This school year I’ve spent more than a little time making bread for my daughter Eliza’s sandwiches. Tessa, my younger daughter — the one who wants to be a chef someday — refuses to eat sandwiches. …
Goat Cheese Redemption | Goat Cheese Galette
Apple Raid | Frozen Apple Pie Pucks
Take advantage of large apple harvests by creating frozen apple pie pucks ready to bake straight from the freezer on a moment’s notice.
I feel winter coming. Every day we’re losing three-and-a-half minutes of sunlight. I’m not happy about this. I like sunlight….
Ghost Cake
Fondant ghouls float up the sides of this chocolate tiered ghost cake. Happy Halloween!
Last week my husband celebrated his 40th birthday. This momentous birthday happened to coincide with my need to try out a tiered cake. …
Whole Grain Fennel Seed Bread
This Whole Grain Fennel Seed Bread gets a burst of flavor from a generous quantity of flavorful fennel seeds.
At the beginning of the school year, I decided to bake bread at least once a week for my daughter Eliza’s peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
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Getting Our Fill | Potato Samosas
Living on a small island limits your food options. San Juan Island has some spectacular restaurants, but the ethnic choices, well, they’re nearly non-existent. …
To Germany with Love
When our German neighbors first moved to San Juan Island, they spent nearly every free moment at Lime Kiln State Park. …
Glazed Over | Yeasted Potato Doughnuts
The wind howled outside our little cottage. We could hear the fir trees creaking and crackling dangerously. …
Coming Up Roses
After Eliza, our first daughter, came into our lives, we sort of stopped throwing parties. Gone were the days of the Kung Fu Fondue Bash and Home Brew-Barbecue-Tattoo Night.…
A Tale of Two Cakes | Burnt Sugar Cake
Burnt Sugar Cake — a tasty cake with caramelized sugar mixed into the batter — tastes great with cream cheese frosting or chocolate satin frosting. Try both!
The first time I baked this cake, my husband said, “I can’t believe you like this. It’s so sweet.”…
Sweet and Sour
Ihe universe conspired to ease me into week two of my back-to-school bread baking plan. …
