Category Archives: Bread

Pumpkin Dark Chocolate Chip Bread

There comes a time every year when I start wanting to bake with pumpkin. It usually happens once there’s a chill in the air and the leaves start changing, but this year, it happened early. I’m not the only one … Continue reading

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Sourdough Bread

Five years ago when I was living in DC, I was browsing a local bookstore and one book caught my eye, “In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker’s Odyssey.” In the book, local author and home baker Samuel … Continue reading

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Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread

We all need banana bread in our life right now. There are few things as easy, or as comforting, to make. Plus, you can take advantage of your hoarding instincts. Buy too many bananas, let them go bad, and then … Continue reading

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Challah

The other night I was on the phone with my best friend Rachel and she was telling me about hamantaschen that she made recently for Purim. I miss the days when I lived in D.C. and Rachel would drop off … Continue reading

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Chocolate Tahini Banana Bread

This chocolate tahini banana bread is a confluence of my favorite things. I love chocolate and banana, especially together, and I love tahini. Combine them all in one bread and it’s nothing short of magic. I saw this recipe from … Continue reading

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Honey Wheat Bread and Homemade Strawberry Jam

This blog post caps off a week of all things strawberry. Somehow I’m not sick of strawberries yet. In fact, I love them more and more each day. I find myself taking a spoonful of strawberry jam and eating it … Continue reading

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Buckwheat Banana Bread

I’ve been craving banana bread for a couple weeks but I keep making cookies and cake. Then I saw three overripe bananas in my fruit bowl yesterday. “It’s fate,” I thought. I’m constantly on the hunt for the best banana … Continue reading

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Carrot Cake Bread

I don’t know how I missed this, but carrot cake is an Easter thing. I mean, I don’t celebrate Easter so I guess it’s not *that* much of a surprise that I didn’t know. But when I started seeing carrot … Continue reading

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Le Gibassier

When I lived in France, I never saw gibassier at the bakery. It’s probably because I lived in northern France near Paris. Gibassier, or a buttery breakfast bread made with orange and anise, is more common in southern France near … Continue reading

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Making My Own Pizza

I’ve wanted to make my own pizza for a long time but I never took the plunge. Part of the reason was because I didn’t own a pizza stone, but it was also because I was intimidated by the process. … Continue reading

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