Pesto Parmesan Bread
Becca told me the other day that cheese breads were my jam. Sesame Cheddar, Basil...
Bavarian Nussstollen
This is really a variation on my Mom's Bavarian Nussstollen recipe from Breads From Betsy's...
Apricot Brie Boule
The other day, I made brie rye baguettes. I was just about to add apricots...
Sesame Cheddar Bread
Here's what my Mom had to say about it: "Without a doubt, this is one...
Za’atar Bread
Za'atar is a condiment made from a combination of dried herbs such as ground dried...
Knotted Onion Sage Rolls
I really love this bread. I was crestfallen when my family said they couldn't remember...
Sweet Cranberry Cashew Bread
I wish I could take a picture of the smell of bread. Especially today -...
Who am I kidding, they are all delicious!
Rolled Oat Pillow Rolls
Beer & Buckwheat Bread
Crispy Speckled Breadsticks
Celery Seed Herb Bread
Pretzels
Motley Multi-Seed & Grain Bread
Dark Cherry Chia Boule
Sun-dried Tomato & Onion Bread
Savory Portobello Bread #2
Sephardi Bread
Opa’s Energy Bars
Maple Millet Bread
Boston Brown Bread w/ Rum-soaked Currants
Jalapeño Cheddar Sandwich Bread
Bacon Whiskey 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
“Few tasks gratify me more than baking bread. A couple of times a week, I head for my warm, friendly kitchen, toss the ingredients together, knead the dough until it comes alive, and then leave it to rise. In a matter of hours, the bread is baking, filling the house with its intoxicating scent, soon afterward, I take my creation from the oven. The entire process feeds my soul as well as my body.” – Betsy Oppenneer, from The Bread Book
Cranberry Oatmeal Nut Bread
“Recently I’ve been in the mood to experiment with more yeast bread recipes, so I picked up The Bread Book by Betsy Oppenneer from the library … So many of the recipes in this book appealed to me, but I decided to start out with a breakfast bread that sounded perfect for toast.”
