Nolan’s Birthday
My son's first birthday party, celebrated with homemade breadsticks and hummus, stuffed peppers, and a fabulously messy devil's food white-out cake.
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Salmon Galore
A selection of salmon recipes: Simple, sweet miso-glazed fillets; poached salmon with a creamy mustard-dill sauce and a fantastic bonus chowder; smoky salmon bisque with Parmesan focaccia; and a company-ready salmon cannelloni with dill crespelle…
Love Takes Time
A lovingly crafted Valentine's Day meal of cannelloni with slow-cooked ragu bolognese, fresh pasta, and homemade oatmeal-buttermilk rolls twisted into love knots.
Home Delivery
An initial take on homemade pizza with a simple yeasted crust and a variety of toppings.
Paul’s Party, Part 1: Bits and Bobs
An overview of some of the food I prepared for a friend's going-away party: Spreads with fresh bread, roasted chickpeas, fried zucchini roll-ups, and watermelonade.
A Labor of Love
The February 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured Julia Child's recipe for French bread, a labor-intensive process that yields a scrumptious result.
It’s All About the Bun
There is nothing quite like a burger or pulled pork sandwich served up on a fresh-from-the-oven roll.
Monkeying Around
Chocolate-pecan monkey bread may be too time-consuming to prepare for a timely breakfast, but the leftovers make outstanding baked French toast (or bread pudding, depending on what time of day you want to serve it).
Tender is the Dough
The November 2007 Daring Bakers challenge featured tender potato bread. I baked up my bread into boules, rolls, and red onion focaccia.
September Challenge, Take 2
A second batch of cinnamon rolls using the recipe from the September 2007 Daring Bakers challenge.
Weekend Baking
Despite the heat, I did quite a lot of baking this weekend. I took pictures of most of it as I went along, but Jeremy has those pictures on his laptop, so they’ll have to…