baking adventures: almond peach deliciousness

Instead of doing, say, laundry, or anything else on my constructive to-do list for the day, I baked. No recipe, just a few ingredients, a food processor, some over-zealousness, and the oven. Combine: brioche dough a ripe peach all the almonds you can find in the cupboard (your husband ate the rest) an egg sugar […]

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kitchen goodies

Why do I torture myself? I keep thinking of ideas for delicious things to bake, but they all require baking dishes that I do not own. So I obviously need them, right? Nor Pro Porcelain Ramekins 6pc set How do I not own ramekins? Strange. Wilton Excelle Elite 4-Inch Round Tart/Quiche Pan, Set of 6 […]

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garden update, june 29

After a week with temperatures in the 80s and 90s, this morning is a cloudy 62 degrees. While my peppers and tomatoes have enjoyed the heat, I think my lettuce is much happier today. My rosemary is still thriving (it lasted all winter inside!) and my Italian flat-leaf parsley is making a healthy comeback after […]

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baking adventures: brioche

Yesterday I woke up earlier than I wanted, so I did the obvious: mixed up a batch of brioche dough, left it to rise, and went back to bed. Two hours later I was ready to face the day, and my bread dough was ready to go in the fridge. Everyone wins! The recipe I […]

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my new garbage disposal

A few weeks ago I mentioned that we ordered some worms for our compost bin! The shipping and customer service have been great from Red Worm Composting. The worms arrived during a crazy busy week at my house. My husband got home from a 14-hour day (I was still at a 16-hour work day), unpacked […]

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in defense of rhubarb: a baker's haterfesto

Ok, I need to set the record straight. I am being viciously attacked for my rhubarb-to-sugar ratio in my recipe for rhubarb crisp. Generic Nameless “Friends” have been comparing my recipe to other rhubarb recipes (some not even crisps! some containing Jello!) and blaming me for their own baking failures. My recipe is based on […]

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stuffed mushrooms with herbs and goat cheese (with bonus pasta!)

My relationship with mushrooms is complicated. While I love them, I tend to buy them without specific dishes in mind, find them in the fridge a week or two later, hem and haw over whether or not they will kill me if I eat them, then end up throwing them away in a fit of […]

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what a difference two days makes

Especially when those two days are over 90 degrees. June 21: June 23: The peppers are still growing, though I’ve lost some new buds to the aphid invasion. I took several trips outside to pick off all the aphids I could find. Hopefully I have headed them off!

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lavash crackers

It was too hot for heavy bread, so I made crackers, instead! Tomorrow I can have them with some kind of salsa or tapenade or tabbouleh for lunch. Lavash crackers (also called Armenian flatbread) are made from a yeast-leavened dough that is rolled flat, seasoned, and baked until crisp. This particular recipe also helped me […]

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rhubarb squares

My friend, Erin, made these Go Anywhere Rhubarb Squares a while back and highly recommended them. As I still had some leftover rhubarb from my giant farmers market haul and my husband wasn’t home to ask for rhubarb crisp, I decided to give them a try! They start with a shortbread/sugar cookie-type crust which is […]

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