As I’m sure my regular readers have noticed, I have a bit of an obsession with no-knead bread. I’ve marveled at the simplicity of it, and often wonder how such a thing is even possible. This article, from the New York Times, gives a good explanation. I had tried a grainy variation of the no-knead…
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Choosing the Right Cookware
For all of the cooking that I do — often as much as three times a day — I entered 2010 using the same, cheap, hand-me-down aluminum cookware that I was given when I married nearly 12 years ago. This includes the saucepan that always scorches at the edges and the two tiny pans that…
Random Recipe #18A: More No-Knead Bread
When did I become the bread lady? After the success of the no-knead bread recipe, I became a bit obsessed with finding alternatives. What if I didn’t have 18 hours to wait for the bread to rise on its own? Behold: simple crusty bread. I follow the recipe precisely until I get to step 3….
Random Recipe #18: No-Knead Bread
Successfully baking a loaf of bread makes me happier than nearly any other food. I’m not sure why. Maybe because the yeast seems like such a mysterious and magical ingredient. Then I remind myself that even the Amish can bake bread, and I realize that maybe it’s not as mysterious and magical as I think….