Month: August 2009

Whole Wheat Pizza Crust

I’ve been looking for a 100% whole grain pizza crust for quite some time. I love, love, LOVE this crust, and I’ve often made it w/ half wheat bread flour & half white, but the 100% wheat version was bleh. When I saw this recipe, I saved it immediately and it...

Fudgey Brownies

Holding true to my “Ugly photo means great food” rule  I’ve had this recipe saved for a LONG time. It finally seemed like a good time to dig it out and make it a few nights ago. I figured that after eating almost-entirely vegetables, with a tiny bit of lean meat...

Oatmeal Sandwich Bread

I really enjoy making bread (which you can probably tell, as that seems to dominate my blog most of the time). However, I’ve grown to prefer wheat breads over white breads which usually require a pre-ferment process, thus requiring some advance planning. A few days ago I was really wanting...

Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

Brian has been begging me to make a pineapple upside-down cake for months and months now, but I never get around to it. Finally, I had some time to bake and asked him if he had a preference. When he requested this again I thought perhaps I should come through...

Creamy Parmesan Orzo

I made this recipe a few weeks ago to go along with Chicken Cordon Bleu– which by the way, was a very nice pairing. I confess, though, that I had actually made it one other time several months ago and it was a big, giant FAIL. Last time around I...

Spaghetti Squash Marinara

Homemade marinara is something I’ve wanted to make for years- since well before my kitchen and I started getting along better. This sauce did not disappoint! As a matter of fact, while eating this for dinner we decided that we will not be buying jarred sauce anymore! This made easily...