Healthy Food . . . Fresh Ingredients . . . Easy Recipes . . . & Musings from France
Apparently, somewhere in the world (where I am not) it's a hot summer. Apparently, when it's hot even dedicated bread bakers (which I am not) like to have things easy. This month the Bread Baking Babes baked an 'Easy Little … Continue reading…
Let's twist again like we did last summer. Or not. Bread Baking Babes want a cuddle. Or not. Maybe that's a twisted cuddle….. Oh well…. There's a bit of history behind all of these lovely Oatmeal twists. To read about … Continue reading…
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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … 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 … Continue reading…