Month: April 2014

Nigella Lawson’s Peanut Butter Squares

Nigella Lawson’s Peanut Butter Squares

Lately I've been revisiting recipes I made awhile ago. One of those recipes comes from my first Nigella Lawson cookbook, How to Be a Domestic Goddess. I remember when her first television program, Nigella Bites, started airing on the Style Channel. Being an...

Jacques Pépin’s Seafood Bread

Jacques Pépin’s Seafood Bread

I grew up watching cooking programs on PBS - Julia Child, the Frugal Gourmet, and the Galloping Gourmet to name a few. I love that Jacques Pépin has remained loyal to PBS and his KQED roots. I've enjoyed his solo programs as well as those he shared with his daughter...

Nigel Slater’s Hot Mushroom Sandwich

Nigel Slater’s Hot Mushroom Sandwich

I've always been an Anglophile. It started well before my semester study abroad in London which solidified my love for things British. It was during those months away that I learned how to cook for myself for the first time. Many years after my study abroad, on a...

Cinnamon Sugar Morning Buns

Cinnamon Sugar Morning Buns

A few months ago I took a fantastic class from Sur La Table on how to make croissants - a more intensive process than I imagined but that's probably true for most French pastries. One of the things we learned we could make with the basic croissant dough is a...

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

I love bananas but no matter how many or how few I buy, I always seem to have one or two that end up overripe and mushy. Sometimes I peel them, break them into pieces and freeze them to use in smoothies. Other times, when I don't have time to bake, I'll freeze them...