bread baking babes

Galicia. It’s one of my favorite areas of Spain. Sitting on the northern border of Portugal it has a long, beautiful, coastline. It was a considered to be the end of the world by the ancient Romans, and is the final destination of the famed pilgrim route ‘Camino de Santiago’. It also has great food….. … Continue reading…

This month the Bread Baking Babes are making Mlyntsi or Ukrainian thin pancakes or blini. I usually try to post something humorous about the Babes or the bread or the Babes baking the bread or…. You get the idea. Given the current, tragic, deplorable situation in Ukraine I’m not finding anything light-hearted to type. My … Continue reading…

Pan de Cristal or Glass Bread was the challenge for March. I became very worried when the 2nd line of the 1st paragraph mentioned ‘the croc’. I remember the crocodile bread. I have nightmares about the crocodile bread – it’s slithering and oozing around the house, looking for anything to devour. It’s the first bread … Continue reading…

I googled how to pronounce that…. Amazingly, it’s pronounced like it looks, but with an Italian accent. I find the beginning “s” interesting. It’s something one doesn’t see in Spanish. Any word that one would think should begin with an “s” has an “e” first: escuela (school) espagne (Spain). I was told that this is … Continue reading…

Who doesn’t like a little spice in their life? Especially after the (possible) excesses of the recent holidays. Reminiscent of the pizza rolls of my youth, these can be large for lunch or small for snacks. You can dip them in pizza / marinara sauce or eat them on the run. According to Elle, of … Continue reading…

The Syrian streets, that is….. Ekmak is Syrian street food – a soft bread, shaped into a ‘boat’ and filled with a soft, sweet cheese, jam and / or fruit, and drizzled with honey. Did I mention that it’s a sweet street food? I love sweet breads / rolls / whatever for breakfast. Actually, I … Continue reading…

Norrländska Hällakakor is a traditional flatbread from Sweden. It’s a soft flatbread eaten warm, slathered with butter. I’m moving to Sweden just so I can eat this. Some people top it with cheese. I’d like that, too. But….. Salmon mousse and / or caviar? Now you’re just teasing me. The only thing I like better … Continue reading…