July 10, 2020
After watching bread week on The Great British Bake Off, I longed for the waft of bread baking in the oven. The rainy day made for the perfect opportunity. That and I have bread on the grocery list. Inspired by the simplicity of this guy’s video and recipe, I made Read more…
May 13, 2020
I thought I made this up. The idea was born in my brain and not in a Google search. Then I searched it and a few folks had thought of it, though mostly it was a reposting of the same recipe by The Nosher/My Jewish Learning by on several different Read more…
April 18, 2020
I guess making bread is officially a quarantine thing. And how wonderful is that! I am certainly enjoying my foray into bread making–and learning a lot about manipulating dough, something that helped this loaf be a big success. And this recipe is pretty easy. Check out the first rise… 👀 Read more…
April 11, 2020
I can’t just let some fantastic pickles sit there in the fridge. And since I processed the rest of those over-cooked slow cooker veggies, turning them into veggie burgers, I needed some buns, hun. So after a quick search, this recipe for pretzel buns. Though they didn’t rock my world Read more…
March 26, 2020
I decided to make a loaf of bread late last night–because why the heck not? Now that mornings are basically this: I used this recipe… but I definitely didn’t allow it to prove enough. These dough balls should have been oozing out of the pan. But it’d be a mini-loaf. Read more…
March 16, 2020
Growing up, St. Patrick’s Day was another reason to celebrate with a bakery cake. My mother dressed me and my siblings up celebrate our Irish heritage with dorkish results. Here is me and my brother dressed to the nines one such St. Patrick’s Day. Today I still like to honor Read more…
December 27, 2019
A reoccurring topic of conversation at family get-togethers is the state of film today. How the young have swiftly diminishing means of experiencing depth and quality, the depth and quality that marked our upbringing, the endless pool of movie references we speak like a language. I bring this up because Read more…
July 22, 2019
I want desperately to be gone, yet here I am thanks to a terrible decision to teach summer school. So while I lay low, some home stuff. Like the strange orange glow that lured me out of my apartment. Magic. Pancakes are an easy dinner, especially when you don’t want Read more…
June 9, 2019
Pie is not really my thing, but it’s now berry season! And I have had this Willams Sonoma Flag Pie Top crust-cutter for quite some time. After a visit to my neighborhood farmers market and picking some beautiful strawberries, I busted it out. Plus, I was totally sure today, Sunday Read more…
May 20, 2019
Wanting to level-up my dough skills, I bought a 4 ounce jar of active dry yeast. To start my mission, cinnamon buns. I used Chocolate Covered Kate’s recipe as my inspiration. Yeast getting its feeding on. The dough before it rose (left). And after (right). It was a beautiful, buoyant Read more…
March 17, 2019
Arya is one of my favorite characters on Game of Thrones. She is a petite spitfire who makes lists and takes care of business, just like me. She also cooks up a mean pie of Walter Frey’s moron sons in Season 6 right before cutting his throat, giving us a Read more…
February 17, 2013
I’ve never had Monkey Bread before. But I’ve made dough. So surely I was able to take the dough and drench it in Earth Balance, sugar and cinnamon. Using this recipe from Yes, I Want Cake, it was fool-proof and deceivingly easy! Cutting the dough into little chunks, immersing each in Read more…
August 23, 2010
On sunny Sunday, August 1, 2010, I found inspiration in the pages of The Electrician‘s omnivorous cook books as he manually labored in his yard. A proper vegan bunch! Complete with the works: traditional brunch staples, both sweet and savory, served on vintage China and vividly colored fabric with tasty Read more…
October 10, 2009
I’ve long wanted to visit Mexico to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. And this year I am! I will be heading to Guadalajara and staying with friends before heading to Guanajuato to take part in the sacred festival of the departed. Though I am only slightly disappointed that we won’t Read more…
September 11, 2009
I’ve had Bryant Terry’s Vegan Soul Kitchen for quite some time, holding out for a day just like today. Today, in Brooklyn, it rained the entire day. With a premature autumn breeze jet-streaming down the railroad on Olive street and backed by my iTunes on roommate’s-not-home volume, I ventured to Read more…