Recipe: Pretzel Bread (Laugen Brotchen)
Laugen Brotchen (Pretzel roll) Prep time: 15 minutes Total time: 90 minutes Difficulty: Flats (Fairly easy) 2 cups warm water (120-130 degrees) 4 cups flour 2 packages dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons salt 1/3 cup baking soda 5 cups water [...]
Recipe: Crab Cakes with Roasted Red Pepper Aioli
This is my favorite go-to appetizer. They can be made a day ahead and refrigerated then thrown in the oven right before guests arrive. Since crab is in season on the Oregon Coast, it makes sense that our first recipe includes crab. If you can’t get your hands on fresh crab, canned crab will do [...]
Tools: Box Grater
June 25, 2009 by Erin
Filed under Tools / Tips
A good Microplane Box Grater is an essential in my kitchen. This one has four different graters / slicers. Two thumbs way up! Word to the wise….this is the sharpest grater I’ve seen. Be particularly careful when grating cheese….
Welcome!
May 30, 2009 by Erin
Filed under Giving back
Follow your bliss! Do what you’re passionate about, and you’ll succeed! Follow your dreams! We’re sick of pondering how those platitudes apply to us-a retired teacher (Lynn) and daughter (Erin). OK, we’ll admit it. Like thousands of others, we’re sure we could have whipped circles around Martha Stewart given the chance. Happiness to us is [...]
