Category: Bread
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Easy, peasy,…
…one, two, three-sy! When you’ve been around as long as I have, it’s hard to keep a straight face with some dish or recipe is pushed out on Instagram, or some other platform, as new or revolutionary or viral or whatever hype a content creator can think of. For example, Jimmy Carter was inaugurated in…
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Pucker up!!!
When Peter, Paul, and Mary wrote “but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat”, it’s quite obvious that they were born way too soon to have tasted Matt Adlard’s Lemon Loaf Cake. With a neighbor in hospital who likes lemon, and with a brother and sister-in-law who grow them, I’m always on…
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When “French” isn’t French!
A friend and contemporary, whom I just happened to meet over breakfast several years back, graciously gave me a book entitled “1001 Foods to Die For”. One of the interesting characteristics of most entries is the history of that particular item. I like history, and it seems only natural, to me at least, to occasionally…
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If a Stromboli walked into Delmonico’s!
Being only recently introduced to Stromboli (scrolling Instagram food posts is what we do when it’s too hot to be outside, right?), I’ve now tackled it a couple of times, and it immediately took a slot in my rotation. The ease with which Stromboli come together epitomizes Giada De Laurentiis’ “Everyday Italian” trademark. It’s easy,…
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Old favorite, new spin!
If I’ve talked about Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan) before, forgive me, but it’s an all-time favorite. It’s my go-to when I have a craving for some buttery toast with breakfast, some French toast with berries and lemon drizzle, or maybe a BLT (extra bacon, of course) or PB&J. So adaptable, and so good. The advent…
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Avocado Bread
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, along comes this gem. I debated calling this “Things I learned from Instagram”, since this delightful recipe was published to social media by B. Dylan Hollis (@bdylanhollis). He found it in a 1973 cookbook, and once you see how unusual and fun and easy it is, you’ll understand…
never 2 old 2 start cooking 