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A Soup Everyone LOVED, A Giant Sandwich Roll Update, Double Chocolate Espresso Cookies & 5 More Chocolatey Favorites
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Friends, bonjour from Montreal! I am here with two of my kids, of course, for a hockey tournament, but with goals that mostly concern food, namely crepes and bagels, both of which we've found and devoured. Our hotel is located in Chinatown, and we arrived Thursday evening as nearly everything was closing, but found a spot that kindly took us in. Bellies full of dumplings, orange chicken, and spring rolls, the kids were thrilled. This week, I made a soup I hadn't made in ages. It's made from mostly pantry items — chickpeas, red lentils, canned crushed tomatoes, onions, garlic, carrots, spices — and comes together very quickly. I was not sure my children would like it, but they all LOVED it, and three of them took leftovers to school for lunch the next day. I made another batch immediately to ensure their enthusiasm wasn't a fluke, and again they gobbled it up. Can I suggest you make a batch of these slow cooker chickpeas or these stovetop chickpeas today? And the soup tomorrow? You, of course, can use canned chickpeas, but from-scratch cooked chickpeas are especially good here, and you can use their flavorful cooking liquid in the soup. The soup is so, so delicious, and I hope you all find time to make it soon.
PS: The giant sandwich roll experiments continue. A few of you made the recipe and emailed me your photos and thoughts, which were so helpful. This week, I made the rolls using King Arthur bread flour — I had been using this Petra 0102 flour, which I love for bread and pizza — and I rewrote the recipe to make one loaf, which might be more practical for most people. Here's a crumb shot of the loaf made with KA bread flour: And I made another giant sandwich with roasted red peppers, basil pesto, whipped ricotta, and greens. I'm hoping to post the recipe to the blog this week, but if you want to give it a go, find it here: Giant Sandwich Roll Review of the Week
White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies "Just made these and they are possibly the most delicious cookies I’ve ever had. Trouble 😉" — Beth 5 Chocolatey Recipes to Bake This WeekendIf I were home this Valentine's Day Weekend, I would have baked something chocolatey, likely brownies, or these Double Chocolate Espresso Cookies, an old favorite recipe I've simplified in recent years to use melted butter, which allows them to come together in one bowl 🎉
Gourmet's Double Chocolate Cake (Rich and delicious. Find a half recipe here.)
Chewy Chocolate Sugar Cookies (Heaven!)
Beatty's Chocolate Cake via Ina Garten (A classic!)
Fudgy Shiny-Topped Brownies (Is there anything better?) Popular Right Now
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
Friends, hello. This week, I became obsessed with the idea of making giant sandwich rolls for giant sandwiches. Inspired by Jim Lahey's bread recipe, I cut back the yeast, changed the hydration, and used cold water in an old overnight sandwich roll recipe. And after the first rise, I let the shaped loaves rise for 3 more hours before baking them. For the effort, the crumb is surprisingly light and airy: And it made a great giant sandwich: But I'm still fiddling with the recipe. If any of you...
Friends, hello. Last Saturday, I wrote about my Great Aunt Rene's chicken recipe and hoped many of you would give it a go for its ease and deliciousness. I noted that I always serve it with rice made in my rice cooker, and this past week, I received several emails about that rice cooker. It's this Cuckoo Rice Cooker, and before buying it, I had embraced my Instant Pot for cooking rice. I love that the Instant Pot shuts off when the rice is done and keeps it warm (as opposed to a stovetop that...
Hi Friends, This week, as I found myself making my Great Aunt Rene's chicken for the millionth time, I found myself wishing more people would make it. It has become such a staple for me, not only because my family loves it, but also because I can make it ahead of time and leave it out — it tastes delicious at room temperature and also reheats beautifully in the microwave. The sauce is so, so tasty and so good with rice, which I make in the rice cooker, and which I find myself relying on more...