Just before Christmas, I added a "peasant bread kit" to the shop. It included nearly all of my favorite bread baking tools: a digital scale, a GIR spatula, and a Dot and Army cloth bowl cover. But it left out maybe my favorite bread baking tool, as far as baking peasant bread is concerned: two ...
Two *New* Peasant Bread Kits with Bowls
Mother’s Day Gift Guide
If your mother is anything like mine, all she'll want on Mother's Day is a card. (Or a phone call!) But alas, here I am sharing some material things that have caught my eye these past few months. And while it's hard to encourage spending for a Hallmark holiday given the state of the world, I ...
Rad Na Thai Noodles
https://youtu.be/Yb6OA4tkEA4 Last weekend, I found myself rummaging through my pantry and came across a stockpile of Asian noodles: dried lo mein, udon, soba, ramen, dangmyeon, and a few packs of wide rice noodles. Upon seeing the wide rice noodle, I immediately found myself dreaming ...
Spatchcocked Roast Chicken with Dates & Artichoke Hearts
https://youtu.be/228onwc0YLA Easter is going to feel different this year. There will be no epic gathering of relatives around a lamb at my aunt and uncle's in Vermont. There will be no intimate reunion of siblings at my parents' house in Connecticut. And alas, there will be no punch. Am I ...
Charred Broccoli Chopped Salad with Spicy Cashew Dressing
https://youtu.be/Gj-clNeMPNg At the end of January, I spotted a dressing recipe in Bon Appetit that intrigued me. It was cashew-based, but unlike many cashew-based dressings, which require soaking raw cashews in water for a couple of hours, this one called for roasted cashews and no ...
