focused on the kids. Fortunately Michael made a large pot of minestrone [...]
Maple Oatmeal Scones
October 16, 2006 By 4 Comments
Ina Garten’s recipes doesn’t skimp on flavor, and these tasty scones are no exception. With a full pound of butter and about a million calories in each one (ok, maybe not a million…) these probably shouldn’t be in the regular breakfast repertoire, but they make a wonderful treat for a weekend brunch party. It’s an [...]
Blueberry Granola
August 17, 2006 By 1 Comment
This is a quick and easy granola recipe that doesn’t have a mile-long list of ingredients. The original recipe calls for dried cherries, which is very good, but we usually put in dried blueberries instead. Pour some over yogurt and you have a great breakfast or snack. [Updated January 27, 2009] Equipment large mixing bowl [...]
Oat Bran Flax Muffins
June 5, 2006 By 4 Comments
I remember when oat bran muffins became all the rage as a health food in the late 1980s. Adding lots of oil or butter practically nullifies any benefits you would get from the oat bran, but they can be made healthier. This version uses skim milk and applesauce for binding liquids and ground flax seed [...]
