February 26, 2010
Every Tuesday morning, I’m stuck driving into downtown Chicago, attending three back-to-back classes at Loyola University Chicago, hanging around and doing homework for about an hour and then going to a meeting. It’s a long day, to the say the least. Although I usually pack a light lunch to get me through that second class, during my break between classes and my meeting, I always make sure to head down the block to the wonderful little restaurant, the Soupbox.
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June 2, 2009
You know what they say: practice makes perfect. That’s why when it comes to making challah, my sister in law is by far the expert. She makes fresh challah from scratch every week for Shabbat (the Friday night Sabbath) so she’s certainly had her share of experience. With her recipe for a sweet and perfectly fluffy challah dough, she showed me six different braiding techniques for making challahs and challah rolls. Now you can learn them too, after the jump!
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October 13, 2008
We’ve all known that whole wheat bread is healthier than white bread, but have you actually made the switch? These days, places like Potbelly’s, Panera and Go Roma are smartening up to the benefits of whole wheat and offering whole wheat bread on sandwiches, whole wheat baguettes as sides, and whole wheat crust for pizza (respectively). And the list doesn’t stop there. Anything that’s made with flour can be made with whole wheat: pastas, cookies, muffins, you name it. So when you have the choice, do you choose whole wheat?
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August 20, 2008
Man are we lucky. How many people get to smell the aroma of fresh bread while working in the office? As part of our Recipe4Living Product Review program, we tested out the EmerilWare Bread and Baguette Maker and wound up with some high quality, delicious bread!
It was my first time using a bread machine, and now I see what I’ve been missing! This thing can make cakes, pasta dough and even jams! It’s so versatile and ridiculously easy to use. See what our official testers had to say on Recipe4Living!
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May 5, 2008
Bananas. Chocolate. Sugar. Not a bad way to start off a Monday morning, eh? After a long weekend of garage sale manual labor and a wedding shower, baking was not on my to-do list for Sunday night. But when I walked in the kitchen, there were those dark brown, almost black bananas staring back at me, just begging me to bake with them. Okay, fine. I’m such a pushover for banana bread.
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November 20, 2007
You may remember my affirmation a few weeks ago that pre-made mixes are nothing to be ashamed of and I’m happy to say that many of you agreed with me. It was very encouraging.
So I bought another box. (I probably should have bought a case at the rate I’m going…) Same five minute prep, same addition of chocolate chips, but this time I poured the batter into a muffin tin.
Incredible isn’t it? Moist, springy, flavorfully spicy and sweet muffins with unthinkably little effort. And since I’m planning on attempting this for Thanksgiving, I’m ok admitting to a little slacker baking last night.
On a side note, I realize that the plate is completely un-seasonal, but it’s just so much more exciting than my regular plates! Don’t you just love melamine?
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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