Beef and barley soup/stew is one of my favorite winter meals and goes perfectly with some warm buttermilk biscuits.  I feel like this winter I haven’t made as many of what you might consider typically winter dishes.  Those hearty soups and stews or big roasts that heat up the whole house while it’s cold outside.  Much […]

With sourdough loaves while there is little hands on time from start to finish it might take a day and a half to make a loaf of bread.  Friday night I’ll feed my sourdough starter and Saturday morning I’ll make the dough.  After a slow rise Saturday morning and afternoon (spent this weekend by finishing House […]

A few weeks ago a friend requested a loaf of bread and when I asked for specifics she answered ‘whatever grainy concoction’ I come up with.  Well, this is the grainy concoction I’ve been making for a while.  After tinkering with a variety of multi-grain loaves (including the very successful struan bread) I’ve settled on a recipe […]

Valentine’s Day Note: Looking for something to make this week?  Try a few of my past Valentine’s Day treats like apple rose tarts or nutella rose bread!  I’ll be posting a few of the things I’m making this year in the coming weeks. It’s not very often that you get nostalgic for dorm food.  I […]