If your notion of tomato soup is the gunk that Campbell’s makes then this recipe is going to blow you away. As far as the work to payoff ratio goes, you really get a bang for your buck here. Seriously, the first time I made this I was shocked at how amazing it tasted. You’ve [...]
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Alice Waters has finally written a book for cooks like me—cooks who aren’t chefs and who don’t have access to the diversity of exotic ingredients available in Berkeley. The book is called The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution. It is by far my favorite cookbook of 2007.
If you [...]
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This morning I was craving something more than cereal or toast for breakfast and it struck me that I had everything I needed for english muffins. Here’s how you do it:
First, you want to check my post on Herzberg and Francois’ book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, where you’ll find their basic recipe. Cut [...]
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For Christmas Annalisa gave me a copy of Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois and I love it. It goes without saying that the very best bread is not going to come from this cookbook, but it comes close—really. Hertzberg and Francois offer a wide range of bread [...]
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