I’m starting to get the feeling that, when my surgeon told me my recovery from surgery would be 6-8 weeks, he wasn’t joking! I am doing quite well, all things considered… And, I am gradually feeling better each day, but there is still quite a long road in front of me! So, I am feeling…
For a lot of people (many of you who leave comments!), when it comes to baking bread, it seems like “yeast” is a bad word. Well, I’m here to change that! As I mentioned last week, I have decided to write a mini-series on the basics of bread baking… I’m hoping to take the fear…
This week, I thought I’d kick off a mini-series on the basics of baking homemade bread. I get a lot of questions and comments about bread baking, and I’ve noticed a theme… A lot of people are intimidated by it! I totally understand that. Until a year or two ago, I was also pretty intimidated…
If you ask anyone in my family, they will tell you that these are the ultimate dinner rolls. But, I can’t really take credit for them. These are my grandmother’s famous rolls… Whenever we would have get togethers with the whole family, she would make a big batch of these rolls. They were a holiday staple for years. My brother…
Lately I’ve been trying to incorporate sourdough starter into my recipes… Take my sourdough cinnamon rolls, for example. I ordered some sourdough starter from King Arthur Flour in the fall, and I’ve been doing my best to keep it going ever since. Fortunately, much like my houseplants (that I’ve been trying to kill unsuccessfully for…
It’s time for my Friday Favorites, again… I’m not feeling so chatty this week, so we’ll just get right to it! Easter is right around the corner… And, when I think Easter, I think of peanut butter eggs! I can’t wait to try these Homemade Peanut Butter Easter Eggs from Confessions of a Cookbook Queen!…
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake. I was really excited when I saw this month’s Daring Bakers challenge. I love making yeast breads. I’m also a big fan of coffee…
Another week has come and gone! It’s hard to believe it. After enjoying the gorgeous weather last weekend while I was in New York City for a few days, it has gotten cold and rainy again… In fact, we are supposed to have lows in the 20s overnight and I’ve seen some flurries. That’s not really my…
I’ve mentioned many times that one of my favorite reasons for blogging is the community. My experience has been that the food blogging community is so warm and welcoming, and I have made many great friends in the few years that I’ve been blogging. One of my favorite bloggers (you’ve seen her in my Friday…
It seems that no matter how often I make banana bread, we always seem to have a few brown bananas hanging out on the kitchen counter. Sometimes I put them in the freezer for later, but then I end up with a giant collection of frozen black bananas in my freezer. Don’t get me wrong, I…
