A home cook, avid reader, cookbook reviewer, recipe tester, tippler, and Bread Baking Babe... whose life has gone to the dogs.
Happily married to my hard-working man, who is my best taste-tester, photographer, and who constantly lavishes me with praise and kitchenwares.
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Memorial Day 2012
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Cocktail Puppy wishes all its American friends a safe and peaceful Memorial
Day and thanks all the brave men and women who defend their country and try
to...
Turn on the Grill!
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We are *grilling* along with *Rick Bayless* (*self-described "Grill Geek"*)
this week.
*Go ahead... Fire it Up!*
What do you like to grill?
Steak, ...
A Neighborhood Gem
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Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria (Market & Restaurant)
What a joy to discover that the neighborhood has a new and exceptional
restaurant a mere 7 minute walk...
YeastSpotting 5.25.12
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Loaves and Rolls, First Batch Loaves and Rolls, Second Batch Flat Breads,
Sweet Breads, and More YeastSpotting is a weekly collective showcase of
yeasted b...
Taste50 Tastemakers of the Twin Cities!
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The Minneapolis Star Tribune did its annual feature yesterday on 50
“tastemakers” in the Twin Cities, and we were flattered to be in such great
company. T...
Baking baguettes - the Afar article
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For those who missed it when it came out in the premier issue of Afar, the
magazine has now posted my article on baking baguettes with the winner of
the Gr...
Oatmeal Buttermilk Bread
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I saw a handsome loaf of oatmeal bread at Sun Street Breads, one of the
best bakeries in Minnneapolis. I almost bought a loaf, and then I
remembered that...
Coming soon!
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If you’ve visited Knead To Be Loaved before, don’t despair! We’ll be back
online in short order, with many great recipes, cookie decorating tips, and
much...
My Emo Zombie Cake ~ Part 2
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*Part 2: My Emo Zombie Cake*
*In which a movie and a cake get made, and everyone celebrates. *
*"Not Even Death"*
Recently, my 15-year-old daughter and a ...
New Bagel Article on Epicurious.com
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Hi Everyone, My, it's been a long time, as I've been focusing my blog posts on www.pizzaquest.com, but I wanted to let those of you who haven't given up on t...
Monty would be Proud
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Monty would be Proud
As of this very minute, about 4 p.m. on Thursday Aug 25, 2011, the Yumarama
Blog has just 24 of them to go before hitting the amazi...
Baguettes à la Bouabsa
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Baguettes à la Bouabsa When I first started learning how to bake bread a
few years ago, my goal then, as it is to this day, was to be able to bake
breads w...