I’ve written before about my lack of baking-induced nostalgia. The kitchen of my childhood was not filled with aromatic breads and pies. But that doesn’t mean I don’t seek out these misty familiarities in the foods I eat. An alluring slice of Italian bread dipped in a spicy olive oil can transport me back in [...]
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In the dog house: Seedy and spiced red lentil crackers
I’ve been sleeping on the couch a lot lately. It’s not as though I don’t have a quaint little bedroom at the back of my sprawling apartment with a window overlooking the river and a newly acquired antique bed frame that I suffered over until in a burst of nervous energy I drove back to [...]
2012: The year of the macaroon?
I’ve never really been one to indulge in year-end reflections. Nor have I been one to establish New Year resolutions. Perhaps it’s because my life for the past eight years has been timed with the school year and therefore the future was always to some degree pre-established. 2011 changed all that. But 2012 will bring [...]
Your life in a pie: Where Women Cook’s Pieography Contest
Where Women Cook, one of my sources of food writing inspiration, has launched a contest asking you to tell the story of your life through an original pie recipe accompanied by a short 300 word essay. I knew immediately what my ‘pie’ would be–a winter soup inspired curried carrot tart that I’ve made often but [...]
The gift of giving… cookies
One of the ways working in a professional bakery differs from baking at home is that you do not get to choose what it is you bake. If you’re a lowly prep baker, like myself, you simply prepare the recipes you’re given. You’re not eating the product, so you don’t have to like it. And [...]
A warm (fresh out of the oven) welcome
Despite the fact that the me of my imagination is a graceful, not to mention stylish, hostess who organizes dazzling, yet intimate get-togethers, offering delectable hors d’oeuvres, light but satisfying meals, and to die for desserts, the truth is I rarely entertain guests in my home. I also tend to put on my pajamas the [...]
