Category Archives: bread

Pumpkin Rolls

Soup season is here, and there is nothing lovelier than a bowl of hot, homemade soup–unless it is a bowl of soup with a hot, homemade roll. These pumpkin rolls are dense (in a good way, not in a heavy way), chewy, with a hint of sweetness and a pretty orange tinge. It is a […]

Zucchini Cherry Muffins

I enjoy a nice muffin – not the oversize, oversweet muffins that you’d buy at the store or a coffeehouse, but a good home-baked muffin – made in a regular-sized muffin tin. My grandmother would often serve a blueberry muffin with dinner, in lieu of a dinner roll. My mom continued this tradition. As a […]

Popovers

I probably shouldn’t admit this, but sometimes I’m lazy in the kitchen. There have been many evenings when I tell my husband he is on his own, and I eat cereal for dinner. While standing at the counter.  Watching Gossip Girl. I know – yikes. Other times, I’m only half-lazy. Sometimes I make a simple […]

Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread

Due to our proximity to the nearest grocery store (really far away), the rate at which my husband burns through a loaf of bread (rapidly), and the expense of the fancy whole wheat bread that I like, I’ve been experimenting with making my own sandwich bread. It’s easy to be intimidated by anything that involves […]