Baking ’close-to-the-earth’ as in rustic and primitive breads is a specialty, of sorts, of mine. And, baking at high altitude levels when I’m at our Colorado home makes it a tad more challenging, but that’s alright because you might not have the bread that raises beautifully, but I always seem to have a bread with good texture and flavor. I ... Read More »
For almost a month now, I’ve been in a bread-making mode. I’ve discovered that I it’s not hard, and I can do it! Of course my breads are all the ‘peasant’ type, which means they’re not prissy and perfect, they’re really crusty on the outside, and they’re dense and moist on the inside. It also means that the combinations of ingredients ... Read More »
Baking is not one of my skilled virtues. I think that’s because I’m such a free spirit and adhering to a recipe puts huge boundaries on me when cooking… Read More »
Some things in life just ‘scare’ me. I don’t mean like blood curdling screaming scared. I don’t mean like you just have a ‘felling’ that there’s a burglar in your house scared. I mean when I’m cooking. The idea of French cooking ‘scares’ me. The idea of making certain soufflés, pastries ‘scares’ me. So, today I faced one of my ... Read More »
Ally's Kitchen
