Basil Havarti Bread
Earlier today, I was making some Sesame Cheddar bread with diced manzanilla (my wife's favorite)...
Gooey Gloppy Cinnamon Rolls
"Gooey, gloppy, cinnamon rolls are so hard to resist. The rolls are baked in a...
Pretzels
From the pre-publication notes of my Mom's Bread Book (the book editor took out the part...
Parmesan Potato Bread
[gallery link="none" columns="2" size="full" ids="683,681"] Did you know? The words company, accompany, and companion come...
Stealthy Healthy Bread
I've been hoping that my 12 year old would try one of my recent multigrain...
Cardamom Brioche
My Mom's introduction from Bread's From Betsy's Kitchen: The classic French Brioche is a marvelous...
Gluten-Free Mostly Morning Glory Muffins
This recipe is inspired by Pam McKinstry's 1978 recipe for Morning Glory muffins (named after...
Who am I kidding, they are all delicious!
Olive Feta Mint Bread
Buttermilk Black Bean Bread
Sephardi Bread
Gluten-Free Mostly Morning Glory Muffins
Creamy Sausage Strata w/ homemade bread
Boston Brown Bread w/ Rum-soaked Currants
Pita Bread
Buttermilk Müesli Bread
Stump City Red Braid
No-Knead Parker House Rolls
Cranberry Flaxseed Boule
Chipotle Fig Baguettes
Gooey Gloppy Cinnamon Rolls
Black Rice Olive Bread
Maple Millet Bread
From the Blue Bowl Breads Blog
Foodie Friends: Good Company
June 4, 2018
I have mentioned elsewhere on this site that "the words company, accompany, and companion come from the root words com-...
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Bake America Great Again
March 4, 2018
Think about it: people happily eating quality bread, their mouths so full they won't be able to talk politics. I think you'd find that we'd all get along quite nicely that way. Now that would make America great again.
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The magic of Christkindlesmarkt
November 28, 2017
There, in the Hauptmarkt we would experience the magic of Christkindlesmarkt...
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The Spice of Life (or a Bottle of Mom Magic)
August 11, 2017
That night, I had strange dreams and remember tossing about and not getting a wink of quality sleep. Something wasn't right. When I woke up, I knew exactly what was off. The spices.
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Cold Veggie Pizza
May 29, 2017
When I was 17 years old, I worked in the kitchen at Camp Orkila on Orcas Island with a woman named Kris Parker who taught me the ancient technique of making cold pizza...
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Kitchen Quips, Quotes & Testimonials
From 2000 to 2006 or so, my Mom had a recipe of the month post on her Breadworks, Inc. website. I was perusing the recipes the other day and came across this gem:
Now that’s a recipe worth sharing!
My Mom, Betsy Oppenneer, was a red-headed Southern Belle from Sautee Nacoochee, GA. She and Dad moved around a lot eventually settling in New Hampshire. Well, you can take a girl out of the south, but you can’t take the South out of the girl. Here’s a note I left her while editing her cookbook The Bread Book circa 1993…
“Personal note from me. Do you realize that you always capitalize South but never North or East? Are you trying to declare the South’s supremacy?”
