Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
I was looking for a recipe for light rolls to make sandwiches for lunch that would bring a welcome change to the day-in/day-out country-style bread we always have at home. I turned to a recipe for French yeast dough–pâte levèe–that is used to make pissaladière à la Niçoise, which is an onion tart that is commonly […]
I have been baking this bread each week for about two years. It’s a rustic, everyday bread that has a great crust, a great crumb, and a great taste. This is the family’s go-to bread for sandwiches. Notice that the holes in the bread are not too large so we experience little-to-no seepage problems when […]
I noticed the other day that my dessert-oriented blog is missing one of my favorite desserts: the humble, all-American chocolate chip cookie. True, it is probably one of the easiest cookies on the face of the planet to make, and there is a recipe for it on every bag of chocolate chips that you can […]
This traditional Polish salad is like a souped up version of the American potato salad. It is a side dish that is a great accompaniment to nearly any lunch or dinnertime meal at any time of the year. It fits just as well for picnics as for a fall luncheon, as for holiday meals like […]
So you’ve gotten an invitation for an elegant, standing room only party and have been asked to contribute a cold appetizer. I suppose little sandwiches are an option. I haven’t quite mastered elegant sandwiches though. Jumbo shrimp? I might need to break open the piggy-bank for that one. What to do? If you want to […]