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. Continue reading »
Category Archives: from the oven
recipe: chipotle-honey granola
CHIPOTLE-HONEY GRANOLA 1 1/2 cups of oats 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds 1/4 cup raw sunflower seeds 1/4 cup raw peanuts 1/4 cup slivered or roughly chopped almonds 1/4 cup of honey 2 tablespoons of oil 1/2 teaspoon pureed chipotle * Toss all the dry ingredients together and place on a rimmed baking sheet that … Continue reading »
“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. Continue reading »
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 the simplest of efforts appeases and comforts a famished belly. Baking on the other hand, … Continue reading »
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 it. I tried all sorts of things over the fall in hopes of turning them … Continue reading »
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 to buy organic when it comes to packaged and processed food, but that can get … Continue reading »
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 need to s-l-o-w d-o-w-n and be more patient with the bread-rising stages (and life). I … Continue reading »
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 then my loaf of bread sucked. Had my sandwich on Saturday afternoon with mediocre store-bought … Continue reading »
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 icy “snow” for a bit, came in periodically to check on our rising bread dough … Continue reading »
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, there’s a rhythm and, if all goes well, there is a clearly marked beginning and … Continue reading »
