Monthly Archives: March 2013
Fresh Baked Bread – you can do this!
The only thing that could make this early morning better was waking to the sunrise AND the scent of bread in the oven. The only one in the house who could grant that wish was me. I confess to a block when it comes to making fresh bread. Doing it well is an art I … Continue reading
Baked Good / Brunch / Cake / Dessert / Uncategorized
Easter Nest Cupcakes
Having grown up in California where the (Bunny) hid eggs nestled under the leaves of violets and primroses, and little girls had bonnets and little boys wore dress shirts with Peter Pan collars, I was determined for Nick’s first Easter Egg Hunt in Maine to be outside. The tradition continues in that neighborhood! Later we … Continue reading
Thinking ahead to April 1st ;-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools’_Day Fool, surprise, and please with: Uncle Howard’s Chocolate Ganache Tart Uncle Howard’s Chocolate Ganache Tart: The Best Vegan (and healthiest) Dessert You Will Ever Eat If you haven’t already, make this for dessert on Monday, April 1st. Coworkers, friends, and family will be happily fooled by your largesse! (Not because you aren’t generous, but because, … Continue reading
Coffee Carnival
Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns!
Ta Da! You are going to be really happy with these! Hot Cross Buns appear in bakeries and some markets for a week each year in anticipation of Good Friday and Easter, a welcome harbinger of spring. I’ve never seen a gluten free version, and am often disappointed with conventional ones. The recipe below substitutes … Continue reading
Easiest Prettiest Gluten Free Dessert with Fruit
I first experienced Pastry Chef Ben Spungin’s desserts at Marinus, in Carmel Valley, http://www.bernardus.com/. His mom must be extraordinarily proud. Ben’s sweets are some of the most creative, smart, irreverent and successful I’ve experienced. The entire meal was outstanding. Run don’t walk to Marinus for your next special occasion (make a reservation first.) My dinner selections were mostly vegetarian … Continue reading
Kitchen Muses
Even before we were (consigned) a gluten free future in 1996 I understood that cooking involves art, love, humor, science, adventure, and above all, family and friends. When we had the opportunity to design a kitchen in 1991 I wanted it to be a canvas for beautiful cookbooks, antique cooking tools, fine modern implements, old … Continue reading
Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate
When contemplating yesterday’s post about GF Chocolate Chip Cookies, and in an effort to boost my confidence (what can a self-taught cook from Maine contribute to the “best chocolate chip cookie” debate?) I estimated the number I’ve made since 1967 – the year I probably started independently plugging in the Kitchen Aid. I’m gonna say… … Continue reading
Gus’s Homemade Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies & The “Dog Food Sandwich Solution”
The underlying current of what could be a trilogy (don’t worry, it won’t be) is that necessity is the mother of invention. Since a picture is worth a thousand words, and an image might not come to mind if I describe Dad as from the cast of Mad Men: Continue reading
Gluten Free Gus 