Today, we are going to use a slightly different recipe from our first, basic bread dough recipe. However, the principles of that post still apply. I am sure that a lot has probably been written about Italian bread, variations on it, and treatises on what makes Italian bread different from other breads. I haven’t read […]
So why’d I eat it, you may well be asking me through the cosmic airwaves. Well, it was low-calorie and healthy and all that stuff that is supposed to be good, but sometimes we just aren’t in the mood for it. I would have traded those celery sticks for just about anything else. I can […]
If you’re going to have any chance in hell of putting together a decent meal when you come home from work tired, hungry and cranky, you had best stock your pantry wisely. I was inspired by this article by Mark Bittman at the New York Times last month to restock my woeful, bare cupboard, and […]
Having a hard time getting to the gym for a workout or on a bike for a long, exercise-filled ride? I know, I know — it’s tough! There’s so much to do and so little time to do it in, so how the hell are you expected to take time out to exercise? For example, […]
This is one of my favorite truffle recipes (and I’ve tried a lot of them!). It is easy to make and it’s super-rich, for the chocolate-lover alone. If you dabble in the chocolate, this one’s probably too much for you. It’s based on a recipe by Chris from A Little Ol’factory, but I’ve altered it […]
I have subscriptions to two food/life/health magazines. I find myself looking at the ads in those two magazines more than I do for ads placed in other printed medium. Why? Because some ads actually inform us on health issues or give recipes and I also am looking for new food items to add variety in […]
You can’t make pizza without dough — that’s a given. And the kind of dough you want to use is probably based somewhat on your tastes but mostly on your availability — do you have time to make the pizza crust of your dreams every time you want to make homemade pizza? It would be […]