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Blue Cheese Pear Bread
Was thinking about sliced pears and blue cheese on whole wheat crackers the other day....
Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins
These aren't your ordinary blueberry muffins... they pack a full flavor and a light but...
Bagels with Rabbi Jonathan
I recently spent some time making bagels with Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein of Temple Sinai in...
Rosemary Raisin Bread
Something magical happens when you open the oven and smell the powerful aroma of baked...
Maple Millet Bread
Simple, sweet, and smooth. Not much more to say than that, really. Except that it...
Burnt Sweet Potato Bread
A while back, my wife was making some sweet potatoes. She left them in the...
Rolled Oat Pillow Rolls
"They have a pleasing mouth feel." Real quote from my sister-in-law Colleen. She's a horticulturist....
Who am I kidding, they are all delicious!
Basil Havarti Bread
Rosemary Raisin Bread
Mark & Mom’s Panettone Recipes
Pesto Parmesan Bread
Sesame Cheddar Bread
Gooey Gloppy Cinnamon Rolls
Millet Molasses Bread
Za’atar Bread
Parmesan Potato Bread
Red Wine Sourdough
Too Many Bits Bread
Mandarin Orange Wreath Bread
Raisin Curry Bread
Blueberry Buckwheat Muffins
Turtle Bean & Black Pepper Crisps
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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Kitchen Quips, Quotes & Testimonials
I was the first draft editor for The Bread Book, my mom’s grand opus. In one of her recipes, she was trying to convey the idea that the dough should be shaped into strands for the second rise. Unfortunately, she used a phrase like “The dough should be long and flaccid” which is evocative of something quite different from dough. She blamed the thesaurus…
“Bread is extremely personal. Three people can follow the same recipe and end up with three entirely different masterpieces. The way each person measures (or doesn’t measure), the method of mixing ingredients, the length of time bread is kneaded, the method of kneading, the types of pans, the weather, the oven, etc., affects the final product. Each bread is uniquely yours and no one else can make it the way you do!”
— Betsy Oppenneer
