Savory

These Breakfast Calzones are hearty and savory, stuffed with chorizo, peppers, onions and a fried egg. You can adapt the ingredients to use your favorites. Cut the pizza dough into 8 equal portions. I’ve included my recipe for pizza dough at the bottom of the post, but you can use pre-made pizza dough, of course. …

Homemade pizza dough is surprisingly easy to make. A great pizza starts with a great dough. See step by step how to make and form your own pizzas. Everybody loves pizza, don’t they? For years I made a pizza dough that was very tough and dense. But, as with almost all of my breads, I’ve …

I’ve heard beer referred to as “liquid bread”.  With this in mind, I decided to make a beer mash starter, which is composed of grains and yeast, just like bread. Disclaimer: I’ll be the first to tell you that I am not a master bread baker. There are bakers who have devoted their career to understanding …

Chicken Pot Pie has got to be one of the all-time great comfort foods. Warm chicken stew under a flaky pie crust sprinkled with sea salt, yummm. I know this is a baking blog, but I do cook savory food at home as well, and Chicken Pot Pie is a pie, after all. A great …

Homemade chicken stock is quick and easy to make. If you’ve never made your own chicken stock (bone broth) before you’ll be surprised not only by how easy it is, but how much of a difference it makes in your cooking. While store bought chicken broth is ok, it can be quite salty and doesn’t …

Irish Brown Bread is hearty and savory because it’s made with whole wheat flour. A smear of butter and some marmalade turns this bread into the perfect breakfast treat.