Category: Essentials

This is a really simple hummus recipe and is a great base for making various flavored versions. I have made this hummus many times and I like to use it to make simple healthy sandwiches as well as just dip stuff in it. This time I made a super de… more »
French onion soup is one of the great pleasures of my life; rich beefy broth, sweet soft onions, buttery bread, and gooey crusty cheese, Really, how could you not like this? It is ultimate comfort food, if you can get someone else to make it for you that… more »
Making your own peanut butter is embarrassingly easy, everyone should be doing it. I saw this one a while back on Joy the Baker, and I bought some honey roasted peanuts shortly thereafter. However, I just never got around to making it. Then this pas… more »
Confused by the title? Me too. Let's take this one step at a time. Homemade chicken stock and broth is one of most versatile ingredients one will come in contact with in day to day cooking. Not only is it great for a quick batch of soup when somebody… more »
There are very few things that I can do well. If you knew me personally, you'd know I'm not just being modest. Luckily, one of those things happens to be making fresh, homemade, ridiculously delicious, egg noodle pasta. I say so because Sara has quite… more »
I am by no means an expert on laminated dough. I have failed previously in feeble attempts to make puff pastry and croissants. Sometimes to the extent that I deserved to be beaten repeatedly with soap bound in a bath towel. The reason I say this is be… more »
MARZIPAN!!!!!! After Joe Pastry's subliminal prodding, I made some almond paste from scratch. Considering how much of the stuff a commercial bakery would go through, I made a very small amount, but I realized that I was only going to need a little bi… more »
About a week ago I decided that I wanted to make some laminated dough. I have made homemade puff pastry several times previously and decided I wanted to try something different. As my mind often wanders from one idea to another (lets face it, my love f… more »
I have said it before on this blog, I love pasta, and I especially love pasta with a simple marinara sauce and some parmigianno cheese. That is major comfort food for me. When I first started cooking for myself in college, one of the first "dishes" I… more »
I don't need to tell you that pesto is a beautiful thing. Theoretically, pesto is wonderful because there are countless combinations of ingredients that you can combine to make it. This recipe is for sun dried tomato pesto and is based on a recipe I… more »

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