There is a secret all of the bread loaf recipe writer don’t want you to know: You can use those very same recipes to make Rolls! Thats right, you could have been making glorious Rolls this whole time instead of boring old loafs. What a shame. So here is the deal, during the last phase […]
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This is another great recipe from Kylie Kwong’s book, Simple Chinese Cooking. The sauce is savory and sweet. It is similar to the sauce in the stir-fried chicken with honey and ginger recipe, except without the ginger. There is a trick to being able to slice the pork thin. If you stick it in the […]
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We have really been digging Kylie Kwong’s book, Simple Chinese Cooking. There are a lot of basic recipes that cover most of the flavors and ingredients in Chinese cooking. Previously we made the Cashew Chicken, which came out great. This time we tried the Chicken with Honey and Ginger. The sauce has a deeper, smokier […]
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I am a proud parent…of millions of Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis! I have successfully created a vigorous sourdough starter! Of course this comes with a bit of responsibility. Before you bake anything with it you have to refresh the start with some fresh flour and water the night before. I ended up with a bit of extra […]
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As I was saying, weekly pizza has become a tradition, one which almost always falls on a Friday. In fact, I am officially calling this tradition: Friday Pie Day! Last Friday I made two really good pizzas. The first was a Fig, Caramelized Onion and Goat Cheese pizza and this is the second pizza we […]
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We haven’t had as much time to cook recently… but the one thing we have been doing consistently is making and eating pizza. I have been making a bunch of pizzas and wanted to try to something a little different. This past Friday I tried making two different “innovative” pizzas. I will post the second […]
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I first learned about Saveur when I was visiting my uncle in Paris. He is a photographer and had just done a shoot for them and had a bunch of issues lying around. That was about 4 years ago and I have been subscribing ever since. I have always read each issue cover to cover, […]
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One of my favorite baking blogs is Baker’s Banter, which is written by the fine folks up at King Arthur Flour. I know I am only one sentence in, but I am going to side track onto flour prices… and food prices in general. KA flour is definitely more expensive. I can get a 5lbs […]
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So I know I am a little late to the “No-Knead Bread” party, but I am now a believer. I just got Lahey’s new book, My Bread. He is the guy that popularized this method. I know there is tons of stuff out there on making no-knead, but sometimes I just like books better. In […]
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So we don’t have cable. We have a nice, big HD tv, but no cable… and no Food Network. Luckily the PBS station near us has a great channel Create, filled with lots of good cooking shows. Even better, they have Made in Spain re-runs every night at 6:30! While Create may not have any […]
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