In my quest to make most of our bread from scratch I have given both the bread machine and our local library a workout. I went a bit overboard and requested maybe 25 or so titles on bread machines. Some were painfully dated (the early 90's) and some were just badly written. A few have… Continue reading Sandwich Bread from Bread Machines For Dummies
Category: cooking
Meals and whatnot.
Almond Pesto from Saveur Easy Italian
For Mother's Day Dinner I adapted a recipe out of SAVEUR's recently released "SAVEUR Easy Italian", a cookbook released as an iPad app. Being that is an e-book, each recipe has its own full color photo and are well laid out for easy reading. The book is laid out into sections covering 30 recipes that… Continue reading Almond Pesto from Saveur Easy Italian
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
For dessert tonight I picked fresh rhubarb out of our backyard. Ours produce thin stalks, much different from the big over grown ones you find in stores. Tender and tastier, they cook quickly. Just be sure to toss the leaves if you grow your own, they should not be eaten. Plated with extra fresh berries.....… Continue reading Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar & Pecans
Cooking from the Farmers' Market (Williams-Sonoma) is being released next month in paperback (it has been out for awhile in hard cover). A lushly photographed cookbook, it will inspire you to get up early every Saturday morning to get the goodies. Our local market doesn't open for another month (boo!) but we have ones nearby… Continue reading Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Brown Sugar & Pecans