bread, vegan, middle eastern, good first recipe

weeknight za'atar bread

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Proper za'atar bread is a course of its own, herbacious, oily, crunchy and savory. I do adore it, and if you bake some yourself so will you. Now, there's a proper dough for this bread, but this is the "weeknight" version which starts with refrigerator pizza dough. The hard thing…

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pottery, ceramics, glazes

new work in the store

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So I've posted a bunch of new items for sale in the FuzzyChef Online Store. This is my first major firing with Lava Street on lots of my pieces, and I'm really loving it. Pictured above is a "cassole", the traditional baking dish for the French classic, cassoulet. Made in…

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recipes, middle-eastern, brunch

za'atar potato cakes

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Yes, I post a lot of brunch recipes. It's easy to be creative at brunch, when you can ignore pesky things like nutritional value and the need for a balanced meal. Besides, it's really my favorite meal: eggs were the first thing I learned to cook. Anyway, this is for…

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glazes, classes

practical glazemaking class

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Have you wanted to get started making your own glazes, but aren't sure quite how? For the second time, I will be teaching my "practical glazemaking" class at The Clay Underground in San Francisco. This two-evening, hands-on class focuses on basic glaze mixing and measuring techniques. Students will make their…

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