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Summer Fare (30 Days of Creativity: Day 29)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

Sometimes, the ingredients come together just right, and even a simple dish is delicious enough to make your taste buds ache. That happened around dinner time tonight as I prepared a hearty summer salad-type dish that only works when you … Continue reading →

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What It Takes (To make bagels)–Part 2 (30 Days of Creativity, Day 25)

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

Picking back up from the bagel project begun last night: here are the bagels rising in the fridge. They got about 8 solid hours of rise, which is perfect and leaves them ready to float while boiling. You can see … Continue reading →

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What It Takes (To Make Bagels) | 30 Days of Creativity, Day 24

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

While I did spend a good chunk of the day installing and messing around with Drupal—in preparation for some literacy classroom software I’ve planned to build over the summer—that project is nowhere near ready to share. So it’s back to … Continue reading →

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On the Porch, In the Mountains, With the Cobbler (30 Days of Creativity: Day 21)

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

So what’s more summer than dinner on the porch? Cobbler, for dessert, of course. This was a team effort, but I believe my first time with this particular pastry. Recipe here on Epicurious. Fruit layer, baked 10 min: Biscuit topping: … Continue reading →

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30 Days of Creativity – Day 3 – Bagels

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

So if last night was late for my creation, this morning might be as early as they get. Birthday bagels:

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30 Days of Creativity – Day 2 – Cake in a Jar

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

So tomorrow (which is just a few minutes away) is someone’s birthday, and my sister suggested this as a continuation of the a previous rainbow cake experiment from a few years ago on my birthday. The “this” being rainbow cakes … Continue reading →

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First steps in pastry baking

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

Removed the croissant dough from the fridge and prepared for baking this afternoon. Was not sure how much the Sur la Table recipe would make so I attacked the whole batch. Twenty-two in all, half of which I made as … Continue reading →

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Something to do with cabbage

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Andrew Plemmons Pratt

So one day at the farmer’s market over the summer I decided that it was time to learn how to cook with cabbage. I grabbed a tasty-looking specimen from one of the stalls and came home to find a recipe. … Continue reading →

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