Part III of my three-part Aussie Meat recipe series For years I’ve wanted to make puff pastry from scratch. Why? Because that’s the only way I would know for sure it was organic. Here’s what you need puff pastry for: piggies in a blanket, Australian Meat Pies, and Aussie Sausage Rolls (recipe to come one […]
Breads
How to Make an Aussie Meat Pie from Scratch, Part II: Savory Short Crust
Part II of my three-part Aussie Meat recipe series Why, oh, why is it called a “short” crust? I have no idea. One website says it’s short for “shortening” but really, what crust doesn’t have shortening in it? The only difference I can see from my regular piecrust is that it has more water and […]
Homemade Bread Cubes and Bread Crumbs (for Stuffing)
These days, it seems everyone has some sort of adverse feeling or physical reaction to old-fashioned, store-bought white bread. So when it comes to making stuffing, it seems wrong to buy the little white dried bread crumbs or bread cubes (or croutons) that have been sitting in a bag for land knows how long. So […]
Fall Baking Essentials + A Cheddar Cornbread Muffins Recipe
by the Rodale’s team Fall was made for baking! The warmth of the oven, the heartening smells from the stove, the happiness that comes from that first, homemade bite. There’s nothing quite like a homemade autumnal treat shared among friends and family… That’s why we’re highlighting our favorite ecofriendly baking essentials, all made with love […]
Banana-Coconut Bread from Scratch (and Damn Quick!)
The other day, my babysitter had dug out my mom’s Banana Bread recipe to make use of some “rotten” bananas. It was yum. A few days later, I still had some old bananas lying around and was craving some coconut. It was a Sunday spring morning, and before I headed out to clean my garage, […]
Bacon Cornbread
I had a hankering for cornbread. Real homemade cornbread. Not the dry, crumbly, and much too sweet kind. I wanted moist, savory, warm, and comforting cornbread. And so, I made it. With bacon. It was good. Here’s the recipe.
Celebrate Tomato Season! Tomaquet: Catalan Tomato Bread
I have just harvested my first ripe red tomato, and now I am going to celebrate by sharing my favorite tomato recipes (other than sauce). This first recipe is called tomaquet in Spanish, and I only recently discovered it on my trip to Barcelona. When Eve and I first arrived at our hotel, they brought […]
How to Make Crackers (It’s So Freaking Easy!)
It started with a picture I saw in the local paper about making crackers from scratch. I saved it, but then never found it again. But I kept thinking…how do you make crackers? And how would they taste different? So I decided to experiment. It was right before we were having lentil soup for dinner, […]
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