i'd rather be baking

I may have completely lost my mind.

I put both jalapeños and cheddar cheese into a loaf of bread. And now we can’t stop eating it.

This bread has now been eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. It has happily provided a vehicle for egg sandwiches and some particularly fantastic BLTs. This is certainly not the healthiest bread I’ve ever made, but Ryan quickly pronounced it the best. I’m not sure I can argue.

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I’ve been wanting to make focaccia bread for a really long time, but I’ll admit, I’m a little lazy when it comes to the overnight proofing of breads. The whole concept kind of annoys me. Patience isn’t my forte.

I’ve had this focaccia from Simply Recipes flagged for quite a while for just that reason: no 12-hour wait is necessary! And last week I got a rather urgent craving for my favorite summer salad from Panera Bread. You know, that one with big chunks of bread, mozzarella, tomatoes, and red onions. The focaccia would wait no longer.

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While setting up the new house, inexplicable bursts of domesticity have engulfed me. I can’t help it; I spent Friday night reading through a ridiculous amount of The Joy of Cooking. I’m not sure if it’s the comfort of unearthing things like curtains and cozy rugs or the fact that winter seems to be stretching on forever (I know, it’s still only January), but all I really want to do is bake and decorate.

I’ve had this recipe from the inimitable Smitten Kitchen mentally earmarked for a very long time, and even bought the necessary spelt flour quite some time ago. For some reason, after emptying eleventy-billion boxes, making crackers suddenly sounded like an awesome thing to do.

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I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but ever since the weather turned a bit cooler and the fallen leaves outside grew crunchier underfoot, I can’t get enough onions. And even weirder is the fact that I want to bake them.

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