Archive of posts from July 2012

    Lemon-Blueberry Yogurt Loaf

    2012-07-20

    In a mad dash before going on vacation, I took the contents of my fridge, and prepped the following items for the freezer:the juice of half a dozen lemonsa pile of chard and spinach, blanched and choppeda soup of carrot, sweet potato and misothis loafLemon and blueberries are ...

    Raisin Bran Muffins

    2012-07-17

    We happened to have a jumbo box of Raisin Bran (it always seems like I’m trying to use up one ingredient or another) at home. Dr. S doesn’t like raisins, and I do, but I wasn’t going to eat that much cereal. So I hunted around for a recipe and found this muffin one. Ugh, these...

    Carrot Cake (Alton Brown)

    2012-07-13

    In an(other) effort to use up an ingredient, I searched for a carrot cake recipe that I hadn’t made before. There were plenty of reviews for this Good Eats recipe, and I whipped up this cake with the help of a food processor. It’s a little unusual in that it uses yogurt. I dra...

    Miller’s Hearth Bread

    2012-07-11

    I made this loaf twice recently: once before a work trip to San Francisco, and a second time afterwards, so I could get a photo. On this second trial, I put the baked loaves outside to cool to avoid heating up the kitchen. As dusk fell, I went outside and noticed only one loaf...

    Raspberry Streusel Bars

    2012-07-02

    Our neighbours decided to have a street party over the holiday weekend. We got two quarts of strawberry at a farmers’ market, and I realized I had never made these bars before, and that it would be a great contribution to the potluck. In case there were kids with allergies, I ...