Fouace Nantaise | Two Ways

Fouace Nantaise is a rum and faintly orange flavored, slightly sweet brioche bread that is native to Nantes, France. 

Fouace Nantaise, or Nantes Fougasse, is a flower shaped loaf with six petals, meant to represent a star. It was developed in the mid nineteenth century in a village near Nantes, which is along the Loire River in France. It is recommended that it be served with Muscadet, an acidic and citrusy wine from the same region.

Cheese Straws with Parmesan, Gruyere, and Thyme

These Cheese Straws with Parmesan, Gruyere, and Thyme are a wonderful appetizer, and so easy to make with frozen puff pastry. 

These are delicious with a glass of wine or a cocktail. They are really easy to make using frozen puff pastry, although making your own homemade puff pastry is kind of a revelation.

Ten Grain No Knead Bread

This Ten-Grain No Knead Bread is loaded with fiber, protein, and nutrition.

This 10-grain bread is full of all kinds of goodness. To add to the nutritiousness, I topped the loaf with a mixture of flax, sesame, sunflower, caraway, poppy, and anise seeds.

Homemade Rye Crisp Crackers

These homemade rye crisp crackers are intensely flavored with the rye and caraway flavors of a traditional rye bread or cracker. 

These rye crisp crackers are loaded with rye flavor, and are delicious with any of your favorite spreads and cheeses.

Chorizo Macaroni and Cheese with Cheddar and Cotija

This Chorizo Macaroni and Cheese with Cheddar and Cotija takes the flavors of English and Mexican cheeses and combines them into about the best macaroni and cheese I've ever tried. 

This Chorizo Macaroni and Cheese with Cheddar and Cotija is so flavorful from the combination of the medium sharp white cheddar and the salty, hard, and grainy Cotija cheese. I also added a small amount of Monterey Jack cheese for creaminess.

Bread Box Round Up for January 2017

Welcome to The Bread Box Round Up, a collection of wonderful loaves, rolls, and flatbreads from food bloggers who bake bread! 

To kick off the new year, we have 8 amazing looking breads for the Bread Box Round Up. Here they are!

My 10 Favorite Recipes from 2016

These are my favorite recipe posts from 2016. 

Happy New Year! This year, I decided to round up some of my favorite recipes from 2016 to kick off 2017. The criteria for making this list were.. Does this recipe make me do the happy dance? Do I go, "OMG" when I take my first bite? Does everyone, and I mean everyone, who tries this ask for the recipe? Or... when I open the oven or lift up the lid on the pot, do I jump up and down with glee?