Daring Bakers show me that good Potato Bread can be like a bad boyfriend!
Posted on November 26, 2007 - Filed Under Breads, Daring Bakers, blog events, Cookbooks I like | 52 Comments
I’ll tell you below why I find the similarity to a bad boyfriend- but in the meantime here we are with another installment of the Daring Bakers Challenge. This is number three for me and this time the challenge is being hosted by the lovely and talented Tanna at My Kitchen in Half Cups. She gave us […]
A little comfort food in the craziness that is my November!
Posted on November 20, 2007 - Filed Under Main Dishes, Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Okay so I admit it- I am a crazy person! What kind of person attempts to write a 50,000 word novel in the space of 30 days- let alone have those days be November days -which are notoriously over-scheduled to begin with? Well all of the participants in National Novel Writing Month (NanoWrimo) do- of […]
A Sense of Bread Baking
Posted on November 12, 2007 - Filed Under Breads, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
I remember watching my Gran baking bread regularly when I was a child. It was a fascinating process as far as I was concerned, and even though it happened at least weekly- I thought of it as a celebration- a true feast for the senses.
I looked forward to pinching bits of dough off when her […]
A Creative way to Pay it forward
Posted on November 9, 2007 - Filed Under blog events, raves, Fun Stuff | 7 Comments
I was cruising some of my fellow Daring Bakers’ blogs and visited lovely Laura’s blog: Cult of Domesticity. Laura made me laugh by passing on this post from Johnny Virgil at 15 Minute Lunch about a 1977 JC Penney Ad and so I went back a few days later to see what she was up […]
Carnitas Chili and a Custard Centered Cornbread
Posted on November 5, 2007 - Filed Under Breads, Fun Stuff, Main Dishes, Recipes | Leave a Comment
If you’ve never ordered Carnitas in a Mexican restaurant you’ve missed out on some lovely, tender pork “pot roast” that is usually served with warm tortillas and a few garnishes. You then make your own little bites of heaven with the meat and accompaniments.
Carnitas are super easy to make at home:
Cut about 3 pounds of […]
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