It is beginning to look a lot like fall – can you feel it in the air? Soon enough we will be able to turn our ovens on and bake and there is nothing thriftier then making your own bread. It really is ...

Peter Reinhart's recipe for Classic French Bread from Artisan Breads Every Day: Fast and Easy Recipes for World-Class Breads. Makes 2 large loaves, 4 small loaves, or many rolls. 5-1/3 cups (24 oz / ...

Have a few pieces of leftover bread? There are plenty of ways to use up those extra slices without making sandwiches. Here ...

Because this bread isn't kneaded, it has an almost cake-like texture. It's a bread meant for homemade jam and butter. In 1708, when this recipe was published, eggs were backyard eggs, milk was raw, ...

The cooler weather that has finally arrived spurs us to spend more time indoors. In our home, that means the kitchen. Oven warmth is no longer a liability but an asset. For me, that means more time ...

I admit it. I’ve had a lifelong love affair with French toast. When I was a kid, there was a simple magic to it: The way the soaked bread would puff in the pan, the toast crisping to a rich, golden ...

The roots of French cooking run deep. The foundations of the country’s culinary empire were laid as early as the mid-1600s when chef François Pierre La Varenne penned his hugely influential “Le ...