One of the best gifts I received this year was the gift of bread. No, I wasn’t given a loaf of bread, but I was given a tool that allowed me to bake the best bread of my life. Continue reading →
Favorite Recipes of 2011
Dec 31st, 2011 MiscellaneousRecommendations
Pumpkin-Maple Sourdough Cake
Welcome back to Doughvember! This week, Linda and I are giving away sourdough-related prizes, so keep reading if you’re interested in today’s giveaway. Have you had any sourdough adventures yet this month? I’m saving my bread baking for the second half of the month, but this week I decided to experiment with using sourdough starter to replace part of the flour and water in a simple pumpkin cake. Continue reading →
Welcome to Doughvember
Remember how I invited you on that sourdough journey in September? You were so patient with my daily updates as I created a new sourdough starter and demonstrated how to make a loaf of sourdough bread from scratch. Well, here we go again. Continue reading →
Butternut Squash Pudding for October Unprocessed
Today my guest post on Maple Butternut Pudding is being featured at Eating Rules as part of the October Unprocessed Challenge. I revamped one of my favorite Fall desserts, Butternut Squash Pudding, to make it suitable for the challenge. Head over to Eating Rules to see how it turned out.
Chocolate Hazelnut Panna Cotta
Oct 21st, 2011 DessertsMiscellaneous
Do you like to play around in the kitchen? Have you ever created a recipe so good it should have won a prize? Well I’ve got a contest for you. A handful of food blogger friends and I have teamed up with Pacific Natural Foods to be judges in the Everyday Chef Challenge – a fun and friendly recipe competition that any of you can enter. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs, including an 11-piece Le Creuset Cookware Set valued at $1000! Continue reading →
Wordless Wednesday: End-of-Summer Caprese Tart
Oct 5th, 2011 Main CoursesWordless Wednesday
While visiting my sister-in-law and niece in Oregon, I made this Caprese Tart with fresh cherry tomatoes, mozzarella and eggs from these chickens. The simple and delicious recipe is from Salty Seattle and can be found here.
Make Your Own Ketchup
Oct 3rd, 2011 October UnprocessedSauces and Dressings
If you’re participating in October Unprocessed this month or are just looking to cut some processed foods out of your diet, you might be wondering how to replace some of your favorite store-bought condiments. One condiment that I had never made myself was ketchup, so I decided to give it a try with a little help from a fellow food blogger. Continue reading →
