I’ve been trying to slowly health-ify my eating habits, and have switched to using whole wheat flour instead of white flour. I think each has a place in the baking panoply, but for now I’m trying to only use whole wheat flour. More fibre per bite, and with my IBS, that can only be A…
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Memories of Meals Past…and Future, Because this Sandwich Bread Recipe is Just That Good!
A few weeks ago, I came across a recipe for a sandwich bread (Amish Sweet Bread) which the writer said sliced easily. I had yet to find the perfect homemade bread recipe (although I have figured out the perfect dinner roll) so I thought I’d try it out. It does make a sweeter bread, but you…
Blueberries Gone Bonkers: A Galette Story
This week my bake-a-long group is making Dorie Greenspan’s Summer-Market Galette, from her Baking Chez Moi cookbook. What’s a galette? It’s basically a free-form pie. How to make a galette: Take a pie crust (I suggest my recipe, ‘natch!), place it on a cookie tray, rolled out into a rough circle. Sprinkle a little flour…
Of Comfort Food & Waistlines: Rice Pudding & Spiced Hibiscus Syrup
This week, my online bake-a-long group is making the Rice Pudding with Spiced Hibiscus Syrup from Dorie Greenspan’s Baking Chez Moi cookbook. I have a lot meals out and celebrations planned this week, so I didn’t want to make a full batch of rice pudding (I mean, I did, but I thought of my waistline…
Enter the Unexpected: Life, Health, and Chocolate Cake
I’ve missed a few posts lately for my online bake-a-long group. Why? Life, really. A change of weather brought a never-ending headache with it, and when that finally went away (after a week!), my insomnia went rampant and left me completely sleepless for a night. After 36 hours without a wink of sleep during the…