A Guide to Baking with Whole Wheat
A strong, resilient food economy is one that is localized and accountable to all its participants. Bakers who know their millers are inherently tied to the farmers who supply the mill with wheat. A baker connected to their miller can …
Why Whole Wheat?
“This is the best cookie/croissant/sourdough I’ve ever had” is the most common phrase uttered in our baking classes. Our secret weapons? Sonora, Spelt, Hard White, and Rye are the rainbow of whole grain flours in our arsenal.
Our goal as …
7 Ways To Honor The Planet In Your Kitchen
7 Ways To Honor The Planet In Your Kitchen
Protecting the resources that provide us with healthy soil, air and water starts in the very place where we appreciate these resources’ gifts! Our kitchens circulate more food, packaging and waste …
CAR ARTISAN CHOCOLATE
Planting Chocolate Roots in Pasadena
Car Artisinal Chocolate
On a modest corner of Colorado Blvd in Pasadena stands a burgeoning chocolate empire. There are signs of a company born of a pandemic; a stack of brand-new chairs across from a …
HOW TO FEED A POD
If you’re one of the millions of parents who are struggling with this new normal, we’re here to both commiserate and help. We learned how to cope on the fly last Spring and with the start of a new school …
Where to Source Food Outside the Big Box Retailers
Dear Students, Thank you for hanging in there! Thank you for all your emails, questions, DM’s and awesome posts. Thank you, Angelenos, for STAYING HOME, saving lives, being wonderful and kind, supportive and strong. We cannot wait to see you …
Small Batch Scones
We love big-batch baking, but when you can’t readily share your full sheet pan of brownies or 4 dozen cookies with your friends and neighbors and you’re craving something special, it’s nice to make things in small batches. We cut …
Oven Roasted Potato Wedges
Potato wedges were the primary reason for the “freshman 15” I gained at Syracuse, and they will be the reason I pile on a few pounds during the Stay-at-Home Covid-19. Ready in under 40 minutes with just a few minutes of …
Matzah
Here’s a recipe for homemade matzah. These might not be kosher for passover, but they’ll make your house smell incredible, will keep little hands busy for some time and make a fantastic vessel for chocolate-covered matzah over the weekend. Enjoy …