This Brie En Croute with Figs & Rosemary might be better suited to Fat Tuesday (emphasis on the "fat") than Ash Wednesday, but it's fantastic. It's a warm, heavenly mess of gooey and sweet and buttery and crisp -- and since it's simple to put together but comes out looking fancy, it'd be perfect for a party or nice dinner ( Read more... )

It took me forever to make my own pizza, but I finally did, and I realized HOMEMADE PIZZA IS AWESOME! This one, especially. I love Pioneer Woman’s crust dough, because you literally mix it up, throw it in the fridge, and forget about it for 3 or 4 days until you pull it out, stick some toppings on it, and bake ( Read more... )

I'm a writer -- a poet, even. I'm a food blogger and a baker and everything, but one of the reasons I love blogging so much is because it's an outlet for my writing. But my tone is usually anecdotal, silly, familiar. Something about pressed sandwiches, though, made me think about times in my life I've felt pressed. As a result, this post on Willow ( Read more... )

Something totally awesome just happened. Willow Bird Baking was featured in a lovely article on the front page of my local newspaper, The Charlotte Observer. What an amazing experience ( Read more... )

I got a large flat of fresh figs from a co-workers tree. (In Seattle, I am still not sure how that is possible!) They are pale green on the outside with that perfectly seductive dark glistening interior ( Read more... )

First post in this lovely community. Hopefully, since I've gotten my video camera back which fortunately can take stills, it won't be my only one.

Tonight's focal point was the chèvre. Oh yes, I tell you, the chèèèèèèèvre.

( I could make a joke about goatse but I won't )

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I had a lovely barbecue yesterday. There were many kinds of beer and wine, red wine sangria, and this (alas, it was dark so no photos)...

Tuna steak cubes and shrimp marinated for a few hours in blood orange-infused olive oil, basil simple syrup (being who I am, I had that lying around but was out of sugar), hot sauce, soy sauce, garlic, white wine ( Read more... )

Starting with homemade french bread:

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