Breads

Browned Butter Cornbread Recipe

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by Nancy on August 27, 2012

“Necessity is the mother of invention”. And sometimes, accidents are too. Because it is solely by accident that this cornbread recipe came about. The other night I decided to make a quick skillet cornbread to ...

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“Thermador – real innovations for real cooks” A few weeks ago I  attended Thermador’s “The Ultimate Kitchen  Blogger Experience” at Thermador’s brand new Design and Experience Center  in Irvine, Ca. But before I get into ...

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Lemoncello Yogurt Cake

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by Nancy on June 28, 2012

If you’ve been reading food blogs for a while, this recipe will not be a revelation. With the popularity of Clotilde Dusoulier’s blog Chocolate and Zucchini, “yogurt cake” became a phenomenon and the blog sphere ...

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Guinness Bread

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by Nancy on January 23, 2012

You probably are wondering why I am posting a recipe using Guinness almost two months before St. Patrick’s Day.  But I was so excited about this I couldn’t wait!! A couple of years ago we ...

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Yogurt Flatbreads

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by Nancy on January 4, 2012

I always forget about the bread. It’s not that I don’t love bread – I do – especially homemade bread. And that’s the problem. I always “think” I am going to make homemade bread to ...

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Brown Butter and Cardamon Coffee Cake

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by Nancy on December 15, 2011

“On Christmas morning, there must be crumb coffee  cake” – Holiday House Rule #2 When my husband was growing up, there was always a little crumb coffee cake on Christmas morning – you know, the ...

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Easy Cheese and Herb Bread Pudding

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by Nancy on November 13, 2011

We are on the official countdown to my favorite holiday of the year – Thanksgiving!! So, I thought I’d start things off by tackling the tough things first. Stuffing. I know, it’s a  pretty controversial ...

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Irish Brown Bread

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by Nancy on March 14, 2011

This past summer I completed another item on my “bucket list” – I went to Ireland. And I fell in love. I fell in love with the scenery, with the music, with the food.. and ...

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Sundried Tomato and Cheese Scones

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by Nancy on February 14, 2011

Thoughts on Love and a Food Photography Shootout Happy Valentine’s Day! Today is the day we celebrate romantic love – but I think that’s a bit too narrow a definition for Valentines Day, don’t you? ...

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