Parenting Challenges …
Parenting goes like this: Kid: What are these things? Dad: Bananas. Kid: OH MY GOD!!!! BANANAS ARE THE MOST AWESOME …
Category Archives: Baking
SHAKSHUKA!
I “discovered” this dish when going through the spectacularly awesome cookbook Jerusalem which has become a sort of go to for …
Whole Wheat Bread (with honey!)
There is nothing snarky or funny I can think of to say about whole wheat bread. It is in my …
Masterchef (or not)
I have been watching Masterchef and on a lark (actually on a day when I had been sampling a new …
Son of a Peach (Pie)
Here in southern California we’re right smack dab in the middle of peach season. I know this because I can …
You Must Be Able to Do This: Pizza Dough
There are few things that offer as many possibilities as pizza. From a simple cheese pizza to the freakish concoctions …
How to Turn Honest People into Scheming, Sneaky Thieves: Ginger Molasses Cookies
One fine day, I was in the store and I saw a box of gingersnap cookies. For about the next …
Motherfudging Brownies
Yeah, you used to be on a diet. Kiss that goodbye. There are two different kinds of brownies, the cake …
Is 4000 B.C. Old School Enough for You? (Sourdough Bread)
Archaeologists tell us that the first evidence of people using yeast to leaven bread appears about 4000 BC in Egypt. …
Getting started with a Sourdough Starter
It seems like every recipe for bread starts with 2 packages of active dried yeast. It came as a revelation …
