Category Archives: Savory

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Eggplant Buckwheat Bread

Week Thirty-One: Breads With… Foods When I decided to make eggplant bread, I knew I wanted something earthy.  See, I decided the best way to incorporate eggplant into bread was to roast it, turning it into a soft and caramelized … Continue reading

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Roasted Tomato Basil Bread

Week Thirty-One: Breads With… Foods I never liked tomatoes while growing up.  I’m not sure what it was about them, but I just didn’t like them.  My mother never really cooked with them, aside from their inclusion in her beloved … Continue reading

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Mushroom Semolina Corn Muffins

Week Thirty-One: Breads With… Foods A few weeks ago, I featured a week of breads made with fruits, followed by a week of breads made with vegetables.  But during those two weeks, I ran across many foods that can’t be … Continue reading

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Dog Biscuits

Week Thirty: Dog Biscuits Oh, I can’t resist a pun. What better way to end a week of biscuits than with a treat for those happy little guys who make walking through the door every day such a pleasure?  Full … Continue reading

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Angel Biscuits

Week Thirty: Biscuits Southerners, with their soft white flour, have had a long love affair with the biscuit, and jump on every recipe that promises to deliver the lightest, fluffiest, softest biscuit ever.  To many, myself included, there’s not a whole … Continue reading

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Buckwheat Pepper Biscuits

Week Thirty: Biscuits One easy way to change the flavor and character of a biscuit is to substitute a different grain for some of the wheat flour.  In the South, also known as the Land of Biscuits, people have long … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Biscuits

Week Thirty: Biscuits I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I don’t think there’s a man, woman, or child in this country that doesn’t enjoy a good biscuit.  But sometimes, you want something a bit more special, a … Continue reading

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Drop Biscuits

Week Thirty: Biscuits Okay, yes.  I’ve already made biscuits.  Twice.  But I’ll be honest: I’ve got houseguests in town.  And since they’re quite lovely people, I don’t want to spend every waking moment making bread, or waiting on bread, or even … Continue reading

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Injera

Week Twenty-Nine: African Breads The last bread for this week is one that you’ve surely seen if you’ve ever eaten at an Ethiopian restaurant.  It’s called injera, and it’s that spongy, sour flatbread, likely served underneath your main dish.  In … Continue reading

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South African Rusks

Week Twenty-Nine: African Breads Today’s bread actually comes to us from the Netherlands, via South Africa.  As you may be aware, a certain percentage of the population of South Africa is of Dutch lineage; and if you’ve studied your history … Continue reading

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