Rosemary Boule

This week’s bread recipe is a rosemary boule.  A boule, in the simplest of terms, is a rounded loaf of bread, and the fragrant rosemary melds beautifully with a basic white bread recipe.  I left the bread to proof overnight in the hopes of deepening the yeast and rosemary flavors.  Something to keep in mind…

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Honey Cardamom Apple Cake

Apples! Apples! Apples!!!  They are everywhere this time of year!  It’s a good thing that I love them.  In fact, I am a bit of an apple snob.  I refuse to eat them off season, but once September comes around my apple a day becomes three apples a day – time to make up for…

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Basic Buttermilk Loaf

A simple loaf of white sandwich bread.  The buttermilk gives the bread a buttery tang that is slightly reminiscent of a sour dough, but does not require the development of a sour dough starter.  A sprinkle of poppy seeds coats the top of the loaf for additional flavor and crunch. Ingredients: 3 tbsp Butter 1…

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Cauliflower, Apple, and Ginger Soup

Soup weather is setting in.  This creamy vegetable soup carries delicate hints of ginger with the slightly sweet tang of autumn apples. Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 diced Yellow Onion 3 sliced cloves of Garlic 2 diced stalks of Celery a 2″ sliced chunk of peeled Ginger Root 1 Cayenne Pepper (seeds removed) (if…

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