var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(420,617,713127,"http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() Well, we’re due for one, don’t you think? It’s been a while since we had a good ole fashioned Britney Spears crotch sighting. This one is es...

While I  loathe shopping and I don't really like driving in NYC, I was designated driver on a mission this past Saturday to where? Sweden....well, ok, IKEA, in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn. When forced into such labor my mind usually wanders to the food section of IKEA, generally for those deca...

The Catholic Calendar for Sunday, March 8, 2009 Second Sunday of Lent Scripture from today's Liturgy of the Word: Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18 Psalm 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19 Romans 8:31b-34 Mark 9:2-10 A reflection on today's Scripture: L ent is a time for special encounters with God in prayer. ...

By Blake Royer The intoxicating smell of yeast; the wet stickiness between your fingers; the magical billowing quality of the dough when a warm spot turns it into a living thing.  These are the pleasures of bread making.  And these are the pleasures I am almost wholly unfamiliar with.  Until now....

I baked bread for the first time a few weeks ago, and it was a life-changing moment. Not just because it was some of the best bread I had ever tasted, but because it also made me think seriously about what bread means. In an age when we have all kinds of grain products at our disposal (rice, noodles...

The first ever live video stream of Eat Yeast took place yesturday. Fortunately it was a total disaster. Also, Ustream does not allow the recording of the video from co-hosts, Goddess only knows why. So as a result you only get to see me and not Rachel. You can, however, hear it. Eat Yeast with Rach...

Oh, am I so happy to finally have a great pita recipe. You see, pitas themselves aren’t hard to make. Most recipes very closely, or even exactly, resemble a standard pizza dough and they’re not much more difficult to assemble. No, the trouble comes when you pop them in the oven and pray ...

Having somewhat grandiosely claimed a couple of weeks ago that I planned to be more mindful of my breadmaking, the time has surely come to report. Last seen, I had prepared a somewhat drier dough (60% hydration) and allowed it to rest overnight. Next day, I did the gentle stretch thing three times; ...

my latest art...a lenten meditation... Luke 22:43And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. 44And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground. what do you think the angel said or did to Jesus to st...

Count me in as one of the many Tortilla/ Flat Bread fans. Beans and rice, veggie burgers, peanut butter and apples, grilled veggies and cheese, eggs and turkey bacon ... I'll slap pretty much anything into a wrap as I enjoy trying many different variations and experimenting with different fillings. ...