When I was a child I did not like prunes, which is quite silly because I adore plums. My boys also enjoy plums, and if we have some on hand they don’t last long. Every day for the last two weeks the boys have been raiding the plums and I would either find them off [...]
Italian Herb Twist Bread (pane alle erbi)
April 18, 2008 By 5 Comments
Michael walked into the kitchen the other night and said, “Wow! Did you make that?” Yes, I did, and it was pretty darn easy. Seriously, this is one of the easiest breads I’ve made from Daniel Leader’s book, Local Breads, and it’s also one of the prettiest. My three-year-old and I had fun rolling and [...]
Irish Freckle Bread
March 26, 2008 By 4 Comments
Until recently, I haven’t spent much cooking time delving into my Irish and Scottish heritage. I learned to make Irish soda bread a few years ago and I have found a great recipe for Irish beef stew, and I love Scottish baking treats such as shortbread and scones, but that’s really been the extent of [...]
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 Julia Child’s French Bread
February 29, 2008 By 53 Comments
Unlike many of my fellow Daring Bakers, I cannot claim to have watched Julia Child’s cooking shows or even read any of her books until recently. I was more interested in Asian, Mexican, or Italian cooking, anyway. That’s what I told myself, but in truth it’s because I thought her cooking style was beyond my [...]
Local Breads: Italian Ricotta Bread
February 27, 2008 By 11 Comments
“You have bread envy.” Michael said that to me a couple months ago, and I had to admit he was right. For years I’ve been drooling over photos of artisan breads, wanting to make my own, but it always seemed out of reach due to time constraints, equipment, lack of knowledge. I bought books about [...]
Royal Crown’s Tortano Bread
February 24, 2008 By 15 Comments
I was just casually browsing some of my favorite blogs when a beautiful bread by the Breadchick caught my eye. It was gorgeous–a big round loaf with a hole in the middle, an Italian tortano. I had seen another one on Toast a few years ago, back when I still dreamed about making these kinds [...]
Pretzels to Celebrate My Blogversary
January 7, 2008 By 21 Comments
Although my first post on this blog is from November 2005, I really count my blogging anniversary as January 7. Why, you may ask? Because January 7, 2006 is the day I realized that someone had left a comment on one of my posts. For the first time I understood that people were coming to [...]
Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze
December 29, 2007 By 7 Comments
On Christmas morning we wake up with the kids and look into the stockings and open presents. The kids are so excited we really can’t do much else before that! But after all that excitement is done, I usually go into the kitchen and bake the cinnamon rolls I started on Christmas Eve. In fact, [...]
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 [...]
