Yearly Archives: 2005

Harold: Medici Bakery

located firmly in the orbit of the university of chicago, hyde park’smedici bakery has the pleasant feel of a neighborhood place.  mostcustomers arrive on foot–some seem to be grabbing something (coffeesand pastries in the morning but breads in the evening), whereas othersdally somewhat longer with a newspaper, homework, a book, or(occasionally) a stack of papers.  […]

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souffle

souffle Originally uploaded by dumin. This morning for breakfast I made souffles with sauteed pears for Molly, John, and I. I used this recipe from Epicurious and followed it fairly exactly. I had never made a souffle before and I have to admit I was always super intimidated by the prospect. These ‘puffed’ up nicely. […]

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Gemma: Chiu Quon

The other weekend a few friends from Reed and I attended an alumni event in Chinatown. We ate dim sum and then wandered around through some stores afterwards. We came upon a bakery called Chiu Quon. The bakery was bustling with shouting customers trying to make their way to an employee behind the counter. We […]

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Vegetable Paella

A few nights ago I made the ‘Chunky Vegetable Paella’ from Christine Ingram’s Vegetarian and Vegetable Cooking. I made a few substitutions in the kinds of vegetables (we didn’t have any eggplant), but otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. It was amazingly easy to make and it was quite good. (I’m finishing off the leftovers […]

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Gemma: Red Hen

We began our bakery tour last weekend with Red Hen. (See Harold’s review below). We went to the Milwaukee Ave. location. This cute, small store front filled to the brim with delicious looking baked goods, wooden shelves, and bright sunlight made for a perfect early Saturday morning excursion. The two nice young women presiding over […]

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Mike Hoppa - Hey guys, nice site! I may give the naan a try. I recently made some ethiopian bread from a recipe that was surprisingly good if you would like to give it a try I can pass on the recipe but it takes 3 days, so you really have to be in the mood. Are either/both of you coming to RF this year?
Mike

gemma - Hi Mike,
Good to hear from you. I would love to try your ethiopian bread recipe.
I am definitely coming to RF (I already have my plane tickets). I know there is a lot interest around here, but to my knowledge no one else has gotten a ticket yet.