fat free opinions on a food centric life
I love bread. It doesn't really matter which type of bread — I love it. There are some kinds I enjoy more than others, but when it comes to the hypnotic smell of yeast and the contrast of a chewy crumb encased in a crunchy …
I’m wondering if this post begins where it just ended — with a grilled cheese sandwich that if I wasn’t so full of right now, would have me back in the kitchen putting together another. In thinking about it though, I’m not sure if …
I love “last bite,” the very last page in Food & Wine each month, and often look there first, wondering what I’ll find. Most of the time, it’s something I can’t wait to try myself, and have with great results. Other times, I’m fascinated, and just keep the page open, wondering if I should give it a try, and whether the work will be worth it, waiting until I’m brave enough, or just forget about it.
Last month, a “Blackberries with Lemon Cream & Toasted Brioche” was featured, and not being one to jump in my car to purchase a brioche even though there’s a French Bakery right down the street that I’ve never set foot in, I decided that if I was going to find out what this particular “last bite” was really like, I’d have to make my own brioche.
Funny how I just happened to have some of my very own brioche…
If you plan this dessert carefully, most of it is ready to go ahead of time.
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You’ve seen that movie called Field of Dreams, right? Kevin Costner *sigh, swoon* builds a baseball diamond in the middle of his corn field based on the advice, "If you build it, they will come…" Well, if I had a motto to label my life, …
If anyone had told me even two years ago that I’d have a group of friends I baked with, I’d have considered that it was possible, because I do have a group of friends I cook dinner with on a regular basis. But if I’d …