By Nick • August 1, 2009
One of the first things that I ever baked in my life was a loaf of banana bread. There is something great about taking some bananas that are basically inedible and turning them into something very freakin’ delicious. What’s also nice about banana bread is that it’s very flexible. You can easily throw in a [...]
Posted in baking, breakfast, good food | Tagged baking, banana, banana bread, bread, breakfast, coconut, currants, walnuts
By Nick • July 4, 2009
I must admit, I’ve always been sort of afraid of scones. Not like, monster under the bed afraid, but just kind of too afraid to actually try them. I think the reason is because in my life, so far, I’ve had some really amazing scones and some really sucky scones. Very rarely is a scone [...]
Posted in baking, breakfast, Easy Stuff | Tagged baking, breakfast, brunch, currants, scones
By Nick • May 11, 2009
After I reviewed the Zuni Cafe Cookbook, the general consensus was that if I were to only make a single meal from this book (ya right), it had to be the roasted chicken and bread salad. This recipe looks intimidating when you first check it out. I mean, it spans almost five full pages in [...]
Posted in chicken, Dinner, good food, Learning to Cook, salad | Tagged bread, chicken, currants, garlic, good food, olive oil, roasted, salad, scallions, Zuni
