Archive for March, 2009

BBD#18 – Whole wheat blueberry and coconut scones

March 31, 2009

Whole wheat blueberry and coconut scones

Whole wheat blueberry and coconut scones

Whole wheat scones, with half the butter, and reduced amounts of sugar – what? Can these things even taste good? Yes! This means that you could probably eat twice as many and get away with it.

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BBD#18 – Basil Buttermilk Bread

March 30, 2009
Basil Buttermilk Bread

Basil Buttermilk Bread

They say James Bread could never ignore a good bread.

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Cardamom coffee rolls

March 26, 2009

Cardamom Coffee Rolls

Cardamom Coffee Rolls

Petite cardamom coffee rolls make me happy.

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James Beard’s Oatmeal Bread (with many seeds)

March 18, 2009

James Beard's Oatmeal Bread

James Beard's Oatmeal Bread

“Make sure you add lots of seeds in it.”

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Tarte Noire

March 15, 2009

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Yesterday was Pi Day: March 14, or 3.14 – get it? Hehe! I didn’t make a pie to celebrate, but how about posting the story of a tarte noire that I had made?

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A work in progress

March 10, 2009

Time to bake with beer again.

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A birthday sour cream coffeecake

March 10, 2009
Sour cream coffeecake

Sour cream coffeecake

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BBD#17 – Baked Potato Bread

March 1, 2009

Baked Potato Bread

Baked Potato Bread

What will Jackie make for Bread and Potatoes, the theme for Bread Baking Day #17?

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Chewy coconut cookies

March 1, 2009

Chewy coconut cookies

Chewy coconut cookies

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Our lab’s biggest research grant just got submitted yesterday so the past few weeks have been wild, in the most scientific way that word implies.

My mom forwarded a cookie recipe that some of her colleagues had tried. At first I was a little apprehensive about coconut cookies, but these are pretty addictive. I went a little on the underbaked side to make sure I didn’t overbake and turn them into a crispy, instead of chewy, cookie.

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