Bread

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 [...]

How could I post about my Homemade Chili and not also post about my Sweet Cornbread, right? Right. Like many things in my life, I am quite particular about my cornbread. I absolutely hate dry, crumbly, bland, stale cornbread. Well — maybe I should be more clear… I’ll eat it, but I won’t enjoy it. [...]

So…I have shared with you my goal to, one day, run a cute little pizza and wine bar… I have shared with you my love for pizza.  And sauces.  And Italian food… I have shared with you my passion for cooking… So, why — on earth — does my blog only have three pizza recipes [...]

Okay…so we have the cranberry sauce, the mashed potatoes and the green beans set for our Thanksgiving feast.  What next?  The stuffing, of course! I think this stuffing is the only reason I keep getting invited back to cook Thanksgiving dinner at our friends’ home.  I overheard Dustin speaking with our friends, Ty and V, [...]

I don’t really consider myself a baker. I’d like to be a baker. But, sadly, I’m not. After many an over-cooked muffin and un-risen bread loaf, I have come to accept this weakness of mine in the kitchen.   However, I still foolishly have aspirations to, one day, be the Barefoot Contessa run a small [...]

**Warning:** after reading this post and trying out this recipe, you will likely never go back to buying store-bought croutons again.  In fact, you will probably find it hard to believe you ever spent money on store-bought croutons in the first place. Inevitably, if I have guests over and I make a salad, I get [...]

When I find something good, I stick with it–especially when it comes to bread.  This is the case with my dough recipe. It’s wonderful. It makes great pizza dough. I have also used it for calzones. It’s so good that I’m afraid to tweek the recipe in any way so as not to anger it. [...]