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Sunday, October 29, 2006 Another bread that I kneaded by hand instead of by mixer. It's been two weeks now--the promised repair time--a...

Saturday, October 28, 2006 Since the last bread I made was (unintentionally) salt-free, I figured that I might just as well move on to inten...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006 My neighbor Laurel invited me for a dinner party on Tuesday, and, when I asked if I could bring anything, said, ...

Sunday, October 22, 2006 I bought a set of graduated biscuit cutters yesterday. This is the first time I've had an actual biscuit cutte...

Saturday, October 21, 2006 My KitchenAid is still in the appliance repair shop in Blaine, so I'm trying to bake breads that don't ne...

Sunday, October 15, 2006 People are always asking me what bread has been my favorite. I tell them indignantly that I can't answer that-...

Saturday, October 14, 2006 The good news is that I have a working stove. The bad news is that my KitchenAid mixer gave up the ghost just as...

Saturday, October 7, 2006 My ciabatta started out so well. It was another of those crazy Italian very soft, wet doughs that are supposed to ...

Wednesday, October 4, 2006 Last week Jim and I went on a whirlwind trip of New England as his birthday present. One of his life's goals...

Sunday, September 24, 2006 I know, I know, I KNOW that I should always read these recipes carefully and preferably at least twice. There is...

Sunday, September 17, 2006 First of all, the name of this bread makes me think of Hakuna Matata , so that everything I think about making it...

Saturday, September 16, 2006 I was in a bad mood when I started this bread, which is not a good idea because I'm pretty sure the bread d...

Saturday, September 9, 2006 After I turned off the oven to crisp the bread sticks, see Previous Entry), I turned it back on to make my seco...

Saturday, September 9, 2006 I'm getting so close to my goal that my daughter Elizabeth, who has always thought my recent obsession with ...

Monday, September 4, 2006 A three-day weekend may mean sleeping late or going on picnics or walking around the lake to some people. To me, ...

Sunday, September 3, 2006 According to Rose's notes on this bread, it's her husband's very favorite, of all the different breads...

Saturday, September 2, 2006 After this bread, I have only 21 breads left to bake to meet my goal. Only 21! Just a year ago, the idea of ba...

Sunday, August 27, 2006 Two kinds of dinner rolls in one week! Sarah came over for dinner for these, and she gave them her usual enthusiast...

Saturday, August 26, 2006 I thought this would be just like the walnut fougasse that I made months ago, with the addition of onions. But it...

Wednesday, August 23, 2006 If you are invited to your in-laws' house, or your future in-laws' house, or just the house of someone yo...