Category: Brunch & Bread
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Heading Back North
I’ve packed my pots and pans, my Cuisinart and my Kitchen Aid. I will see you back in my Lake Lure kitchen some time next week with lots of new recipes and thoughts on cooking, eating and living. I may even offer tips on simplifying and getting rid of clutter. For an interesting and funny read […]
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Irish Soda Bread
St. Patrick’s Day is known for Corned Beef and Cabbage, but it is also known for Irish soda bread. In this case I have made a brown soda bread. The recipe came from Margaret M. Johnson, noted Irish- American cook and cookbook author. According to her, the American version of soda bread is sweeter and more of a cake-like […]
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More Vegetable Than Egg Frittata
Just when I mentioned in my last blog post how much I enjoy Mark Bittman in the online New York Times Dining Guide each Wednesday, he announces that he will no longer be a featured contributor to that section. He will be missed in the dining section, but will still be at The Times in the […]
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Tackling Bittman – Reinventing Pancakes
There is a giveaway over at Girlichef’s blog. This month she is giving away a copy of Mark Bittman’s new book, The Food Matters Cookbook. To be eligible for the cookbook all one needs to do is blog about one of Mark Bittman’s recipes. To me that is a no brainer. I love all of Bitty’s ideas […]
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Chocolate Raspberry Turnovers
These are small. They are just a taste of croissant, chocolate and raspberry goodness. I did spend a lot of time actually making my own puff pastry at one time. See this post. But you know what? The frozen puff pastry works very well. I have been looking for a small pastry addition for my Christmas breakfast […]