Cheese Bread has been a favorite at my family’s table for decades. Tender and flavorful this bread is delicious served with ham, turkey or most any family or festive dinner. Shape this lovely dough into braided loaves or, if you prefer, round pull-apart rolls to serve for brunch, dinner or an afternoon snack.
Thin and crispy, these breadsticks, or grissini, are deliciously studded with herbs, seeds or cheese and baked to a golden brown. Arrange them in a tall glass for a pretty and inviting appetizer.
Top these beautiful autumn inspired crackers with pumpkin seeds, black sesame seeds or even brown sugar to punctuate their seasonal appeal. Served with gruyere and thinly sliced apples or pears, these make a delicious appetizer or snack.
The addition of mature sourdough starter to these flatbread crackers adds an element of soul. There is an attractive artisanal quality to the large irregular cracker leaves, browned to a golden hue on the edges, flecked with choice bits of herb, cheese, seeds or salt on its surface.
This is not exactly a recipe. It’s more like a memory. Or maybe a mindset, intent on those old-fashioned basics, pared down and well executed. And it’s not exactly news. It’s been written about by food bloggers everywhere, some who have great thoughts on the matter, some who get right […]
Dad’s Plain Bread Stuffing is home cooking at its best. It takes a basic recipe from an old cookbook and, without any special ingredients, creates a side dish that always earns compliments.
The look and feel of the shop was everything I aspire to in my own kitchen; organized while being generous, interesting yet at the same time useful, efficient but full of texture and fragrance.
The brown sugar sweetness of those golden pumpkin bread slices is a perfect counterpoint to the tart cranberry sauce and the salty strips of bacon leftover from our Thanksgiving feast. Beneath it all an abundance of sliced turkey tastes rich and satisfying on the Best Turkey Sandwich ever.
This rich soup is a traditional Spanish recipe made with stale pieces of rustic bread, garlic, olive oil and salt. White Gazpacho, or Ajo Blanco, is quite flavorful and best served cool and in small portions. Add it to the menu for your next picnic and enjoy a sunny taste of Spain.
The sky has been gray and stormy for the beginning of Holy Week in the Pacific Northwest. It is the perfect atmosphere for introspection…
It wasn’t until about a year ago that I was introduced to my first bite of Bread Pudding. I had heard of it but it didn’t sound all that appealing to me for some reason. Maybe it was the idea that it was made from stale bread. Maybe it was […]
Ever since I made Java Monkey Muffins a few weeks ago I have been thinking about the taste of banana bread laced with the flavor of coconut and a hint of ginger. I have been wondering why I haven’t happened across more recipes with that flavor combination. Suddenly, to me, […]