Banana Nut Bread
October 12, 2011 by Jenn
Filed under Baked Goods, Jenn of NEB, Recipes
I hate bananas. I don’t like to eat them. I don’t really like things flavored with them. However, there are two applications of banana that I crave: banana nut bread and banana spring rolls. I’ve wanted to tweak Ruhlman’s quick bread ratio to make a chocolate quick bread that has been bouncing around in my head. To familiarize myself with the ratio, I made a very straight forward banana bread found in the book. Next week, we’re going to make the chocolate creation. For this recipe, we will need the following ingredients: 8 ounces unbleached white flour (about 1 and [...]
School House Rolls
September 7, 2011 by Jenn
Filed under Baked Goods, Jenn of NEB, Recipes
Do you have a food that you’d give nearly anything to have the recipe? That one food that maybe has remained in your memory since childhood, and you just WISH you knew how to make it? For me, the recipes are two items that were served in the cafeteria of the school district I attended as a child: their rolls and their apple crisp. I have searched for these recipes for years and luckily in the last month have found recipes that closely replicate each. It may have only taken near to 20 years to find them, but the wait, [...]
Old Oakland Farmer’s Market
July 16, 2010 by Feisty Foodie
Filed under Articles, By Name, California, Feisty Fun, Food Services, Restaurants, San Francisco, Travels, Trucks/Carts, United States
Directly following my trip to Peru, I left on a research trip to the West Coast for two weeks. What was I researching? Glad you asked: a book on Stadium Eats! Um, yeah, without a deal in sight currently (hint, hint, anyone reading this who is interested!), I went to preemptively scout out the 6 West Coast stadiums and eat my way up and down the West Coast at the same time, starting in San Francisco, working my way down to Los Angeles, then San Diego, back up to San Francisco and then to Seattle! Phew! Tune in at 4:15 [...]
Andersen Bakery
July 8, 2010 by Feisty Foodie
Filed under Bakeries, By Name, California, Cuisine, Restaurants, San Francisco, Travels
Directly following my trip to Peru, I left on a research trip to the West Coast for two weeks. What was I researching? Glad you asked: a book on Stadium Eats! Um, yeah, without a deal in sight currently (hint, hint, anyone reading this who is interested!), I went to preemptively scout out the 6 West Coast stadiums and eat my way up and down the West Coast at the same time, starting in San Francisco, working my way down to Los Angeles, then San Diego, back up to San Francisco and then to Seattle! Phew! Tune in at 4:15 [...]
