Can you sell food made from someone else’s recipe found online or in a cookbook? As a self-taught cottage baker these are important ethical questions I had to ask myself. I cannot create recipes out of thin air. I certainly didn’t learn sourdough on my own. I absolutely learned from cookbooks and online. After reading the Tartine cookbook, I settled on that as the primary way I approach baking. I may have increased my wheat […]
When I started this business three and a half years ago, I was very wide-eyed and inspired to bring my community the highest quality sourdough and desserts money can buy. I pride myself on using as many organic ingredients as possible, even down to the sugar. As this small business started to grow, my costs started to grow as well. The upfront costs took almost two years to pay off: mixer, fermentation refrigerator, Simply Bread […]
So much has changed since my last Karen’s Kitchen-recipes for the home-cook blog entry. We were still in the thick of the pandemic and my life was pivoting from the home-cook who shared her tried and true recipes to becoming a sourdough baker. My last entry was about working my way through the Tartine cookbook and sharing my journey with you. Life had different plans for me. Instead, of making every recipe from a cookbook. […]
I still haven’t gotten over my trip to Italy this summer. While decorating my Christmas tree, I was thinking about the differences between “Americanized” Italian food and the food in Italy. Tonight I felt like something Italian and comforting. Eggplant parmesan sounded good, and it happens to be red and green. Hello…. Christmas colors! While taking a cooking class in Rome, a Roman Chef taught me how to make the perfect pomodoro sauce. You […]
Chocolate Banana Empanadas (Mini Pies) March 14th is National Pi Day. It celebrates the irrational number of Pi. Whatever the reason, in my world it’s just another day to enjoy some food! These chocolate banana mini pies are perfect for tomorrow’s festivities. Time-45 minutes Servings-24 mini pies Ingredients 2 pre-made pie crusts, Nestle Dark Chocolate Morsels, 1 banana, 1 TBS brown sugar, 1 egg, 2 TBS granulated sugar, powdered sugar, and bench flour. Preparation Preheat oven […]
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