A bit of Montreal in Los Angeles

I like making my own seasoning blends. Not only is it more frugal, but it also allows me to control the amount of salt myself so I can use as much or as little of the seasoning as I like without...

The perfect loaf of bread (part 3)

This post picks up where I left off from part 1 and part 2 to show how I turn those ideas into something you can actually spread butter on and EAT! In true form, I'm going to create a new recipe...

The perfect loaf of bread (part 2)

The methods in these articles break away from the traditional bread making techniques that seem to fill nearly every cookbook published. It wasn't obvious to me first, but these recipes have two...

Adzuki bean stew

I actually set out to make a bean and bacon soup. When I checked the pantry I didn't have any white beans but did have some aduki beans. Why would I have aduki beans, you might ask?