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Tomato Basil Bread

Yield: Two 9×5 loaves This bread is delicious, and straight out of Bob’s Red Mill Baking Book – one of my faves. Don’t let baking with yeast scare you! Buy your active dry yeast in a jar and store it in the refrigerator. You are 98.6 degrees, so “warm” water should feel just that – a […]

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Grilled Cheddar Cornmeal Cakes

Yield: 18 – 24 wedges These little corn cakes are yummy! I clipped this recipe from a newspaper so long ago that I don’t even know which paper it was anymore. You can fire these up on the grill, or on the stovetop in a grill pan. Keep them from sticking by oiling your cooking surface well and […]

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Chocolate Banana Bread

Yield: 1 loaf It’s hard to know whether this scrumptious quick bread belongs under breakfast, snacks, or small indulgences, because at my house, it satisfies as all three! At Rancho La Puerta, sister spa to Golden Door, they serve this bread following the morning hike. Unsweetened prune puree (yup, baby food!) works its magic to help bind […]

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