Category Archives: Bread/Pastry

Sweet Potato Brioche

We love these whenever we visit Bayona in NOLA, and, lucky me, a friend had the cookbook and shared the recipe with me! I did misread my notes and accidently added six eggs to the dough instead of the called … Continue reading

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Maple Syrup and Orange Butter

It is hard to describe just how very nice this is; and, it came about kinda by accident! I was making a batch of Sweet Potato Brioche, and according to the chef and restaurant, Bayona in NOLA, who is the … Continue reading

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Best! Air Fryer Garlic Bread Slices

I was poking around the bakery at Whole Foods, and decided to try one of their French baguettes. When I got home, I did my usual thing with French bread, cut a bit of the heel of, topped the slice … Continue reading

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3. 2. 1. Ranch Cornbread

This is kinda crazy… but totally delicious. The whole “3. 2. 1.” thing in the title of this post is actually most of the recipe, and an easy way to remember what you need: 3 eggs. 2 boxes of cornbread … Continue reading

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My Fave Pizza Dough, With a Few New Tricks!

So, I have been making this dough for a while, but it has just been this year that I learned a few things that make my own inexpert handling of the dough a lot easier, and perhaps even a bit … Continue reading

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Apple Fritter Bread and (Bonus!) Pudding

When I came across this recipe, from the nice folx at Food Network, I immediately thought of those Envy apples rapidly aging out in my fruit bowl, and so thought, “Why not try it?” And, you know what? It ain’t … Continue reading

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My Fave Pizza Dough

It has been a while since I last made a home made pizza, but we wanted to try a lower acid type ‘Za without the traditional sauce, and we had a quiet Sunday going on, so, “why not?” By the … Continue reading

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Queso Corn Bread

I was wasting time watching videos on teh faceplace and came across B. Dylan Hollis, author of Baking Yesteryear making a corn bread recipe from the 1970’s or thereabout. The thing to remember is… Three! Two! One! Three eggs, two … Continue reading

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Artichoke and Sesame Roll Croutons

My kitchen was loaded with leftovers, Air Fryer Chicken Thighs, sesame rolls, a nice “everything” salad kit that was coming up on expiring. Something had to be done. A main course chicken salad for dinner it would be! And, even … Continue reading

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Stuffing or Dressing? No Matter, It is ALL Good!

My sister and I are in agreement that the barefoot contessa is one of our fave cook book authors. I have never been unhappy with one of her recipes, and this stuffing (or dressing) is the one I will be … Continue reading

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