Pumpkin Taste First, Everything Else Follows. For whatever reason, I seem to end up with spare pumpkin all the time. I’m a fan of roasting great burly hunks of the orange beasts for stews and curries but I also spin my own puree in the fall when fresh examples are stacked at the local roadside farms for mere pennies. Hint – … Read More →
Perfect Crust Top & Bottom I make a skillet of ordinary cornbread nearly every week because it’s dead simple and sits well alongside so many things in even its most plain form. Outside the holiday feasting season where cornbread dressing reigns supreme at my house, peppery soups and stews, my favourite bean pot, or simply a giant salad all partner … Read More →
Beach not included Quick breads are really just overgrown muffins but they’re so much more convenient to make you can’t help but whip one together around teatime to satisfy a craving. The clue is right there in the name – they’re “quick”. The trick is keeping them light in texture and getting them to cook through properly. After … Read More →
Tastes nothing like footwear Bread is one of those things that people put off making at home for far too long because they believe it to be kitchen witchcraft which takes years to master, especially for anything beyond basic loaves. Not so. And while it might take a few casual hours rising before you’re eating bread with an artisan … Read More →
Steel-Cut Oats Have Character Sometimes you simply wake up with a craving. Sometimes the power of suggestion gets to you. Sometimes you’re just trying to cobble together simple delights out of available pieces. I think it was all three for me today with an oatmeal cookie jones lurking in my pantry. I saw a package of the blasted things … Read More →
Oat bread. Don't be afraid of the deep dark crust. I wanted a fast and foolproof loaf for everyday consumption but plain white bread from factory producers just wasn’t doing it for me on the flavour front. A hefty loaf that could toast as well as hold not-so-delicate sandwiches was the mission. I tried to fall in love with wholemeal (aka whole wheat) but to … Read More →
