It’s true. I can’t deny it any longer. I am a compulsive dough eater. And I thought the apple-cinnamon combination was my weakness. Well, it is. But, then, so too is dough. In pretty much any form. As a child, I would sneak little bits of store-bought frozen dough from the back of the loaf… Continue Reading
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Roasted Fennel and Carrot Soup
I have some semolina and cornmeal bread on its second rise in the house right now, its primary purpose to complement the roasted fennel and carrot soup I made on Wednesday night. JR and I were both taken aback by how good the soup was – oh, and don’t even get me started on the… Continue Reading
Finca el Origen 2007 Reserva Malbec
While Argentines ponder whether their popular Vice President, Julio Cobos, will be asked to resign by their unpopular President, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, for voting against her initiative to raise taxes on farm exports this past July, you and I are free to ponder how this $10.99 Reserve Malbec from Argentina’s Uco Valley got to… Continue Reading
Honey mustard-cider marinade
Yes, I do intend for you to use this on the pig. You have been warned. Before I head back into the house (I write to you from my computer in my studio which is in the barn behind the house) to roast the carrots and fennel for tonight’s soup, I wanted to quickly share… Continue Reading
Dreaming of PB&J. And cinnamon sugar, too.
With all of this turkey-in-a-hole-in-the-ground excitement, you might suspect that I’ve slacked in my weekly yeast bread baking duties. But you would be wrong. In fact, you are wrong. On the Sunday prior to Thanksgiving, I made some honey wheat bread based on a recipe I found – where else? – at King Arthur’s Flour… Continue Reading