Category: Holiday baking
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Meyer lemons, baby puff pastry shells and a holiday dessert that doesn’t break the calorie bank
Disaster narrowly averted at our house this morning: Slicing into a newly baked loaf of Stoic’s oat bread, I started to walk computer-ward with my usual thick crust that I always log as 200 calories. Just for grins, I weighed it before I left the kitchen. Three ounces! An extra 100 calories that I’ve been scarfing…
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The Remains of the (Birth)day
“My mother likes to use recipes,” said our youngest daughter to her friend in a tone that implied I abuse kittens. Both of these young women are the kind of intuitive cooks that fix what’s in the cupboard. Me, not so much. I’ve never been an improviser — at the piano, on stage or in the…
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Vegetarian vacation
As wonderful as it is when the children come home, it stinks when they leave to go back to college or work or both. Our youngest drove off in pouring rain this morning, leaving the house feeling chillier and duller. We had a wonderful time, saw 9 movies during the 8 days and 9 nights she…
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Bread of life
The recipe came originally from the King Arthur Flour catalog. So, eventually, did the Saf-Instant yeast that works like magic. I love King Arthur, even though the Bread Baker of the house tends to grab the new mailings and drool over them as if they featured naked women instead of luscious baked goods. When someone requested…
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Reasons for the season
“After all, recent research shows that by the year 2020, it’s estimated that 83 percent of men and 72 percent of women will be either overweight or obese.” Adam Bornstein, livestrong.com editorial directorImagine, a nation of Michelin men and women, waddling in and out of big-box stores and home to collapse on their sagging sofas…
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