Having grown up in a house with just a single parent (my grandma), the bread she made by hand often ended up moldy — good, fresh bread without preservatives will do that in a house with just two people. At a young age, I got used to cutting off the mold and tossing that bit int...
The first step is sorting and cleaning. Mushy berries are just fine for jam; moldy berries less so. I wasn’t entirely impressed with the quality—the berries were above average for what you might find in a supermarket, but definitely inferior to farmer’s market berries at their peak. Sti...
Fingerling potato and onion ciabattabreadwas served with a side of softened butter sitting in a shallow pool of EVOO. Slightly warm, pre-cut and easy to tear; we were not disappointed when they brought us another loaf after we devoured the first. I started by splitting a “salad”:Crisp ...