So the last week of October is upon us, and I just realized I have not baked a single pumpkin creation yet! I blame the 80 degree weather…oh, California, how I love thee.
Anyway, in honor of Halloween, and autumn, and my birthday (which is today!) I give you my first pumpkin recipe of the season: [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘bread’
October 27, 2009
Maple-y Pumpkin Loaf
August 18, 2009
Fig, Brie, and Spinach Sandwiches
Do you ever feel fancy? Patent leather Mary Janes when you’re three, tea parties in second grade, senior prom, dinner date in the big city…that kind of fancy.
Spinach is fancy because Popeye eats it, and he’s a cute sailor. Brie is fancy because it’s creamy and rich. Figs are fancy because they look like jewels [...]
August 9, 2009
Authentic Swiss Fondue
One of my very best friends in the world was born and spent his childhood in Bern, Switzerland. Sergej is, by default, a master of many traditional Swiss recipes, one of which is this delicious fondue. He recently came over one evening and taught me how to make it…and now, darling reader, you better be [...]
August 5, 2009
Pita Bread
I got a pocket got a pocket full of … deliciousness!
Pita bread is incredibly easy and incredibly fast to make! I’ve always loved pitas stuffed with sandwich ingredients – they’re less messy and fun to eat. In fact, this year’s favorite summer sandwich (I usually find a new favorite every year) has been a pita [...]
July 22, 2009
“Famous” No-Knead Bread
If you’re a reader of food blogs or the NY Times, you’ve probably heard of this recipe – Jim Lahey of NYC’s Sullivan Street Bakery was featured in a 2006 article, and the rest is history. The news of a bread that you don’t have to knead – so easy a preschooler could make it [...]
June 16, 2009
My Favorite Pizza Dough Recipe
I first made this dough in July 2008 when my now-boyfriend came over for dinner. Even though we burnt it that night, we knew we had found an amazing recipe, because it was still delicious. Since then, we have used this recipe over and over for lots of pizza nights, cooked both on the grill [...]
June 14, 2009
Deli-Style Rye Bread
There are a lot of foods that are plentiful on the East Coast but scarce (or incomparable) on the West Coast. Among these are bagels, mozzarella cheese, pizza…and rye bread. In winter 2007 my grandma (who is from Vermont) came to stay at our house for a few months, and whenever my mom went to [...]
