Banana Bran Muffins

Banana Bran Muffins | Lemons & Anchovies Blog

  My blogging software came under attack, keeping me from publishing new posts with you.  For the time being all seems to be under control and I’m happy to be able to share these muffins, though a few days later than I had planned.  They came about out of a need to use some overripe [...]

Banana Coconut Bread

Banana Coconut Bread-5

  Today was about meeting deadlines, about my internet connection freezing as I attempted to save the full page of text I had just written (I’m normally so “save”-happy, I don’t know what happened today).  It was about having to start over, trying to recapture the words that seemed to flow freely before I lost [...]

Ribollita (Rustic Tuscan Soup)

Ribollita (Rustic Tuscan Soup)

  My husband and I spent the weekend in Carmel last week.  A local artist’s work was showing at a gallery–he was a friend of a friend and we were kindly invited to attend.  We also used the quick getaway as an opportunity to get me back on my bicycle again.  It has been months [...]

Panmarino (Italian Olive Bread) and Biga, a Starter Dough Recipe

Panmarino (Rosemary Bread) and Biga (Starter Dough)-2

  If you follow me on Instagram chances are you’ve seen the heavy bread-making posts lately.  Much of the extra time I’ve had on my days off has been dedicated to preparing starter dough (you really only need to do this once), kneading…and waiting.  Lots of waiting for a first, second and even a third [...]

Basque Pumpkin Cornbread

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  Five years ago my husband and I spent a week in Basque country, mostly on the Spanish side but we also crossed the border to French territory.  Our base for that visit was San Sebastian and with a few days dedicated to that area we were able to get a tiny feel for Basque [...]