Homemade croutons are super easy to make, and even easier if you save stale bits of bread and baguettes in your freezer. And with a savory crunch that’s light and fresh, nothing elevates your Caesar salad faster than homemade croutons
Category: Breads
Sweet Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Here we are, just a few days away from what is, without a doubt, the biggest food day of the year and I’m thinking not of the day itself, but of the leftovers. But let me back up a moment. Until the other day, I hadn’t actually given much thought to my menu. I guess […]
Curried Chicken Salad Sandwiches
Instead of sharing a Fourth of July grilling menu today I’m going to talk about something very important: Leftovers. The unsung heroes of the busy home cooks tool kit. This recipe for curried chicken salad is so good you’ll practically be begging for leftovers, I promise. Curried chicken salad is one of those recipes my […]
Gluten-Free Crusty Bread
Bread is something I think about a lot, probably because, for now at least, we’re not on speaking terms. Oh sure, we gaze longingly at each other as I pass by a sandwich shop, and I’ve been known to cop a sniff as I slink by the Ciabatta at Trader Joe’s. But for the most […]
Southern Cornbread
If you want comfort food done right, look no further than my friend Breanne, who grew up in the South surrounded by generations of women known for their Southern charm and secret recipes. This is a family that so closely guards some of its recipes that daughters and granddaughters are shooed out of the kitchen […]
Soft Pretzels with Herbed Sea Salt
This is a cautionary tale of sorts, about a home cook who worked for nearly three hours to create a treat that goes from street to sublime when dressed with an elegant Herbes de Provence sea salt. These soft pretzels amaze with a chewy-crispy exterior that gives to a soft interior, all the while teasing […]
No-Knead Beer Bread
Lately I can think of little else but homemade bread. When I enter a market I immediately seek out the bakery. If I’m lucky enough, I can even catch a whiff of fresh bread emerging from the oven, a scent so heavenly I’ve been known to swoon. Recently, my swooning was confined to my home […]
Grilled Flatbread
Baking bread, to me, elevates cooking from an assembly of ingredients to a process nearing alchemy, a skill meant only for those who dare to meet the challenge. My first attempt at baking bread resulted in a bland, if pretty, loaf that promptly met the trashcan. I’m proud to report that my second attempt was […]
Rosemary Popovers
The first time I had popovers was at the Neiman Marcus café in San Diego’s Fashion Valley Mall. They were light and flakey, and pulled apart as easily as cotton candy. Served with warm chamomile tea and pristine white linens in the elegantly hushed tearoom, the popovers were a taste memory I returned to again […]