I love baking bread, and I love the smell that ruminates through the house. I love that my kids sit and wait for it to be sliced and how much they love it. I love that making homemade bread doesn’t just create food, it creates memories. The extra work is worth it on so many […]

I love my new bread cookbook,  A Passion for Bread,  by renowned baker Lionel Vatinet.  He is a marvelous baker.  I had the pleasure of eating his baked goods years ago, and have never forgotten the experience or walls of perfectly baked breads and pastries. I was delighted to learn he has a new cookbook […]

It is only the middle of September, and both my kids have already had two bad viruses.  Hopefully, this isn’t a trend.  We are finally getting over virus #2, and my daughter has been putting in food requests.  Pancakes (in the shape of a mermaid, no less 😉 ), a black bean and cheese quesadilla […]