Waffles: Good Eats!

17. August 2006

View a printable recipe or more photos On Thursdays, I have to work from 11am to 9pm. Not the best scenario. In an effort to make Thursdays a little better, Quinn (who works from home) and I usually eat waffles before I leave for work. A bit of a confession – we usualy make Bisquick [...]

Mix Review: Williams Sonoma Chocolate Truffle Bread Mix

15. August 2006

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View a printable glaze recipe or more photos Just as Alton says he’s suspicious of anything that comes in a kit, I am likewise suspicious of baking mixes. Sure, I’ll use a cake mix as the basis of a cake or some other creation. But, on their own… well, I just don’t feel comfortable using [...]

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

13. August 2006

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View more photos A few weeks ago, I was on a frantic mission to buy a new tube pan for a recipe I wanted to make. I mean, I had to have this pan. So, I found the one I wanted, bought it, and brought it home. The trouble was I couldn’t remember which recipe [...]

Alton Brown

13. August 2006

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Quinn and I are back home after travelling to Nashville for their guest chef lecture series featuring Alton Brown. We only found out about this last week, so all the VIP tickets were sold. Those tickets included a “meet and greet” function with AB. We had half-jokingly contemplated trying to take down someone with VIP [...]

Alton Brown’s Pizza

11. August 2006

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In honor and anticipation of this weekend’s cooking seminar in Nashville, I made Alton Brown’s pizza dough as seen in the classic episode Flat is Beautiful and in his most recent book, I’m Just Here for More Food. In fact, I’m sitting in the passenger seat as Jennifer drives us on the first leg of [...]

Raspberry Bars

8. August 2006

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See the recipe While making Chewy Graham Brownies the other day, my eye kept drifting to this recipe on the opposite page. Something about raspberries, oats, and brown sugar seemed specifically designed for summer. These bars begin with a crust that is much like shortbread. Raspberry preserves are spread on top of that, with a [...]

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