enJOY it

an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Category: what we eat

  • 40 loaves / naan.

    Bread no. 17: naan Adjustments : I used about a cup of whole wheat flour and two cups white flour. Notes : I got about 13 dough balls out of the recipe and ended up brushing these with butter on the "uncooked" side while they were on the skillet and then sprinkling with garlic salt.…

  • i am now blogging about water.

    On our recent vacations to Hot New Orleans and Very Hot Palm Desert, the hotels each had a pretty dispenser full of fruit infused ice water available to prohibit people from passing out in the lobby. Yesterday, determined to carry on the vacation vibe and stay hydrated, I picked up a bunch of lemons and…

  • 40 loaves / cheese rolls.

    Bread no. 16 : cheese rolls … my own invention! Adjustments : I spent ages (a.k.a. 10 minutes) looking for a good cheese roll recipe online and nothing seemed right. While they're fabulous, I didn't really want Brazilian cheese rolls. I just wanted wheat bread rolls with a cheese center. So I decided to make…

  • 40 loaves / cherry & rosemary focaccia bread.

    Bread no. 15 : cherry & rosemary focaccia from the Martha Stewart July issue. Adjustments : halved the recipe & used whole wheat flour instead of white bread flour. Notes : this turned out a bit denser than I was expecting – almost like a cake – possibily because of the wheat flour or because…

  • 40 loaves / walnut bread.

    Bread no. 14 : walnut bread. Adjustments : halved the recipe, added 1/4 C dried cranberries and subsutuited vingar and milk for buttermilk. I also didn't chop the oats in a food processor because that seems like a lot of work for little reward. Notes : I've made this a few times. Notably, last Thanksgiving.…

  • around here : food edition.

  • 40 loaves / whole wheat banana bread.

    Bread no. 13 : whole wheat banana bread. Adjustments : no walnuts & added a bit of cinnamon. Notes : I didn’t measure my bananas … used 2 large ones. Not sure if that is more or less than the 2 cups the recipe called for. They also were not super ripe (had spots but…

  • 40 loaves / blueberry bread.

    Bread no. 12 : blueberry bread Adjustments : no walnuts and I used about 1 C of white flour and 1/2 C of wheat. Notes : this was a post-dinner-what's-dessert? type of bread which is why the photos show it already half eaten. Review : good, good. But I'm pretty sure this recipe is just…

  • 40 loaves / crescent rolls.

    Bread no. 11 : crescent rolls Adjustments : I used just 3 tbsp of butter in the dough and the 4th to butter them before baking. Notes : we've always just bought the crescent rolls that you pop out of a can – I never really thought they were something you could make from scratch,…

  • 40 loaves / pizza crust.

    Bread no. 10 : pizza crust (here's our recipe) Adjustments : zip, we've perfected this one for us. Notes : I'm racing through these bread posts because I have been making bread faster than I have been blogging it. We make pizza about once a week so I figured at least one of these crusts…