Bread

Homemade crackers are extremely easy to make and the possible variations are endless. Just by simply substituting the ingredients, you can make… …Rye crackers …Rosemary olive oil crackers …Cheddar cheese crackers …Salt and vinegar crackers …Italian herb crackers …Poppy seed or sesame crackers …Garlic herb crackers …Parmesan garlic crackers …Goldfish crackers …Graham crackers Endless, I [...]

It really amuses me just how easy some things are. Well…once I realize how easy they are, that is. For some reason, I’ve always thought making crepes would be super difficult. But, then I started looking into their ingredients. How could something be difficult that was made up of such simple ingredients? If you’re anything [...]

Hi there! Just wanted to share I am starting my personal chef business back up after an extended maternity leave with Savannah. This means I will be cutting back my blog posts from three days to two days per week. My new post schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays. Wish me luck!  Oh, and give [...]

I hate dry and crumbly biscuits. I mean, carbs aside, what’s more satisfying than a moist, fluffy, warm biscuit? Mmm.  Smothered in butter. And honey.  Or gravy. There’s just no fighting it: homemade buttermilk biscuits are hard to resist. I somehow forget just how easy biscuits are to make. Now that I think about it, [...]

I have had it up to *here* with store-bought tortillas. Now, usually, homemade anything is better than store-bought.  Agreed? Sure, it’s easier to just drop a box of croutons or a bag of bagels into your cart at the store — or that jar of Alfredo sauce that’s on sale… But, is it better? Not [...]

Do you like potlucks? I do.  It gives me an opportunity to try out and share a new recipe, while also to see what other people like to share. Now, there is always the concern that people keep their food refrigerated and sanitary when cooking and sharing — but that’s another slightly obsessive issue of [...]

So, wouldn’t you know it? Just as soon as I decide to start watching what I’m eating in order to lose some of this “baby” fat, I start craving bread like crazy.  Like. Crazy. Baguettes.  Pizza Dough.  Scones.  Garlic Bread. And, now, Bagels! Can I just say how much I enjoy bagels?  They are just [...]

Believe it or not… I had never made scones before making these Cranberry Orange Scones.   I’ve always kinda kept my distance from scones.  Not sure exactly why — I guess I had written them off as “too dry” or “flavorless” or even “too difficult to make” (I mean, it is bread, after all). Man, [...]

So, I have shared with you my dream of opening a Pizza and Wine Bar in Austin.  Well, there’s a little more to that story… The Pizza and Wine Bar hasn’t always been a “Pizza and Wine Bar.” Instead, it actually started out as a bakery. Then, it turned into a cupcake shop.  (For the [...]

Let’s face it: there are some things in life that just make life better. Like new love, birds singing outside your window, fresh socks, a warm evening breeze or a baby’s laugh. Doesn’t the same, then, hold true for food? Like adding bacon, ice cream or garlic bread (when applicable, of course!) to what you’re [...]