Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Bread Baking Babes bake in a cloche. More specifically, the Babes were brave enough to put a cold cloche in a hot oven. On the advice of Karen, of Bake My Day. The original recipe, from Basque country, was baked in an iron pot, tucked into embers and covered with dirt. Karen, our host kitchen … Continue reading…
Bread Baking Babes bask in the brew. Natashya, of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies, our host kitchen for this month, was striving for efficiency. Or maybe she was striving for convenience. Then again, her goal might have been decadent deliciousness. What else can I say about a bread that already has the beer, the … Continue reading…
It's important (so I'm told) to keep one's brain in tip-top shape by learning new things. Here are some odd bits from the week – things I've learned and things in the news: French news: In July it becomes law in France that every car has to have a breath test kit so that one … Continue reading…
Christmas in March? Apparently that is what your kitchen smells like when baking this lovely bread. Astrid, of Paulchen's FoodBlog?! is our host kitchen this month and she's rather fond of rye flours. This recipe is from the Tassajara Bread Book by Edward Espe Brown She tells us it "is nearly a no fuss bread at all … Continue reading…
It's FOUR years? I was sure it was just yesterday that I was putting a monster, runny, wet, soupy bowl of dough on top of our boiler (furnace) to proof. And worried all night that it was going to get loose and take over the house, eating the dogs and creeping up the stairs … Continue reading…
Cake, that is. Coffee Cake. The BBB's maintain that it IS a bread as it has yeast and does not have icing. If it had baking powder and icing it would be a cake. So, it's a bread. But it's called a cake. Streusel Potato Coffee Cake Might I just add – who cares? A … Continue reading…
Vienna Bread and Kaiser Rolls, to be more specific. Vienna is one of my favorite cities, and not just for the tortes. (For the record, I much prefer the Imperialtorte over the more famous Sachertorte… I find the Sachertorte a bit dry) I also love the wonderful breads found everywhere. Astrid, of Paulchen's FoodBlog?!, … Continue reading…