I always wondered if homemade pita bread would be better than the dried-out stuff you get at the grocery store. The only problem? To make a real-deal pita you need a baking stone. I do not have one so this is more a Greek-pita fakeout but the dough recipes comes from the cookbook The Bread Bible by Beth […]
Fast Breads’ Dark Irish Soda Bread & Occasions Magazine’s Quick Artichoke & Crab Dip
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Last year I made my first Irish stew, Green Goddess Salad and a lime shamrock shake. With my mixer Rebel in the shop I wanted to make bread but had to do so without her help so I turned to the cookbook Fast Breads by Chronicle Books and discovered dark Irish soda bread. It was […]
Sunday Soup’s “Melt in Your Mouth” Beef and Barley Soup
Michael Chiarello’s Lasagnette
Super exciting, Michael tweeted me about this post: @suzieridler beautiful picture! happy you enjoyed it ;- I used to love watching Michael Chiarello‘s show Easy Entertaining on Food Network Canada. His relaxed west coast attitude towards food and life always made me feel right at home. When I had the chance to pick up a copy of Michael […]
The Bread Bible’s Rosemary Raisin Bread
This is so nice! I wrote Beth and told her about this post and she wrote back, “You are a great baker!!!!! I love the commentary…yes, it is an unusual bread. Keep on bakin’” Just had to share. When I won $500 worth of cookbooks from Raincoast Books and saw The Bread Bible by Beth Hensberger published […]
Maryana Vollstedt’s Bistro Stew
For me, one of the only consolations of winter is cooking a big pot of hearty stew. It is one of my ultimate comfort foods. When I saw that the cookbook The Big Book of Soups & Stews by Maryana Vollstedt published by Chronicle Books was on the list of books for me to choose from after winning Raincoast Books’ Cook […]
Carrot Soup Scented with Sesame and Chives by Betty Rosbottom
Halloween Giveaway!!! Two cookbooks for grabs!
CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED! For those of you who subscribe to my newsletter, you had secret knowledge this giveaway was coming! I am happy to announce that Raincoast Books sent me Quirk Books‘ The Geometry of Pasta and Gibbs Smith‘s Little Monsters Cookbook for a Halloween giveaway on my blog! The Geometry of Pasta is unlike any other book on pasta […]
