All Four Burners

(Or, in order of importance, bacon cheese bread apple.) I am not a fan of the apple. Look, I get that they are good for you (an apple a day and all that), but the only uncooked apple I tolerate is the honeycrisp. Ugh, and don’t even get me started on cooked apples. They are squishy […]

This bread is a turd. I don’t mean that in terms of taste. In fact, it was quite tasty and evocative of the season. Yay for pumpkin! Rather, I refer solely to its physical appearance. The combination of a slow cooker with a quick bread recipe yields an oval brown lumpy turd-like outcome. I don’t […]

I am in deep denial that summer is over. Deep deep deeeeeeeeeeeep denial. Although autumn is my favorite season, its dawn portends of the coming winter. The coming stupid winter. With its short days, bitter cold, and — worst of all — snow. Every year, I cling to the final vestiges of summer. I delude […]

High-altitude baking intimidates me. I know the gougeres turned out fine last week. But those didn’t contain any leavening agents. Bread requires leaveners. Sometimes, as in this case, even 2. I’ve spent months avoiding baking whenever possible. I’ve combed the interwebs to understand the science and — let’s be honest here — exact formulas that […]

Even though we’re enjoying a late Indian summer (mind you, I’m not complaining), I can’t help but be inspired by autumn cooking. Specifically fall baking. This is the one time of year I miss living on the East Coast. Unlike apple picking and cider, fall traditions in California don’t resonate. As much as I like […]