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Failure: Tuscan Bread

tuscan bread
Pretty… pretty shitty.

I already twittered about my tuscan bread failure so this is a little late. Over the weekend I made my first loaf of bread. I followed the recipe in Bread Bakers Apprentice…

Bacon and Blackberry Muffins

candied bacon

I ran across these candied bacon recipes recently. So I wanted to do something with candied bacon but I don’t have an ice cream maker and the ice cream in a bag method is kind of a pain in the butt. I …

Paper Thin Crepes

crepes

crepes

Crepe Recipe
Ingedients
1 cup flour
1 & 1/2 cups of milk
2 large eggs

butter for pan

Preparation
Put the first three ingredients into a blender.
Blend for 7-10 seconds.
Heat a non-stick pan over medium heat.
Lightly brush the pan with butter.
Pour enough crepe mix into the pan to …

Peach Jam and Blackberry Jam

peach jam

peachesjam in cansrachel peeling peachesblackberriespeaches

My wife Rachel and I went over to my mothers house the other day and made some jam. My mother …

Milchreis aka Milk Rice

milk rice

My mother used to make this great German dish called milk rice. It’s a really simple rice pudding and it a really tasty breakfast when cold cereal isn’t going to hit the spot. I didn’t remember how she made it and it was too early …