An important tool in my kitchen.
Can you guess what it is? It’s a recipe hanger! I use my hanger made of twist tie wire and two binder clips to hang my recipes from the pot rack when I’m cooking. I do most of my prep work there, so it’s the perfect spot.
Italian herb bread, kneaded by hand this time
Tomorrow’s our annual Beast Feast with our friends. For the uninitiated, that’s our annual dinner and gift exchange with our best friends and their kids. We make a big turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and they bring dessert. So, today and this evening have been prep time. I have the brine ready for the [...]
Italian herb bread for bread machine
I made this for our Thanksgiving dinner and it was delicious. I realized after the bread was mid way through its cycle in the machine that I needed to move the machine so we could sit down at the table for dinner. Thing is, with bread machines, you can’t interrupt them if they’re past the [...]
Cinnamon apple whole wheat bread
Why are my breads turning out so craggy on top instead of smooth? I used the lightest crust setting, but it still looks like it’ll be too done. Aaaargh. This is the recipe from Recipezaar: Ingredients 1 1/3 cups apple juice 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate 1 tablespoon honey 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/3 cup diced apple 1/4 cup wheat [...]
