I pulled my copy of The Enchanted Broccoli Forest, by Mollie Katzen, off the shelf for the first time in years. It’s a treasure trove of healthy vegetarian comfort food recipes each accented with the author’s whimsical illustrations. Published in … Continue reading →
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Posted in Books, Vegetables
I’ve been on a nice run of baking successes lately, but had a doozie of a failure last night. I made rye bread that is better suited as a doorstop rather than as a consumable. I expected creating the rye … Continue reading →
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Posted in Books, Pure Failures
| Tagged Bread Matters
Whenever I need a good hearty laugh, I just click over to see the latest from Jen Yates at Cake Wrecks. Her world famous blog documenting “when professional cakes go hilariously wrong” is endlessly entertaining. Cake Wrecks is now available … Continue reading →
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This 2009 James Beard Award-winning book is the ultimate culinary idea generator. Have you ever wondered what foods are good match with fennel, or been stumped over what to do to take tonight’s pork tenderloin in a new flavor direction? The Flavor Bible … Continue reading →
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| Tagged Andrew Dorneberg, Karen Page
If The Cornbread Gospels missed your radar when it was released two years ago, you need to circle back around and catch this book. I picked up a copy because I flat-out love cornbread. Well actually, I love corn in … Continue reading →
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