How To: Homemade Surface Cleaner
The swift kick of hot air pouring in at full force this week has me wanting to barbecue and clean closets. Strange. I’m not much of an organized person. I’d rather scrub something than organize something (one of many reasons my husband comes in handy – he’s one of those organizational freak genius types [...]
Pie Crust: Basics III
If there’s a massive frozen turkey sitting in your freezer and you plan to cook it for Thanksgiving, you should probably go ahead and start thawing. I also recommend brining it in a flavored, non-acidic salt solution. I don’t claim expertise in the meat department, of course, but I do know that a bloated turkey will [...]
Weathering the Storm with Sourdough
After days of battling grocery crazed mobs we were finally home, as ready as possible for whatever was about to hit us. It was Tuesday afternoon when the lights first flickered and shortly after, a booming explosion erupted from about a block away and we were in the dark. It was the fist time our [...]
The Miracle Boule: The Best Homemade Bread Ever
The sparse and lonely crumbs left on the cutting board would have to agree with my husband who says, “this is the best bread you’ve ever made”. I agree with him too. They devoured it. It took me twenty-four hours of waiting and it was gone within an hour once it was ready. I can’t [...]
Peanut Sesame Noodles: Featuring Summer Squash
This is one of those dishes. It’s one of those obvious template recipes, where you can add whatever your favorite vegetables are or whatever is in season at the moment. It’s similar to a salad, but bulkier and more interesting. I don’t make many Asian dishes, so the optional use of linguini fini [...]
French Baguettes: Homemade
The problem with bread baking at home is the lack of steam or moisture in the home oven. The crust is just not right. The lack of moisture makes the crust form too soon, which hinders the inside from becoming light, chewy and tender. So, the question is, how do we create steam in [...]
Strawberry Jam
Strawberry Jam This recipe is so perfectly sweet and tart and seasonal and phenomenally simple, that I just couldn’t help myself from making and sharing it with you, immediately. Isn’t it just beautiful too? I think so. It cooks up within minutes and captures the purity of how strawberries should taste, which is why I [...]
Homespun Chocolate Cake
Mist sprayed upon the garden’s flowers, plants and trees while remnant droplets swung on the breeze, landing to cool our arms and necks as the sun kissed them until slightly pink, that day. We were tired from our travels and the excitement of the magic kingdom the day before and not quite accustomed to so [...]
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