Isn’t  it delightful that some things in life are never going to get old, and there will always be a new and different version around the corner?

Take shoes. Someone is always going to be out there creating new designs for shoes to tempt (or torture)  your tootsies.

Or movies. For better or for worse, someone will spend their days working hard to bring viewers the latest and greatest in boy-meets-girl-meets-zombie-superhero-dancer-on-board-a-sinking-ship-with-jewel-heist-adventure-supernatural-twist-ending films. I can hardly wait.

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Doesn’t this look good? It’s Tomato, Basil, and Garlic Filled Pane Bianco, the winning recipe from the first-ever National Festival of Breads. Dianna Wara of Washington, Ill., won the gold in Wichita last year with this visually stunning and taste-bud-pleasing recipe inspired by her husband’s Italian heritage. And with the 2011 National Festival of Breads just open for entries, it seemed like a good time to share the recipe and some hints from Dianna.

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WOW. It’s too hot to bake.

Not only that, it’s too hot to fuss.

But – what about our daily bread?

Fuss-free, no-knead, quick-baking focaccia to the rescue! read the rest of this entry »

Hummus.

Isn’t that hard to make? Don’t you need to go out and buy that sesame stuff, what’s it called – tahini?

No. And no. read the rest of this entry »

1. Are you living a gluten-free lifestyle?

2. Do you LOVE cheese and garlic?

If you answered yes to either (or both) of these questions, this is your lucky day. Because I’m going to show you how to make light-as-air, crusty buns, aromatic of Parmesan and garlic.

They’re fast. They’re easy.

And they’re absolutely, positively, 100% gluten-free.

How can this be, you ask? Read on. read the rest of this entry »

Yep, The Big Cheese-y.

That’s what I wanted the headline on the email accompanying this blog to read. I thought it was cute – you know, a nifty cross between The Big Cheese and The Big Easy.

But when I ran it past my Web teammates? THUD. Lead balloon, big time.

So nanananapoopoo, Webbies – it’s headlining this blog instead.

Where it’s absolutely apropos: what could be cheesier, or easier, than that classic comfort-food favorite, mac and cheese? read the rest of this entry »