Category Archives: Sweet

Week Thirty-Three: Banana Bread Week After the relative excesses of the last two banana breads (so much butter! so much sugar!), I needed something a little healthier, something a little less… refined.  This 100% whole wheat bread seemed to fit … Continue reading →

Week Thirty-Three: Banana Bread Week I have a recurring problem in the kitchen.  I see a recipe, and I can’t help modifying it.  I’ll start out with the best intentions, following a recipe down to the very letter; but halfway … Continue reading →

 Week Thirty-Three: Banana Bread Week Yesterday, I made my favorite everyday banana bread, a low-fat, lightly sweetened version that uses plenty of whole grains.  Today’s version is basically the complete opposite: all white flour, plenty of butter, lots of sugar, even … Continue reading →

Week Thirty-Three: Banana Bread Week Maybe you haven’t noticed, but I haven’t made banana bread yet this year.  I’m not sure what it is about banana bread, but it seems everyone has their own favorite recipe for it.  There’s simply too … Continue reading →

Week Thirty: Biscuits I know the problem.  You’ve just woken up, and you’ve been stricken with a craving.  Wherever it came from, all you know is you want something sweet and gooey, something bready and spicy.  You want that mouth-watering smell to … Continue reading →

Week Twenty-Eight: Breads With Nuts   In the bakeshop, nuts are certainly a common ingredient.  Classically speaking, almonds and hazelnuts are the darlings of the confectionary world, but in American home cooking, you’ll most often find pecans and walnuts.  The … Continue reading →

Week Twenty-Seven: Try It Again; This Time With Feeling. When I first made peanut butter bread, lo these many weeks ago, I was more disappointed in the result than I have been by many other of my kitchen failures.  I … Continue reading →

Week Twenty-Seven: Try It Again; This Time With Feeling. Okay, I think this time I’ve finally made enough beer bread.  I’ve probably made enough to choke a horse at this point, but I think I’m actually done now.  For the … Continue reading →