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Breads

Five-minute bread

 

   This book makes bread baking a synch. This simple bread recipe comes from the book “Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day” by Jeff Hertzberg & Zoe Francois. The book is a great guide to fitting homemade bread into busy lives. Basic bread(these quantities can be cut in […]

Breads

Homemade bread – a little bit of soul food

 

  I have always thought that making your own bread is the kitchen equivalent of living off-grid. Not only does it feel like the ultimate in self sufficiency, there is great satisfaction in creating something so fundamental with our own hands. And few things are more delicious or comforting than […]

Cookies

Chocolaty chocolate chip oatmeal cookies

 

  This recipe is one of those happy accidents. I sometimes bake in the early morning to make sure my kids have snacks for their lunches. One sleepy morning I was making my regular tahini oatmeal cookies but decided to add cocoa powder, then accidentally doubled the rolled oats. The […]

Soups

Recipes that help you eat well and waste less

 

  Mixed fruit smoothie Smoothies are great for brown bananas and other fruit about to go over the edge… Peel bananas, peel and slice apples, pears and other fruit that you don’t think you’ll get to in time and pop them in the freezer. Instead of going to waste the frozen […]