Bread

Pet Peeve of mine is when I buy a bag of pita chips, which is overpriced anyhow, and I bring it home and it is only a fourth of the way full.  The rest if air and half of the chips are crushed.  Not to mention, most of the times, the chips do not test …

As our friend Betsy says, “you have to make this”.  A few of you have emailed me asking for a post on the truffle-inspired brioche I used for that killer grilled cheese last week.  Your emails provoked me to make another batch over the weekend;  after all, I have to make sure the recipe for …

I was shooting some product for a client the other day and needed bread.  I searched for a gorgeous loaf that was photo worthy but couldn’t find one at the market.    I did the next best thing, I baked a loaf of this English Muffin Bread.  Then I decided not to keep it so …

I have a feeling this recipe for Zucchini Mascarpone Cheese Flatbread is going to become a regular habit in our kitchen.  Have you noticed a huge increase in vegetable inspired dishes lately?  We have been trying to eat more of a vegetarian diet, which I find kind of challenging.  The reasoning is that most vegetarian …

There aren’t many “baking food blogging” events that I get a chance to participate in recently, due to work schedules or waistlines!  One that I do not like to miss is World Nutella Day.  Who doesn’t love Nutella?  Am I right?  The brainchildren behind World Nutella Day are Michelle of Bleeding Espresso and Sara of Ms. Adventures …

This recipe for pumpkin pull-apart bread is one of my favorite fall baking projects.  It has all the flavors that I associate with warmth.  Pumpkin, cardamom or cinnamon, vanilla, and maple.  I have been making a few versions of savory pull-apart bread for awhile.  Every time I bake a loaf of pull-apart bread, I keep thinking …

We are sitting in sunny California, trying to get into the holiday spirit.  It hard when the skies are blue, and temperatures are in the 70’s.  I know I shouldn’t be complaining.  This time of the year, I want to see flakes of snow outside my office window, and a big cup of hot cocoa …