Khubz Mahala is one of many kinds of beautiful bread from Iran. I thought of it today as I read story after story of people denied entry to the USA to visit friends and family or rejoin lives that they Read More …
Soaking things in water before cooking and baking with them is an oddly important tradition for many people in many parts of the world. Certainly, in Germany, where my mother is from, you would never get seeds or grains in Read More …
How do I make brioche? Making brioche is much easier than you would think. It just takes time and a lot of energy. Unless you have a machine and then it just takes time. The trick is to knead the Read More …
According to Wikipedia, plantains have a similar taste to potatoes. I am not sure that is true (in fact I am sure it’s NOT true) but what is true is that they are eaten, in the tropics, the same was Read More …
Since publishing All You Knead Is Bread and The Book of Buns, I have been busy in the food writing world! November 2014 saw the publication of Mexico – The Cookbook for which I was the contributing editor, perfecting my Read More …
Rosca de Reyes is bread that Mexicans bake and eat to celebrate epiphany. All over the world, epiphany is celebrated with special bread – enriched with butter, eggs, or milk; packed with dried fruit; or enhanced with spices – or Read More …
Soda bread is a classic Irish bread. This simple recipe for soda bread is ready in 30 minutes and is perfect for when you do not have a lot of time, when you have run out of bread or when unexpected guests Read More …
Buns with fresh herbs A spot of culling was called for today as the herbs in their pots were looking rather leggy. Rather than throw all those lovely fresh herbs away, I made some lovely buns, adding fresh thyme, marjoram Read More …
A Canadian nutritioninst, food blogger and cook book reviewer, Sarah Reid, has written a wonderful, thoughtful, and very well tested review of All You Knead Is Bread. Here it is,the first bit – and please click to the rest – Read More …
Marnely Rodriguez-Murray is a Dominican-Republic-born, Martha’s-Vineyard-living chef and food writer with an excellent blog and a deservedly large following. I discovered her in the Twittersphere when she wrote some really kind things about All You Knead Is Bread on her Read More …