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The Practice of Baking

Baking explained as applied to vegetables, fish, meat, poultry,

Coronation Quiche

Coronation Quiche

Monday, Buckingham Palace shared this recipe. The Coronation Quiche. My friend Martha forwarded it along. https://www.royal.uk/the-coronation-quiche Since 2013the Queen Consort has been a patron of lunch to bring neighbors and communities together. Fancy Something a bit different? This quiche has Spinach, Broad Beans and Fresh […]

Baking

Baking

Life & Culture April 19 writes about Baking and the the Sweetness of the sourdough life. The recipe dives straight into SourDough Buckwheat – Oat Pancakes, from Cultures for health. Life and culture continues with … “Getting back to a baking ritual pays off in […]

Artisan Baking

Artisan Baking

Life & Culture Denver post 2022-10-26 feature article is Sourdough. a thing that makes me think … Hmmm. the article starts with a sub heading Hops and Pie overhalls pizza menu, highlighting the way chefs are thinking about crusts… Hmm Hops & Pie Artisan Pizzeria. […]

Day 54 Quarantine: Spring Fling Cake (Copy CAT of the well known original from the recently closed Market)

Day 54 Quarantine: Spring Fling Cake (Copy CAT of the well known original from the recently closed Market)

Above is a picture of the spring fling cake we made. Lemon Meringue batter, a cream cheese frosting, fresh fruit, candied pansies from our garden, and a colorful base of rainbow sprinkles. In light of recent events, my school hosted a virtual bake-off, and this […]

Social Isolation ~ Cooking Projects. Day 58 == Brownies

Social Isolation ~ Cooking Projects. Day 58 == Brownies

Day 58 of social isolation. Back from the ritualistic walk. Time is 9am – just after requested Hawaiian breakfast burritos – Charred flour tortilla, Ham, egg scramble , pineapple chunks and confetti sprinkles. Confetti sprinkles were just for oatmeal – now it is the make […]

Pizza Dough for COV19 Fridays

Pizza Dough for COV19 Fridays

Just saying – Pizza Friday should not be devoid due to social distancing.

Brownies

Brownies

Brownies – My favorite culinary myth about the brownie is from Betty Crocker’s Baking Classics.. The story goes >> a housewife in Maine, who was making a chocolate cake, forgot to add baking powder. When her cake didn’t rise properly, instead of tossing it out, […]

Christmas Cookies

Christmas Cookies

my favorite tradition to start off the holiday is getting together and decorating sugar cookies with family and friends. this year is sugar cookie – holiday mittens.

Book Review ~ Meringue by Linda Jackson and Jennifer Evans Gardner

Book Review ~ Meringue by Linda Jackson and Jennifer Evans Gardner

The perfect introduction. culinary threads stitching together a pinch of cream of tartar or dash of vinegar..egg whites, sugar and air. the read is easy and the recipes easier. According to Larousse Gastronomique – it could have been the Swiss pastry cook Gasparini or Marie […]