I do so love white bread. Getting older means that I eat whole wheat bread most of the time, but every once in a while I like to indulge myself in a nice loaf of white bread. Especially Amish farmhouse white bread. What is it about Amish food that gets all of our tastebuds tingling? I think its because we all know that they are a simple folk that make simple food, that is always delicious. And our hearts long for simplicity. Am I right or not? I received a new knife this week from Tuo Cutlery. This is the 8-inch serrated Bread Knife from their Osprey series. What better excuse to bake a lovely loaf of bread than...
In my early twenties I did a lot of clubbing. I actually met The Viking on the London club scene (this is a whole different story for a different time) but I had a gang of wonderful friends from fashion college and we would all get dressed up on a Friday and Saturday nights and drive into town from our college which was in the suburbs. (Don’t worry, we were very sensible, there was always a dedicated driver.) We would have our fun and then at 2am in the morning we would drive back to college via the bagel bakery in Golders Green. I think at the time it was one of only a handful of establishments open at that...
Good things come to those who wait. And by "good things" I mean a loaf of bread so delicious, you may find yourself daydreaming about it long after it's been gobbled up. The key ingredients for bread-making are patience, precision, a little bit of luck, and, in most cases, a strong arm for working the dough. But if that last bit turns you off, then you've come to the right place. Jim Lahey's recipe for no-knead bread has made the rounds in the food blogging world, but I'd been somewhat intimidated by it. In an effort to try new things and satisfy a crazy craving for homemade bread, I set about tackling it. For 18-plus hours, I nervously waited for...
This recipe and the giveaway included in this post is sponsored by Door County Coffee and Tea Company. All opinions are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that make A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures possible. If there’s a morning meeting at work, someone inevitably brings in donuts and coffee. I hear some of you saying, “What’s wrong with that?” Well, I’m sort of picky about my donuts. And I’ve already had breakfast and don’t need a donut, but some people don’t seem to care about that and have a couple of donuts. If I have a donut, I’ll eat half for dessert and maybe half for an afternoon snack. Or sometimes I’ll hang on to it for the...
