April 13th, 2010
This weekend was the perfect weekend for baking. It was pouring hard outside, so I cozied up inside and baked these banana muffins. Banana bread is generally a good thing but I’ve found it slightly confusing to decide on a recipe when there are hundreds of options out there. I kind of randomly chose a recipe while searching through epicurious and got lucky because these banana muffins with macadamia nuts and coconut are definitely a good thing.
November 11th, 2009
I’ve been very drawn to bread baking lately. I’ve always been a sucker for home made bread and have been through quite a few experiments with it. I’ve tried potato bread, sandwich loaves, french bread, but never found my attempts to be amazingly successful. I think the problem was that I never really learned the tricks to bread making – it turns out the tricks are pretty important.
September 21st, 2009
I love making pizza – I love any home-made bread. The smell of yeasty goodness is intoxicating and what is so great about pizza is the endless combinations and possibilities. Tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella and basil – perfect! Sausage and caramelized onions – yes please! A layer of tomato sauce, a slathering of emerald pesto, some freshly grated mozzarella and thinly sliced heirloom tomatoes – my new favorite!
