First off, I’m betting a lot of people you know have been climbing on the Gluten-Free bandwagon lately. It may even be you! But, what does it all even *mean*? What is Gluten? Gluten is a protein found in many grains that is responsible for helping bread products hold their shape as they expand. Think…
Recipe Post: Cauliflower Cheese Pie
My father, a proud British man and a pretty decent plain-cook in his own right, had an absolute passion for making and eating Cauliflower Cheese Pie (which is of course a casserole, not a pie, but that was its name and that’s what I shall continue to call it). He also had quite a preference…
Recipe Post: Soft Dinner Rolls
These rolls are the softest, fluffiest, most delicious bread product I have ever made…and I have made a LOT of bread over the years! Slathered with softened salted butter, it was extremely difficult to stop myself from eating them one after the other until they were gone. I baked these off in a glass baking…
Back to Basics: Measuring versus Weighing your ingredients
Show of hands, please: have you ever tried to take a recipe that goes by weight and tried to convert it into cups, or vice versa? Did that recipe work out for you or did it leave something to be desired? If it was a success, then HOORAY for you! Gold star on the fridge by…
Recipe Post: Slow Cooker Versatile Vegetable Soup
There’s something about these shorter days and longer nights, and the cold, damp wind that seeps through every crack and crevice of your home to nip at your ankles and make you randomly shiver. It’s definitely time to put away the shorts, tank tops, and flip flops of our recent long, hot summer, and haul…
Meyer Lemons: Summer’s Promise in Winter
If anyone has been reading my blog for more than a year, you will know that I go positively loony when Meyer lemons become available in the stores again. These little jewel-like drops of citrus sunshine remind me every year that, as crappy a winter as we may be having in this part of the…
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