Tag Archives: yeast

facing my fear of yeast.

By Janelle | Published 04/17/2010

I don’t bake bread. Or pizza dough, or croissants or cinnamon rolls. I don’t DO yeast. Until now.
I always stood on the stage of ‘cooking.’ But I knew at some point I would have to tackle my fear/avoidance/aversion to baking-with-yeast. To part the curtains, and brave the unknown. If you are a bread baker, you probably think that is silly. And why not just use a bread machine?… [more]

how to make focaccia

By Janelle | Published 01/27/2010

One of my culinary goals while living in Tuscany is to learn to make great focaccia.
I confess, I am more of a ‘cooker’ than a ‘baker’ and yeast doughs and breads are not a consuming part of my repertoire. But that doesn’t mean it is going to stay that way. I mean to learn the yin and yang of yeast in 2010. Even if I have to throw… [more]