This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Red Star Yeast. As always, all opinions expressed are my own. I love molasses… Especially dark molasses. Given the choice between light and dark brown sugar (which is really just white sugar flavored with molasses), I will always take the dark brown sugar. And, when…
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Red Star Yeast. As always, all opinions expressed are my own. Lately, I find myself drawn to bread recipes that require no kneading. It’s not that I’m opposed to kneading, not at all. But, it always seems to work out that I am elbow…
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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Red Star Yeast. As always, all opnions expressed are my own. I always enjoy getting emails from readers who have tried the recipes I feature here or who have questions about how to prepare a paritcular dish. I started sharing my recipes here over four…
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Valentine’s Day will likely be a bit different at my house this year. You see, I haven’t gotten brave enough to leave the little girl with a babysitter yet. I’m working up to it gradually, but I’m just not ready. I’m sure she’d do just fine, but I’m not sure I would do nearly as well. So,…
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For this Kitchen Bootcamp challenge, I asked everyone to spend some time in the kitchen getting familiar with yeast breads… Many of you know that I love to bake, and baking with yeast is pretty high up there on my list. While a new baby has kept me from doing as much baking for this challenge as I…
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Pumpkin season is officially here, and I can’t tell you how happy that makes me! If you are a regular reader, you’ve most likely already figured out that I’m big fan of the fall, and I especially love pumpkin. I put it in just about everything – from cookies and cupcakes to pasta and beef…
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Since I chose yeast breads for the current Kitchen Bootcamp challenge, I thought it was only appropriate that I try a few new bread recipes in my own kitchen. I decided to start with the sandwich bead recipe from The New Best Recipe. I had good intentions of simply following the recipe, but as I…
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Time for a new Kitchen Bootcamp challenge! Since I will be otherwise occupied towards the end of September and the beginning of October, I have opted to do an extended challenge this time around… But, I think it’s a good one! With the arrival of fall comes the arrival of baking season. In the heat…
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I haven’t been getting a lot of baking done in the last few weeks… The hot weather itself is enough to keep me from wanting to heat up the kitchen. And, life at my house has been rather interesting, as well. Between the joys of being close to the end of my pregnancy, our doggy…
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I get a lot of questions about the various kitchen tools and appliances that I use… And, I find that that my posts on baking with yeast seem to draw the most questions. It seems to me that a lot of people would love to start baking, especially with yeast, but aren’t ready to commit to a large purchase,…
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