hello…i brought banana bread

hi all. i’m suze. and while i do love to eat, and can be handy in the kitchen when i need to be, i’m not what one would consider a kitchenista. however, i do love a good kitchen conversation and the company of bright, intelligent women. so the lovely merujo has allowed me to join [...]

Bread

Here is some herb bread I made today, from “Bernard Clayton’s Big Book of Bread,” p 436 of the edition I have. Basil, oregano, savory, dill, thyme and marjoram. YUM, especially dipped in olive oil/pepper/parmesan cheese.

This is some plain old white bread I made, from the recipe by Craig Kominiak in “Baking with Julia.” (No [...]

Hello, World (or at least, other kitchenistas)

Hi everyone! I’m Mary, I’ve known Merujo since second grade, I love to bake bread, and I have two picky eaters for kids (ages 9 and 6).
Random Questions:
*what food sites do you like? I’ve taken a liking to slashfood, and I’ve been listening to KCRW’s Good Food, Winecast, and Eat Feed podcasts. I’m especially liking [...]

Sour Cream Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

I have no idea what the true origin of this cake is. (Probably some wire-bound ladies auxilliary cookbook.) My brother Mike got the recipe from the mother of a college friend, and he made it for me about 10 years back, when I visited him in Germany. One taste and I knew it was a [...]

Norwegian Potato Soup

Well, here we are, at the close of 2005, the annus horribilis of my life. But, as things begin to turn a corner and the new year looks fairly bright (but not particularly flush with cash), it’s time to revisit the simple recipes of my childhood. My mom had to make a dollar stretch all [...]

Welcome to the Kitchen!

Glad you’re here.
A couple of years ago, I started a private group on Yahoo for a handful of friends – smart, funny, savvy women who also had a pretty rockin’ domestic side. It was a place to exchange recipes, ideas, and do a bit of rambling. It was a lot like hanging out in our [...]