Category Archives: from the oven

zucchini bread

my prettiest loaf ever

Baking successful loaves of bread fills me with an indescribable sense of pride. This one happens to be yummy AND pretty which makes me even happier.

zucchini bread

my prettiest loaf ever

Baking successful loaves of bread fills me with an indescribable sense of pride. This one happens to be yummy AND pretty which makes me even happier.

“mexican” granola

“mexican” granola, a photo by a_neelee on Flickr. I’m making spicy and non-spicy versions for the Austin Bakes for Bastrop sale on Saturday, October 1.

“mexican” granola

“mexican” granola, a photo by a_neelee on Flickr. I’m making spicy and non-spicy versions for the Austin Bakes for Bastrop sale on Saturday, October 1.

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baking check-in | potato bread

One of the reasons that I love to cook so much has very much to do with its tangible and fairly immediate results. There is little in life that delivers satisfaction for heart and soul and tummy so quickly. Even

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baking check-in | potato bread

One of the reasons that I love to cook so much has very much to do with its tangible and fairly immediate results. There is little in life that delivers satisfaction for heart and soul and tummy so quickly. Even

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sweet potatoes rock!

I LOVE sweet potatoes. I think they are fabulous – roasted, steamed, in stews, baked with a little butter and pretty much any way in between all those. My husband and daughter, on the other hand, could really do without

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sweet potatoes rock!

I LOVE sweet potatoes. I think they are fabulous – roasted, steamed, in stews, baked with a little butter and pretty much any way in between all those. My husband and daughter, on the other hand, could really do without

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making my own | wheat crackers

We eat a fair amount of crackers in the house and if I could cut that out of our regular grocery list with it would come the sodium, fat and preservatives that our bodies don’t need. I do my best

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making my own | wheat crackers

We eat a fair amount of crackers in the house and if I could cut that out of our regular grocery list with it would come the sodium, fat and preservatives that our bodies don’t need. I do my best

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bread challenge update: getting better at this

I have gotten infinitely better at this whole bread thing in the past couple of weeks! The biggest changes I made were to my frame of mind while baking. It has taken me till month-four to realize that I just

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bread challenge update: getting better at this

I have gotten infinitely better at this whole bread thing in the past couple of weeks! The biggest changes I made were to my frame of mind while baking. It has taken me till month-four to realize that I just

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i cheated this weekend

Quickie: I cheated. Friday was nuts and I spent all day trying to make a loaf of bread for the sandwich that I had been craving all week and then I had to leave and come back and leave again and

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i cheated this weekend

Quickie: I cheated. Friday was nuts and I spent all day trying to make a loaf of bread for the sandwich that I had been craving all week and then I had to leave and come back and leave again and

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on waiting | bread challenge check-in

It was a chilly day in Austin today – unusually cold with a bit of snow mixed in. We weren’t exactly snowed-in, but it was fun to pretend. We turned on the cozy fire, went out to play with the

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on waiting | bread challenge check-in

It was a chilly day in Austin today – unusually cold with a bit of snow mixed in. We weren’t exactly snowed-in, but it was fun to pretend. We turned on the cozy fire, went out to play with the

first two loaves

fear conquered.

I love to cook. I really do. There’s something gloriously methodical and soothing about being able to stop the thousand things that are crashing into each other in my head to make food. It fills the house with lovely smells,

first two loaves

fear conquered.

I love to cook. I really do. There’s something gloriously methodical and soothing about being able to stop the thousand things that are crashing into each other in my head to make food. It fills the house with lovely smells,