by Benjamin Lester | Sep 30, 2023 | Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Cooking, Recipes
Biscuits – from the Latin biscoctus, meaning “twice-cooked” – go back at least as far as the 1500s. The first biscuits were made from three basic ingredients – flour, water and salt – and cooked until they were hard, dry and tasteless. These compact bricks of bread –...
by Benjamin Lester | Sep 1, 2023 | Baking, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes, Uncategorized
Harvesting leeks from my garden as the weather cools always reminds of the earthy, nutty flavors of this French delight. I first discovered this dish in my early twenties and was immediately in love with the strong, rich flavors. It’s also a quick meal as far as...
by Benjamin Lester | Oct 21, 2022 | Baking, Recipes
by Benjamin Lester | Sep 8, 2022 | Baking, Bread, Dinner, Recipes
by Benjamin Lester | Jul 15, 2022 | Baking, Bread, Lunch, Recipes
Whether you call these hoagie, Italian, sub, grinder rolls or what have you fresh homemade always is the best and the fillings are more endless than the names. I was leaning into childhood classics here but also want to say there are plenty of lower calorie fillings...
by Benjamin Lester | Jun 18, 2022 | Baking, Blog, Bread, Lunch, Recipes