Nourishing Joy in the Home Kitchen
Actually, “first” is a lie. I’ve made homemade macarons 4 times in my life, with progressive success (“success” being a relative term), but this time I had a teammate. That teammate happens to be a materials engineer who fixates on following instructions perfectly, so I …
Focaccia has never held a ton of appeal for me. I typically associate it with those spongy, oily, crustless pieces of bread surrounding “fancy” sandwiches at places like Panera, so why in the world would I want to make it at home? That all changed …
I don’t do granola with yogurt often for breakfast, but I know a lot of people do. Usually, both the yogurt and the granola are store-bought, which means they tend to have lots of added sugar (which isn’t required to be disclosed on labels- yet). …
Hubtastic has decided that he’d like to become The Baker of the family, while I remain The Cook. I love that idea, because he’s a scientific-perfectionist and I’m much more about whimsical improvisation, which I hope is evident from the entire premise of this website. …
Every year, the first night it sorta feels like Fall, I get the itch to bake quick breads. I want to dump a bunch of ingredients in a bowl without caring too much about technique. I want big, warm, comfy loaves filling my house with …