A hundred years ago, my grandmother came to this country at age 22, having grown up on plain Eastern European fare like beets, cabbage, and potatoes, plus the occasional meat or fish when her family could afford it. Sweet desserts weren’t really in the picture. In America, when others would grab a doughnut to go […]
As the holidays approach, people have been writing to ask where they can buy my holiday and celebration book. It’s become very hard to find because it’s been out of print for a while. You can find used copies at online sellers and used bookstores. But if you like Amazon Kindle electronic books, and you’re […]
For Thanksgiving last year, my wife, Laura, and I went out to eat with friends — a first for us. It was lovely, liberating, and delicious. But this year we wanted to bring it back home. After all, what is Thanksgiving without the leftovers? And, more seriously, we’ve been empty nesters for a couple of […]
I’ve already started planning for Thursday’s baking, and looking back over all the old recipes here on the website took me back to great times and great meals with family and friends going back to 2007 or so, when the blog began. Above is a favorite of mine, Thanksgiving Cranberry Corn Bread, but here are […]
This tea ring is an ultra fancy cinnamon roll, baked as wreath and topped with an Eggnog Glaze. The cuts and twists of the dough make for a super-festive bread that is actually really easy to make, so don’t leave this one just for the holidays. If you head to our Breadin5 Instagram page, you can […]
There are about one hundred recipes in all of our books, but we always start with a Master Recipe. It is our opportunity in each book to dive a little deeper into our super fast and simple method of bread baking. In Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day we started with a […]
This fanciful holiday bread made it into our newest book, Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day, and it is one of the prettiest, easiest and most sensational breads to make for a family gathering or work party. This Holiday Star Bread has been making the rounds all over social media, so I […]
Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day has become pretty much unavailable in stores and online, but I have a few copies–please contact through the comments field if you’re interested. Some links from the book tour for this book, in Chicago (on WGN), and in St. Louis (on KSDK-NBC, and on KTVI-Fox). The […]
About unorthodox Holiday traditions (for me, Hannukah)–how about panini? Any time of year is the right time of year for one. We’ve done two grilled sandwich posts here on the website. Now, our official panini post isn’t quite right for Hannukah (there’s ham in it, but you can leave it out, of course). Our other […]
In some of the Kindle versions, the Stollen recipe omitted items from the Ingredients list: Ground cardamom: 1/2 teaspoon Mixed dried and/or candied fruit*: 1.5 cups/9 ounces/255 grams Almond paste: 1/2 cup per loaf (4 ounces/115 grams) Egg wash: 1 egg beaten with 1T water, for brushing * Golden raisins, dried pineapple, dried apricots, dried […]