From the category archives:

Bread

Squash Blossom Pizza

May 24, 2010

Do you think I’m pretentious? You can tell me. I can take it. I met a reader the other day who told me I come off as pretentious, and she was happy to see I wasn’t. It got me thinking. What about my writing, my recipes, my voice, comes off as pretentious? Maria couldn’t put [...]

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Trout, Bacon and Blessings

May 13, 2010

Smoked trout, house-cured bacon, wild arugula and a farm-fresh poached egg dripping onto a homemade baguette. Yes, I feel blessed.

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The Best Grilled Cheese Sandwich

April 10, 2010

Everyone says that, don’t they? I’m sure you do too. Don’t you think your grilled cheese sandwich is the best grilled cheese that was ever made? I know I do. You know what else everyone says? That their macaroni and cheese recipe is the. best. ever. It’s the first thing people tell me when I [...]

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Artichoke and Orange Galette for Jamie Oliver

March 18, 2010

Dear Jamie Oliver, If you were to come over for dinner, I’d bake you an artichoke and orange galette. I may also cook this for you. Or this, or maybe this. But we’d start with a buttery, rich galette stuffed with the season’s finest flavors – artichoke, citrus, green garlic and walnuts. It’s rich and [...]

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Homemade Buttermilk Biscuits with Smoky Sweet Butter

March 14, 2010

Learn how to make flaky buttermilk biscuits from scratch – thanks to baker, lawyer, chef and co-owner of Little Mac, Erin Wade.

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Bottarga Bread Salad for my Birthday

March 8, 2010

A crunchy sweet batard, torn, toasted and tossed with olive oil, pan-roasted butter beans, thinly sliced celery and spicy arugula. Topped with caper vinaigrette and dusted with briny bottarga.

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Sardines and Avocados

January 27, 2010

This isn’t so much about creamy avocado. Nor is it about unctuous, oily sardines, crusty toasted bread or even fruity olive oil. This is about weight. My weight, your weight and Alton’s weight. Have you seen Alton Brown lately? Yes, that’s him. Or half of him. Alton recently dropped 50 pounds, and after circulating rumors [...]

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