Adventures in cooking and baking.
Dutch Macaroni is a common weeknight meal in the Netherlands, especially if you have hungry kids to feed.
Dutch macaroni is typically made with ground beef, red peppers, onions or leeks, and other vegetables, along with a bit of cheese added at the end. I've also seen recipes that include pickles, which I can't wait to try too.
This Couronne Lyonaise is a French bread that originated in Lyon, France. This one includes both a sourdough starter along with a little bit of yeast.
This bread is shaped like a crown - thus the name "couronne." My shaping method is a work in progress, but the bread itself is amazingly flavorful.
These Mini Ciabatta Loaves are deeply flavored from the dark brown and shatteringly thin crust.
Ciabatta means "slipper" in Italian. The bread is very light and is typically roughly shaped due to the high hydration.
These scalloped potatoes with caramelized onions are a lightened up version of one of my favorite comfort foods, potatoes gratin.
Instead of cream, this dish calls for broth and caramelized onions to add flavor. The result? An amazingly tasty and light potato dish that goes perfectly with roast beef, ham, or lamb chops.
This sourdough pancake recipe produces amazingly fluffy and flavorful pancakes.
If you maintain a sourdough starter, making these pancakes is a great way to use up any leftover sourdough discard you might have. The resulting pancakes, while not actually sour, have a wonderful flavor and tenderness. Plus, they are nice and light.
These hot chocolate cookies are a tasty treat made with packets of hot cocoa mix. How fun is that?
They're topped with a marshmallow part way through baking and then topped with melted chocolate after baking.
These sourdough cornbread muffins are a quick and tasty way to use up some of your sourdough starter.
These muffins, even though they contain a tiny bit of maple syrup, are for those who prefer their cornbread on the savory side. They are slightly crumbly and wonderful for dunking into chilis and stews.
