Rhubarb is one of those food items (officially deemed a “fruit” instead of a vegetable through a 1947 NY law because it was cooked into pies) that I never ate growing up in DC. Strawberry pie, of course, but rhubarb? Continue reading
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French Bread Part 2: Get Your Spray Bottle Ready!
Today let’s finish up the baguette recipe, but before I start, there are a few tools you’ll find helpful:
- Spray bottle (I bought mine at Walmart in the laundry section)
- Pizza or bread stone, preferable rectangular (I bought mine at the Williams-Sonoma outlet in Leesburg) Continue reading
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French Bread Part 1: Pate Fermentee
This month’s mommy dinner was Saturday, an early kick-off for Mother’s Day! Continue reading
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Banana Bread, Stepped Up
Bananas are the common denominator fruit in our family, so I try to buy them every week along with a few individual favorites. Sometimes, however, the bananas ripen too quickly and it’s banana bread time. Continue reading
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Leftover Ricotta? How ‘Bout Some Cannoli?
I should have realized when I bought a gallon of whole milk and a pint of heavy cream that I’d end up with a BIG batch of ricotta. Continue reading
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