I’ll get straight to the point. Fococcia is the real reason January is bread month. This has been on my list of Must-Makes since I watched the “Fat” episode of Samin Nosrat’s show Salt Fat Acid Heat. I was reminded of this resolution early last year when I saw Brad and Samin make it on …
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Bread #2: German Wheat
Recently, I was fortunate enough to have a morning off to visit a friend. Knowing I am obsessed with all things German, she shared a bread recipe her German cousin wrote out for her during a visit to the U.S. After some deciphering and translating, we were able to modify and adapt the recipe to …
Bread #1: Basic White (Quick French)
Two days later, I am surprised this bread is still on the counter. We finished the first loaf within hours of its debut (out of the oven). The second loaf, we broke into, but managed to save 3/4 for the next day, partially to see how long it will last in the open air. A …
January is for Kneading
It took longer to pinpoint my theme for January. I have long been waiting to do breads for the start of the new year, but that is such a broad category. As “bread” has been a staple for the human diet since the beginning of time, it is one of the first, if not the …
A Year in Review – 2019
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:24-25 This was an eventful year for baking, eating, traveling, …
December Mini Loaves
Rather than make seven different posts about loaves, I will combine them for one post about seven loaf varieties. Every year for Christmas my mom and I take a day to escape from work and our crazy busy schedules to bake together. It is definitely a day I look forward to with the same anticipation …
Chocolate #3: Chocolate Truffle Cake
This 12 layered chocolate cake won second place in a Thanksgiving homemade dessert contest.
Chocolate #2: Chocolates (Tempered)
For every successful baker, learning how to temper chocolate is one of the key techniques to master. Until recently, I never understood why tempering was a challenging task or why it was so important to do correctly. If your goal is to make hard chocolates that will hold their shape, look professionally made and taste …
Chocolate #1: Apricot Thumbprint Chocolate Cookies
These sacher torte cookies go one step further.
“Novembers” | “Chocolate” = Same Thing
It took a little cheating, by making November plural, before Chocolate and November(s) had the same number of letters. Should I have tried any other languages? Spanish? Chocolate | Noviembre = Success! German? Schokolade | November = Nope. French? Chocolat | Novembre = Success! Italian? Cioccolato | Novembre = Nope. Aztec? Xocolatl | … = …
Food of the Month 