I am on a mission. When my kitchen is stocked with food, I can never think of what to make. But when my kitchen is completely empty that’s when I come up with the best meals. For the next couple of days, my mission is to make as much as…
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irish soda bread
In New York City’s west village, you’ll find a wonderful bakery called Amy’s Bread. Every so often (read: twice a week), I would pop in for their delicious Irish soda bread. I used to slather them in butter, and settle in to people-watch at the counter window. What I liked about…
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Jim Lahey’s Easy No-Knead Artisan Bread
This no-knead artisan bread recipe is perfect for beginner bread bakers. Made with instant yeast and baked in a Dutch oven. Follow my easy step-by-step photos and instructions to bake this simple bread at home! Interested in baking your own bread? Jim Lahey’s No-Knead Bread recipe uses an incredibly easy formula: Simply mix…
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dinner tonight: tortellini with spinach and tomatoes
I haven’t had tortellini in ages… My mom used to make it for me when I was a little kid. I used to stack them on my fingers like rings. I loved it. But as I grew older, I forgot about tortellini and I’m not really sure why. Luckily, we’ve…
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gwyneth paltrow’s oatmeal raisin cookies {vegan}
So Gwyneth Paltrow wrote a cookbook… And I bought it. When I was pregnant with my 2nd child, I found myself drooling over her cookbook right in the middle of the store. The photos were just beautiful. Maybe it was a weird pregnancy thing, I don’t know- but I bought…
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