Fougasse (originally known as "fogatza") is a French flatbread originating from Provence. It looks complicated and fancy, but is very simply to make. Fougasse can be likened to Italian Focaccia in its texture and flavours, although, it has more of a crust on top. This is a basic no knead dough recipe, so feel free to add other ingredients like roasted peppers, sun dried tomatoes, chopped olives ...
Bread & Quickbread
DOUBLE CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD
One of the very first recipes I made growing up was banana bread. Back then, I thought making quick-bread from a box was considered 'baking from scratch'. Granted, I was only 6 and had never even turned on the oven, let alone actually bake anything from square one. Regardless, my mom was lovingly impressed with my effort and my courage to grab that box of mix from the depths of the pantry and ...
ROSEMARY DATE & WALNUT BREAD
The last few weeks have been interesting to say the least. Thankfully, we’re over that darn cold that’s been going around; it lingered way too long...so long that my usual holiday visit with my family in Vancouver was postponed several weeks into January. The good news is we did make it over last week and had a relaxing, restful and much needed visit with my family. I spent the better part of ...
NO KNEAD MAPLE OAT SPELT BREAD
When someone asks me what home is, it's the aroma of fresh baked bread. What is it about cooking dough that is so intoxicating? Whatever it is, I don't want to know for fear it would ruin the luster surrounding that warm, dreamy loaf ready to butter up and melt with. My first experience making bread was more like adventuring in fabricating culinary doorstops, you know, those dense, brick-like ...
EUROPEAN STYLE DAIRY-FREE VEGAN ‘BUTTER’
Essentially, the term "butter" refers to a dairy based spread when not qualified by other nouns. However, when you add descriptors, you can have fruit butters, nut or seed butters, body butters (but I wouldn't necessarily eat those), cocoa butters...you get the idea. But what about vegan butter? Sounds like an oxymoron to you? Well, it's perfectly legitimate to question that, considering what ...
HARVEST APPLE CRUNCH LOAF
Happy end of the week to you all; I hope you're enjoying this lovely fall weather as of late. Today, however, Vancouver and the Island regions are due for several large storms, so I thought it best to get this post together before we lose power. The good news is I already have two of these beautiful apple crunch loafs warm from the oven and ready for devouring, perhaps by candle light...how ...