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Savory Cheese-Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Fig Jam

Savory Cheese-Almond Thumbprint Cookies with Fig Jam Hold the milk. These savory cookies are meant to be enjoyed with a cocktail or a glass of wine and have a little kick. My husband picked up one of these cookies from the cooling rack and took a bite. I was sitting in the other room and ... Read More

Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Bottarga

Homemade Squid Ink Pasta with Bottarga This dish may look exotic but its taste is as down-home as it gets, especially if you live on the Italian seaside. You'll never see a more forlorn, lost little boy than my husband on a rainy day. Being stuck indoors is the ultimate punishment for my ... Read More

Savory Sourdough Waffles

Savory Sourdough Waffles These waffles have a savory surprise inside and are also a tasty way to use up sourdough discard. Most bakers who maintain a sourdough starter have their go-to recipes for the discard--the leftover starter that gets tossed in the trash after a small amount has been ... Read More

Sourdough Bread, Ken Forkish Method

Sourdough Bread, Ken Forkish Method This sourdough bread recipe is as easy as it gets. There's no kneading required to get full flavor that would beat any store-bought loaf. (Update 5/31/2020, Please Read: Due to the unexpected popularity of this post since first publishing it in January 2018 ... Read More

Sourdough Focaccia

Sourdough Focaccia Unlike the classic focaccia, this version is thin and crisp and made with sourdough starter rather than instant yeast. Partially baked with whole grain, this simple bread is loaded with flavor. Well, hello. It's been a while. One year to be exact. I started out trying to ... Read More

Cracked Wheat Salad

Cracked Wheat Salad This salad is similar to Lebanese tabouleh but with a tomato/red pepper base. It's full of fresh flavor from herbs and tastes even better two to three days later. The woman behind the deli counter watched me patiently as I scanned my options for lunch.  There were the usual ... Read More

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