Indian Naan Bread
Making naan is surprisingly simple and can be done on the stovetop. Here’s my recipe: Mix the dry ingredients, then add the wet ingredients in the center of the dough and combine until you form a soft dough. Add additional…
Sugar Cookies
Classic sugar cookie recipe, adapted from Martha Stewart.
Gluten-Free Blueberry Coffee Cake
This recipe makes a rich, not-too-sweet cake. The buckwheat and cornmeal lend texture and complexity of flavor. Ingredients Instructions Occasion: when your GF friend invites you to coffee at her newly renovated home and is serving croissants and you want…
Even better than “Little House”? Little Britches by Ralph Moody
I loved the Little House on the Prairie book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder as a girl, and read all eight books to my son when he was about 6. After that, I went in search of a similar series…
Easy Caramel Corn
My friend Dana brought caramelized pecans to a holiday celebration and I was pretty sure her technique might work to make Caramel Corn as well. It does! Adapted from this recipe. 1/4 c. popcorn (about 6 cups popped corn)1/2 c.…
Eggless Buckwheat Chocolate Cookies
Who doesn’t get tired of wheat flour once in a while? To keep things interesting, I’ve been experimenting with buckwheat, chicpea, pearl millet, and oat flours (among others), with some great results. Beat together, until light and fluffy: 1 c…
Eggless Chocolate Cookies
1 c. sugar1/2 c. cocoa powder OR 2 2/3 oz. baking chocolate (unsweetened)6 T butter (if using baking chocolate) or 8 T (if using cocoa powder)6 T milk1 t. vanilla (optional, but adds depth)1 1/2 c. all purpose flour1/2 t.…
Home Made Sunscreen
1/2 c. almond oil1/4 c. coconut oil1/4 c. beesewax4 T. zinc oxide (pharmaceutical grade, non-nano) Makes one cup (about 8 oz. of sunscreen) ** note: make sure to wear a mask when handling zinc oxide and to use pharmaceutical-grade zinc…
Best Eggless Cornbread with Buttermilk and Maple Syrup
This recipe makes a rich, slightly sweet corn bread that can be eaten fresh or toasted after the first day. Best that I have found. I always think of the exciting cornbread-making scenes from The Fields of Home by Ralph…
SATs and the Single Family Home
I’ve been teaching classes on home-buying for years and always talk about the tight positive relationship between perceived school quality and single-family homes prices. Here, using data from the US Census (American Community Survey), the MA Department of Education, and…