July 2010

Seriously, I am at a loss for words right now.  I’ve just invented something spectacular. I’m talking about a soft, melt-in-your-mouth honey wheat bread.  I’m talking about cheesy-ness.  I’m talking about a rich, meaty, cheeseburger flavor. Minus the burger. It’s vegetarian!  But shhh, don’t tell…no one will ever know unless you tell them. Vegetarian “Cheeseburger” Pillows [...]

{ 1 comment }

The Perfect Chunky Cookie

by kneadspeed on July 28, 2010

in Baked Goods,cookies

You know that classic question, “Am I the only one?” Well, am I the only one…that doesn’t like flat, crispy cookies? Let me tell you a little story. Yesterday I made cookies. Sounds like an innocent enough statement, no? And yet, these cookies just weren’t right.  They were flat.  They were crispy.  And they were [...]

{ 8 comments }

It’s a lazy Sunday morning and ingredients are strewn about before you.  At your very disposal are the means with which you could make any perfectly carbolicious breakfast.  But…but…which carbolicious breakfast?  Suddenly your mind begins to swirl with recipe after recipe.  What to make?!  There are so many options that it’s tearing you to pieces.  [...]

{ 10 comments }

Are you the type that likes to make things more complicated than they need to be? I sure am.  And proud of it. So, while pondering what to bake my dear grandmother for her 83rd birthday, regular ol’ cinnamon rolls just simply wouldn’t cut it.  No, sir.  I had to opt for the more intricate and [...]

{ 8 comments }

Pot-unlucks

by kneadspeed on July 17, 2010

in cheesecake,Desserts

It is my contention that “potlucks” should be renamed to “pot-unlucks.”  Why?  Because I’m a perfectionist, that’s why.  And I spend more time than I want to admit pouring over recipe books because secretly, I want to have that *one* recipe over which everyone ogles…  …that *one* recipe that has relative after relative coming to [...]

{ 5 comments }

Belgian Brilliance!

by kneadspeed on July 15, 2010

in Breakfast,waffles

From the moment of their christening, foods carry with them the trademarks of their origins.  Just like parents name their children after older relatives, or tack on “Junior” to the father’s name, cooking perpetuates heritage by recreating the very food of our ancestors.  It is one of the oldest traditions we have.  Like any tradition, some recipes are better than others, just as [...]

{ 2 comments }