October 13, 2025Food Mulled Cider We had our first really autumnal day here in upstate New York. It’s been around 50 and rainy all day, and the […] Read more
June 8, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake: Mini Baguettes I’ve been trying to branch out a bit more in my baking, so I took advantage of an unexpected morning at home […] Read more
June 2, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake: Bloomer I tried learning a new recipe yesterday: a Bloomer. It’s another Paul Hollywood recipe, this time from his Bread book. It’s essentially […] Read more
April 7, 2025Food Today’s Bake Another attempt at Paul Hollywood’s Basic Wholemeal Bread. I was quite pleased with this go, right up to the end. The ingredients […] Read more
April 6, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake: Cottage Loaf Yesterday morning, I attempted a cottage loaf. It did not go very well. I don’t think I incorporated the ingredients very well. […] Read more
March 29, 2025Food Breakfast Sammy I felt like actually making something for breakfast, and a breakfast sandwich comes together quickly. While not unique to this region by […] Read more
March 12, 2025Food Today’s Bake Another attempt at Paul Hollywood’s Basic White Bread. This time, I used only King Arthur’s bread flour. Unfortunately, I wasn’t paying attention […] Read more
March 6, 2025Food Yesterday’s Bake Yesterday, I made Paul Hollywood’s Basic White Bread. I generally prefer whole wheat, but this was for my kids to make sandwiches […] Read more
March 1, 2025Food Butternut Squash Pasta My wife picked up a few bags of butternut squash pumpkin-shaped pasta from Trader Joe’s this past October. I finally got around […] Read more
February 28, 2025February 28, 2025Food Today’s Bake I baked another of Paul Hollywood’s Basic Wholemeal Bread loaves. I changed my kneading technique this time, focusing on stretching the dough […] Read more