Bittman Mondays – Chocolate Cream Pie...

I do realize that this week’s edition of Bittman Mondays is a little late…but it’s been a weekend.  You know when you have one of those weekends that fly right by you in a haze of activity?  Or one of those weekends when so many things happen, it takes way too long to wrap your brain around them?  Or one of those weekends when the thought of doing anything more culinary than boiling water seems a...

Bittman Mondays: Cinnamon Buns...

I was really hoping to present a triumphant dish for the very first installment of Bittman Mondays.  I wanted to wax poetically about these cinnamon buns…extolling their flavor and texture.  But it was not meant to be because these cinnamon buns were, well, awful. ...

Artisan Boule Bread...

So I promised you guys a treat if you voted. And you were good, right? I mean the voter turnout was amazingly high, so you must have voted. Well, either way, I am not one to renege on a promise so here it is: Artisan Boule Bread! And let me just tell you, this is a treat of legendary proportions…because it’s not just about the bread. Oh no sir! It’s about so much more… ...