Pie Irons and Grilled Cheese- Father’s Day is Coming

I have two great cookbooks for the men in your life. The first is Grilled Cheese and Beer–for those with the finer tastes in life. An erudite tour through the subtle delicacies and variations on one theme–cheesy bread. Written by Kevin VanBlarcum & James Edward Davis, this book has stratified levels of complexity and health-consciousness so […]

Boston Brown Bread

Using a Dutch Over is the weirdest way to bake bread, in the context of having an actual oven. I acknowledge the historical significance—how cast iron pots pre-date electrical or gas oven technology; I can appreciate how when camping, a Dutch oven would be a cool trick—the romance, even, of baking fresh bread over a […]