Maple Pecan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

This is a winner right here, ladies and gentlemen. Is there any greater blessing to a baker than that of overripe bananas? I don’t happen to think so. I rescued these bananas from a dire situation in which my father was about to toss them in the compost heap. It took a fair bit of…

Vegan Sticky Praline Pull Apart Bread

As Easter is this week, I’ve felt inspired by all sorts of sweet breads and chocolatey desserts, it’s like Christmas- but in April! It has been a while since I’ve done any sort of homemade bread so this week, I decided to roll with this idea of praline. And boy, oh boy did it turn…

Cheesy Pull Apart Pizza Bread

There is nothing more beautiful on this earth than stretchy melty cheese. Anyone who wants to disagree can fight me in the comments. Typically whenever I need a cheese fix, I go for pizza or a grilled cheese. So this week I strayed and went for this pizza/bread hybrid. And OHMYGOSH it was the most wonderful…

Spinach Pesto Braided Bread Wreath

Stop the presses- I’m alive! I know it’s been over a month since my last post, my sincerest apologies, and I would love to tell you about all the wonderful adventures I’ve had since then, but today, let’s focus on this beautiful braided baby. Ain’t she a beaut? To all of you who are declaring November ‘No-Bread Month’, I’m…

Homemade Challah Bread

Thank the Jews for giving us this versatile bread.Challah is not something that is readily available in supermarkets/bakeries where I live, so it shouldn’t really come as a surprise that I’m only discovering it now. I’d skimmed over countless French toast and bread pudding recipes in the past and wonder what was challah and why…