This traditional braided bread is slightly sweet and soft, and best served warm for a perfect treat on Easter morning! When I think of Easter Bread, I think of the colorful loaves or buns that are typical of bakeries here in New York. They tend to be sweet but not overly so, often being somewhere…
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Hot Cross Buns
These classic British cakes, more commonly known as Hot Cross Buns, are a traditional breakfast served on Good Friday. Soft and slightly sweet, they are speckled with spiced raisins and dried cranberries with a subtle citrus undertone. The precise ‘moment’ when an object or tradition becomes ‘iconic’ or ‘defining’ is difficult to pinpoint, but you…
Irish Soda Bread
This classic quick bread is speckled with rum raisins for a sweet, slightly salty treat for St. Patrick’s Day. There’s a small Irish gift shop near where I live and it is probably one of my favorite stores around. Set in an old Victorian house now painted pink and green, it’s the type of place…
Easy Keto Bread
This Easy Keto Bread not only low-carb but it requires no yeast or waiting. It is the perfect quick bread to enjoy with breakfast, lunch, or dinner! For a while now, I’ve been planning to focus on uncomplicating recipes, or rather getting back to basics and celebrate the art of simplicity. I think social media…
Italian Style Breadsticks
These Turin-style breadsticks are smooth with a soft interior. We’ve brushed ours with melted butter and herbs for an irresistible snack! The breadstick conundrum. I don’t know quite ‘when’ it happened or how all I am certain of is that it ‘did’ – and I’m not sure there is a remedy. What was once culinary…
Parmesan Popovers and Blackberry Preserves
Popovers are deceptively easy to make and versatile as well. Today, we’re sharing a sweet and savory combination with our Parmesan Popovers and Blackberry Preserves – perfect for the holiday season! Last I posted, we were in the process of putting together a Thanksgiving starters spread, and I gave some wine pairing suggestions courtesy of…
Pumpkin Spice French Toast
Soft brioche is thickly sliced then brushed with a creamy pumpkin spiced batter. Grilled to sweet perfection, serve this Pumpkin Spice Toast with a hot cup of coffee and enjoy the tastes of the season! According to Leonardo da Vinci, simplicity is the utmost sophistication…a mantra apparently lost on those who wrote of his fabled…
Harvest Morning Loaf
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and Mazola® Corn Oil. All opinions are mine alone. #MakeItMazola #simpleswap #CollectiveBias Fall mornings are complete now with a warm slice of this ultra moist Harvest loaf boasting of grated zucchini, carrots, and sweet apples! Cooking oil is one of those ingredients that are very easy to…
Honey and Cream Cranberry Bread
This Honey and Cream Cranberry Bread is the very definition of a quick bread. It’s a perfect blend of warm honey and sweet cream and for a festive touch, I’ve added dried cranberries. Serve warm with a cup of coffee for a delicious treat in the morning. Certain things simply ‘go together’ such that they…
Homemade Sesame and Salt Bagels
The following post has been sponsored by Nancy’s. All opinions expressed are mine. Homemade bagels are well worth the time and effort. Today we’re exploring how surprisingly easy it is to make your own and sharing our favorite bagel pairings as well. There’s a pleasant cliché regarding the autumn season in New York when the…
Gluten Free Hot Cross Buns
These traditional soft and sweet little buns are easier to make than you think and the best part is- they are gluten free! This is a sponsored post on behalf of Bob’s Red Mill however all opinions expressed are my own. At some point, we recognize when an object, custom, or ritual crosses the line…
Arugula Salad and Kicked Up Corn Muffins
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #20MinutesToTasty #CollectiveBias This fresh Arugula Salad is served with Italian Style meatballs and warm kicked-up corn muffins for a light, delicious meal ready in 20 minutes! I wrote recently about my ‘classicalist’ tendencies, and how I view simplicity…
Apple Honey Blossom Bundt – #BundtBakers
This honey bundt is more bread than cake. Served with fresh cream & warm sweet apples, it is perfect in the morning with coffee or in the evening! It may not seem it by the looks of the upcoming weather forecast, but summer is winding down my friends. I am half relieved, half reluctant by…
Apple Banana Bread
This hearty fruit loaf is a wonderful blend of sweet apples, bananas and citron. We’ve all been there – driven to obsess over things that we can’t control. We fret over the rain, such remarks as “The weather isn’t cooperating,” as if the skies were subject to our whims. We spend time contemplating the passage…
Boule (Artisan Free-Form Loaf)
This French loaf is soft inside with a light, golden crust on the outside – just the way good bread is supposed to be. “Perfection itself is imperfection.” – Vladimir Horowitz I never thought of myself as an artisan. However, when I discovered The New Artisan Bread in Five Minutes A Day by Jeff Hertzberg…
Best Ever Buttery Flaky Biscuits
Comfort food comes in many forms and everyone has their own idea of what comfort food means to them. One thing that most can agree on is that buttery flaky biscuits are always a welcomed treat at any meal. “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a…
French Toast with Blueberry Basil Sauce
Thick slices of Challah bread are soaked in spiced almond milk then toasted to golden perfection. Topped with a fresh blueberry and basil sauce and warm maple syrup this dish is perfect for breakfast, lunch, or dinner! Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. My mom makes the best egg sandwiches (no joke). She…
Roasted Peppers & Eggplant Crostini
As my birthday approaches, I could not think of a more comforting meal than this crostini to bid farewell to a year that has been very good to me. Though this meal is rustic, it has an elegant and sophisticated profile, which is befitting for a birthday, don’t you agree? Happy Birthday to Me!! As…
Cinnamon Pull Apart Bread
This sweet, soft bread is layered together with butter and cinnamon sugar, then topped with a thick vanilla icing – like any cinnamon bread should be. I guess it is true what they say about March – March comes in like a lion and hopefully will go out like a lamb. I think it is…
Zucchini, Banana & Apple Breakfast Bread
This moist, decadent breakfast cake is filled with zucchini and fruit, sprinkled with brown sugar and cinnamon, then baked to perfection to create a sweet sugar crust. For an extra special morning treat, grill this with a pat of butter and serve with a drizzle of maple syrup! I always like to have breakfast. It…
Focaccia featuring Grano del Miracolo
Living the Gourmet is pleased to present Grano del Miracolo from Molino Grassi. An ancient grain, ‘Grano del Miracolo’ is the first flour produced via the Italian biodiverse agriculture. Though it was the predominant grain used in Sicily and Molise during the nineteenth century, it was gradually replaced by common modern wheat, which was considered…
Bauli Panettone French Toast
Bauli Panettone is an Italian sweet bread made with all natural ingredients and bits of sweet raisins and glazed orange skins. Panettone is usually prepared around the holiday season and is now enjoyed throughout the world. Well friends, it is that time of year again, and the holidays are just around the corner. In the…
Baguettes & Crostini
From the moment the yeast began to bubble, the room filled with the aroma of fresh bread in the making, mixed with the scent of summer’s freshly fallen rain gently blowing in from the open windows. Homemade bread has been my biggest challenge in the kitchen. Perhaps it was the humidity in the air. Maybe…
Morning Popovers
How are you feeling this morning? Does the sun seem to be shining brighter? Does the sky look bluer than usual? Do you ever wake up with a really great feeling? Inexplicably? I think how you feel when you wake up is usually a tell-tale sign of how the rest of your day is going…
