I hope everyone had a delicious Thanksgiving! We sure did. Ate all day long! I didn’t roast a turkey for Thanksgiving this year but 2 smaller standing rib roast. I actually roasted a turkey earlier in the week just for eating, which turned out great because we snacked on leftover turkey and I didn’t have [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Breads category.
Middle-Class Brioche
When Kirbie (Kirbie’s Cravings) made bubble brioche rolls and brioche bread, it got me to finally take out my copy of Reinhart’s The Bread Baker’s Apprentice and *finally* make his version of Middle-class brioche. So this post is dedicated to Kirbie since she wanted another brioche recipe. I had thought about making the Rich Man’s version but decided [...]
Yorkshire Pudding
I had my first Yorkshire pudding back in the mid 80′s at a steak house in Irvine, the steakhouse is long gone. I still remember how good it was with the medium rare prime rib and au jus poured over it. I’ve always wanted to have it again but haven’t found any place that served [...]
Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Bread
Can anyone say “Cinnamon Raisin Bread” without feeling all warm and fuzzy? Or able to hold back a ”mmmm” with just the mere thought of it? If you said yes, then you must also hate puppies, babies and sunshine. I don’t know what it is but I really enjoy the whole process of making bread. I relish the [...]
Saturday Randoms
It’s been a busy and hectic March and April doesn’t look any better. Worst part is that I have a bum wrist, my dominant wrist to make things worst. While making dinner last night, I felt a bit like Dave, the one-armed winning chef from Hell’s Kitchen last season. I’m not nearly as skillful as he [...]
