Tag Archives: bread

Guilty pleasure: fun chocolate for grownups

Everyone needs a guilty pleasure. Most people’s guilty pleasure is chocolate. So what’s a chocolate connoisseur to do? If your everyday pleasure is chocolate, how can it possibly get any guiltier? I know some chocolate snobs who swear by milk chocolate with almonds. There’s something comforting about the crunchiness. Milk...

If this is bad, I don’t want to be good.

Sometimes, the universe is subtle and coy. And other days, it literally hits you over the head and asks why you have your eyes closed. I was walking home last night and had an insatiable craving for a grilled cheese sandwich. Now, I went on a grilled cheese kick about...

Food and frisbees

Boulder’s great. It has the energy of a university town but enough grownups to make the place palatable. And for a city of its size, it has some pretty incredible food and shopping. Oh, and of course, all of that natural beauty. Let’s not forget about that. The one thing...

Peru and panettone

My friend Natalia is from Peru, and a few weeks ago she asked me if I had a good panettone recipe. I don’t – more on that later – and was curious as to why she wanted one....

A post made up entirely of questions

Have you seen these McDonald’s commercials for the new Angus Burger, featuring a bakery-style bun? What, exactly, is a bakery-style bun? Is it a bun that’s made somewhere other than a bakery? Does this mean that there is a particular style of bun that is made at bakeries? If so,...