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French Onion Meatballs To get started, I prepare my beef meatballs, and brown them in a heavy-bottom, oven-safe skillet until deeply browned and mostly cooked through. Next, I prepare my French onion sauce, and then gently place my meatballs into the sauce and top with lots mozzarella and Gruyere cheese. Then, I broil the cheese-topped […]

Cheese and Garlic Sourdough Bread I’m on a real sourdough baking craze lately, Sally, my sourdough starter was woken up from her lazy festive slumber a few weeks ago, and a freshly baked sourdough loaf has graced our table at least twice a week. Following on from my last (and very successful) recipe for Cheese, Fennel […]

Asiago and Rosemary Italian Artisan Sourdough Loaf First Sourdough of the year: Asiago + Rosemary Artisan Italian Loaf. Really nice crust on this one, great flavor, though I could see that one has to be careful with salt — the cheese is pretty salty. Great dipping bread with olive oil and garlic and would go […]

Cafe Fernando Chocolate Babka I think it was the first week of the lockdown. My doorbell rang. I hadn’t ordered anything, so I opened the door with caution. Turns out a friend of mine had bought Easter breads (flavored with mastic & mahlab) for her close-knit group of friends from a favorite bakery of mine in İstanbul, called Üstün […]

Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese Pepperoni Pizza Grilled Cheese is stuffed with mozzarella, pepperoni sandwiched between two pieces of buttery garlic toast. It’s a fun twist on a classic. How to make a pizza sandwich Cooking your Pizza Sandwich: Because of all the gooey and delicious ingredients you want to cook this low and slow. That way […]

BBQ Mushroom Pizza Ingredients 6oz. mixed mushrooms, cut or torn into large pieces (about 3½ cups) 2Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling 1lb. store-bought pizza dough, room temperature ⅓cup (or more) barbecue sauce 6oz. fresh mozzarella, torn (about 1 cup) 2oz. smoked Gouda, coarsely grated (about ½ cup) ½small red onion, thinly sliced […]