Category Archives for bread
Peanut Butter Bread, new favorite breakfast
My housemate, Christa (of the Turkey Chili Rice fame) gave me a wonderful old cookbook for Christmas: Good Housekeeping’s Book of Menus, Recipes, and Household Discoveries, from 1922. The binding is delicate, the pages yellowed, and it has the great … Continue reading
Sneak Peeks: Baking to come!
I have a full day of baking ahead of me, one of my favorite ways to spend a day off. I thought I’d give you all a little sneak peek, to tempt you about the exciting things that will be … Continue reading
Quintessential Summer Dinner: BBQ Chicken, Potato Salad, Corn, and Biscuits
I told you I ate a lot of great food in San Diego. The best part of my trip was being able to enjoy awesome meals with my family and friends. There is something perfect, something I miss everyday living … Continue reading
King Arthur’s Blitz Bread, or Ghetto Foccaccia
Most of the time, I enjoy cooking projects that are complicated, things that involve many steps and often bewildering instructions. I did recently try to make sourdough from my own starter, which, sadly, was an utter disaster. I’ve been dreaming … Continue reading
Sun-dried Tomato and Caramelized Onion Scones
There is a little bakery across the street that consistently makes the Jamaica Plain’s Best list as the best local bakery, and frankly, I have no idea why. Sure, they make vegan cupcakes, and JP is just the sort of … Continue reading
Semolina Wheat Bread
Baking bread is one of those things that is really hard to find time to do when you’re in grad school. I am very rarely home for more than two hours at a time, and even the famed No-Knead bread … Continue reading
Only the blog has been neglected, my stomach remains satisfied
Oh the neglect. I must apologize to whatever readers remain. The past few weeks have been stressful, exciting, busy, exhausting, fantastic, and terrifying. This being a student again thing is turning out to be more intense than I expected. My … Continue reading
What to eat with meat? Potato Salad and Cornbread!
It took me weeks to decide what to serve alongside all that meat at our cookout party on Saturday. I pored over all my cooking magazines and did numerous epicurious searches. There are so many picnic options I was having … Continue reading
Better Bread: The Experiment Continues
After my last disastrous loaf, I knew I just had to get back on the proverbial horse and try again. This time around, I decided to continue the project I began last winter and try to learn the fundamentals of … Continue reading
Aish bel lahm and broccoli bil banadura
The Middle Eastern Cookbook has been sitting on my shelf virtually untouched for many, many months. Everytime I’m tempted to experiment from its pages, I’m put off by the ingredients I don’t have and, frankly, the less than appetizing pictures. … Continue reading
