I have finally completed a Daring Baker challenge again. It has been a long absence, and I have definitely missed it. I miss the challenge of trying something new, learning a new technique, ...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2010/05/daring-bakers-returns-piece-montee.html
Thanks again for all of the support and votes. With the Tangy Shallicot Infused Feast we were able to win the popular vote, and got a split decision from the two judges: one win, and one run...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2010/05/foodie-fight-win.html
Let them eat Shallicots! Battle Shallots/Apricots is here, and this meal was awesome! I love me some online food challenges – and FoodieFights in particular never disappoints. Think of it ...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2010/05/shallicot-feast.html
I've been bad at blogging. We've moved, kids are busy, etc. No excuses. Except maybe the move - still getting used to not having a gas range - but the double oven is definitely a plus for baki...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2010/05/foodie-fight-is-onagain.html
It's a thankless job, but someone has to do it :) We've been having pizza every now and then lately in order to try to really dial in our pizza recipe and technique. The problem, of course, wi...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2010/02/in-search-of-pizza-perfection.html
Can I just say that I love my kids? This dinner was for H (age 4) who when asked said her favorite foods are fish, green beans, and peas. This was a simple N. African inspired fish dish - Fish...
Brewing my own beer is something that I have wanted to do for a very long time. I grew up appreciating good beer – I was never one to binge drink Coors Light just because it was cheap and a...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/11/homebrew-for-beginners.html
We like pancakes and we like playing with our food. Plus I wanted to test mobile publishing to Blogger. - mobile update
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/11/breakfast-fun.html
I like when dinner comes together easily. That transition from wondering what the heck to make and eat, to a ha! Last night was one of those nights. I was putting together the shopping list and...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/09/impromptu-pizza-night.html
My big girl is growing up. She is a wonderful, sweet, brilliant, and good little girl and I love her so much. And she deserves wonderful cakes for her birthday. This year we split the par...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/08/2-fun-cakes-for-1-fabulous-4-year-old.html
This summer has been crazy! Weddings, baby showers, new family members, crazy hot, a new swing set for the kids, did I mention - crazy hot? So busy in fact, that I missed last month's Daring Ba...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/07/its-about-time-back-to-daring-bakers.html
I finally made the move into sourdough. I wanted to start as naturally as possible, so my culture was developed from only flour and water and the natural yeasties in the air. I developed the cu...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/07/sourdough-success.html
The squash is off and running. We are harvesting early cherry tomatoes, with many greens coming in behind. I am especially excited about the San Marzanos. With the basil coming up too, we are i...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-does-your-garden-grow.html
The Daring Bakers did it again. They have challenged me to make something that I ended up really enjoying, but never would have attempted on my own. This is why I love being a Daring Baker - I...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/daring-dough-actually-it-was-quite-easy.html
I am a food planner. Once a week I try to put together menus for the whole week so I can shop accordingly and so I don’t have to think too much when I get home from work. It’s nice knowing th...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/fresh-spring-rolls-with-turkey-larb.html
Because one can never be a part of too many food blogging groups/challenges, I give you the first ever Daring Cooks challenge! Sprung forth from the minds of the Daring Bakers creators, we no...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/salt-and-pepper-ricotta-gnocchi-with.html
Sometimes you need some "stuff" in your bread. I'm usually not a huge fan of bread with chunks of stuff in it, but I felt it was time to finally give a loaf a try. I came across a recipe for Ca...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/rustic-candied-walnut-loaf.html
I was honored to wake up this morning to find out I had won the second Foodie Fight Battle. Thank you to everyone who voted! I was amazed at the amount of support you gave and that votes came in ...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/thanks-everyone.html
The thing I love about food blogging is the food blogging community. So many talented and generous people are out there sharing their wisdom and their love of all things food. When I started my...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/foodie-fight-more-like-flavor-love-fest.html
Earlier this week I got the exciting news that I was one of six food bloggers chosen for the 2nd ever Foodie Fight Battle. The concept was put together by Dan at Macheesmo and Nick at TFIMB . Af...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/05/foodiefight-is-on.html
Organic baby artichokes and meyer lemons It all started with some baby artichokes in our CSA box . That and the giant block of feta in the fridge R had picked up from Costco. I was leaning Medi...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/04/light-greek-inspired-meal.html
This month's Daring Bakers Challenge post date happened to fall on our 7-year anniversary. I would like to claim that I waited until the very end of the month so we could have a celebratory ...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/04/nothing-says-happy-anniversary-more.html
The Cook's Illustrated No-Knead Bread on the left with some Whole-Wheat Flax loaves As promised, here is the no-knead bread post. As I mentioned earlier, the no-knead trend has been gaining a ...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/04/throwdownno-knead-bread.html
I know, for how infrequently I blog, one might assume I am not cooking or baking that often. Of course, I am, and I am even photographing much of it, I am just in a bad blogging phase. I blame my...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/04/blogging-backlog-desserts.html
I finally made some real bread again. Having missed it for so long , I wanted to make sure we had fresh bread all weekend so I planned on making two different recipes. In addition to finally try...
http://brakeforbread.blogspot.com/2009/04/return-of-fresh-baked-bread.html