August 8, 2016

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It’s August. How did that happen already? (I know, the “time flies” cliché makes me sound really old. Or maybe being really old makes me sound really old.) This is the time of year that I start saying, “Enough already, I’m stoked for jeans, football, and soup,” while my reality is still shorts, baseball, and ice cream. During this month, the[…]

Note: I owe you an apology. It’s been a few months since I’ve posted. There are reasons (excuses), but all that really matters is I am sorry for taking such a long break, and I promise not to let that happen again. I’m back, I’m energized, and I’m ready to share! The food: I love bread. I also love beer. No, neither[…]

Almost everything tastes better with butter, and that definitely includes bread and other baked goods. I’ve recently learned about making compound butters, which is just a fancy way of saying mixing stuff into butter. If you like adding a bit of sweet to your muffins, toast, bagels, and the like, try this easy honey cinnamon butter recipe. It’s super simple (just three[…]

This is the 50th post on Cooking With Vinyl, and this week marks the end of the blog’s fourth full month. We’re still small potatoes in the blog world, but 100-250 people visit the site every day. Wow! We’re also closing in on 1,000 Facebook fans, and 500 followers on Pinterest, Twitter, and Instagram, and our first newsletter goes out tomorrow (sign up using the form to[…]

Making pizza dough is much easier than homemade bread. There is a time commitment waiting for the dough to rise (below right top and bottom), but otherwise it’s a simple six-ingredient recipe. This dough is suited to those who prefer their crust extra thin, almost cracker like. It will feel a bit sticky, and you have to be careful not to roll it out[…]