Scenes from My Pantry
Scenes from My Pantry: Homemade Hamburger Buns
Homemade Hamburger Buns Recipe from King Arthur Baking Lately, I have found myself drawn to baking bread. The baking process induces a sense of calm in my monkey brain. The tactile experience of kneading dough feels grounding, and unlike my other daily tasks, baking bread has clear beginning, middle, and end with a rewarding outcome.
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Food + Drink
Easy Lemon Cookies
One bowl, five ingredients, what’s not to love! These lemon cookies are ready in a snap. Easy Lemon Cookies Makes 15-18 cookies
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Food + Drink
Smoked Salmon Crostini
In my wine classes, I’ve made it a practice to complement each wine served with a small pairing plate. This step is important to me because the experience of food, even if it’s only a couple of bites, can elevate the experience of drinking wine. On the other hand, enjoying a glass of wine without
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Cocktails
Blood Orange Honey Cocktail
My friends it is citrus season. We need to embrace all the beautiful citrus available this time of year, and if you can get your hands on a few blood oranges, I have a cocktail for you. A fun, just strong enough patio pounder perfect for a weekend afternoon with family and friends. Turn up
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Food + Drink
Best Sourdough Banana Bread
If you are following my new adventures with Herman my sourdough you will not be disappointed in this banana bread recipe. I admit Herman is complicated, alive, and he’s beginning to feel like a member of the family. There are a million ways to make banana bread. I feel like I have made so many
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Food + Drink
Best Sourdough Pancakes
I am late to the sourdough craze. During the pandemic I managed to avoid the sourdough baking adventure. Reminded me too much of the Amish friendship bread starters thirty years ago where I found myself babysitting a Ziploc bag of gloopy glob, that had to be fed and shared regularly with friends, neighbors, or whoever