Save a Little Money & Give a Little Dough

Wine, home improvement cards and potted plants are all classic housewarming gifts. But, what do you give someone that already has received them from others? That was the question I asked myself while gearing up to attend a housewarming party over the weekend. A friend of mine just purchased a gigantic 6 bedroom…yes…6 bedroom home [...]

Double Chocolate Swirl Bread

When I plunged my tense hands into the semi-dark dough, my frustrations began to melt away.  There was something wonderfully relaxing about kneading the dough when the only thing I wanted to do was scream at the stupidity that inspired me to bake bread in the first place. I rarely bake breads for the simple [...]

Mini Bread Loaves

For some strange reason, the planets were aligned this weekend. As a result of such a celestial occurrence, I decided to bake bread from scratch. Of course it couldn’t be just any kind of bread. It couldn’t even be a normal sized loaf. I decided to pull out the same mini loaf pans I used [...]