Scratch Food with a Side of Geek Mom and Pop Culture.
It’s kind of funny how some things just sort of fall together by coincidence. I have had cinnamon rolls on the back burner in my brain for a while, but what with family matters and vacation plans, cooking and baking got tabled a bit, cause I was cleaning out the fridge and freezer (Oh joy…
Whole wheat bread can be intimidating to a novice; when you begin to dabble with whole wheat flour, you realize that you’re dealing with a different animal. So here’s the problems you have to keep in mind when you set out to bake whole wheat bread: It’s drier and more crumbly. It doesn’t rise as…
We’re kicking off the first day of the Father’s Day special with pizza! And if you love that wood-fired taste, well then boy, you’re in for a treat. These individual-sized pizzas had my son in knots. He wants me to make them again for his birthday so that all his friends can have fun topping…
I sort of had one of those days. I needed to make bran muffins, but I actually felt like experimenting with making a whole new recipe today, something that I’ve been a little timid about doing with baking because of the balanced chemistry. But my four year old son has been “organizing” my pantry. Which…
One of my friends recently set off to bake banana bread. By her own admission, she’s a bit uncomfortable in a kitchen. I’m pretty sure this is how she manages to stay skinny! I was so proud of her when she texted me saying that she had just baked banana bread, though I couldn’t resist…
It’s been a busy but productive day in the kitchen laboratory as I’ve been going through some of my old recipes and converting them to organic, healthier and dairy free. It’s funny, looking at my cookbook makes me realize how long it’s been since I’ve made bread. Clearly it’s been a few years, a task…
Unlike many recipes I’ve done so far, bread from scratch is a labour of love rather than “same as from a box, just a minute longer.” So why should you bother making your own? Because, if there’s anything more awesome than the smell and taste of fresh-baked bread, I have yet to encounter it. I’m…
My husband has been told to up his fiber intake. If you’ve only just recently begun to experience the phenomena called “getting old” then you may only be vaguely aware of fiber as something you get out of plants and bran muffins. And that cereal that looks like gerbil food. Well, bran comes in two…
Behold: my son’s favorite breakfast. Ever. He would eat pancakes every day if I let him. Pancakes take 7 ingredients, almost all of which you probably already have in your cupboard. When you make them from scratch, you can spice them up exactly as you like! Toss in a little cinnamon, or throw in fruit…