(this year’s birthday cake) Yesterday was my daughter’s 29th birthday. I cannot believe the time has gone by so fast. I know this sounds so cliché but it really only seems like yesterday that she was just born. And in her case, she was. Being in the kitchen, and creating foods together was something she was raised on. She loved …
I grew up watching Julia Child on PBS. Back then, she basically was the only game in town, as far as shows about food were concerned. Since my own mother could not cook or bake, Julia really became my role model. I loved observing Julia’s every move as she de-boned a chicken or rolled out a dough for French bread. She …
I know that I just posted about how I was planning to make a sourdough pizza last Saturday and I did. I just wanted to give you an update. Saturday, about noon time, I made the actual dough from the starter that I had been feeding since Wednesday. And all went well! I left the dough to …
I have written in a previous blog entry about my starter Bubbles who turned 20 years old this year. My, how they grow up so fast! Sourdough starters are the gift that keeps on giving. You feed them and they grow and then once they are ready to bake with, you save some of the starter to be put …
Bubbles, my sourdough starter turns twenty years old this year. She and I have been through a lot over the last twenty years. We’ve fed dozens of people and even won some culinary competitions together. I guess I have personified this extraordinary mass of living matter, because she has meant so much to me and has been a large …
I get that summer is all about grilling hotdogs, hamburgers, steaks, and chops, but grilling takes on a whole new twist when you grill your pizza crust! In one single swoop you can please anyone! Meat and non-meat eaters alike. A pizza can be an app or a meal. Just use your imagination!! Your guests can even make …
Knotted Challah Rolls Makes about 12 rolls 5 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon warm water (110° F) 2 1/2 teaspoons fast rising dry yeast (1 envelope) 1/4 cup vegetable oil 2 large eggs 1 large egg yolk Cornmeal for sprinkling Egg Wash 1 large egg …