by Carolyn Bass | Dec 13, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Welcome to my 12 Breads of Christmas series. This first bread I’m introducing in my 12 Breads of Christmas series, White Sandwich Bread, sounds rather bland, right? Yet this recipe is the skeleton for every bread recipe I’ve developed through the years. This is the...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 12, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Bread. The food of life. I’ve been baking bread for my family for about 25 years. Every Christmas season I bake bread for my neighbors and friends as a way to thank them for enriching my life. This year I wanted to extend the good will I feel during the holidays to...
by Carolyn Bass | Feb 11, 2019 | Ovations
I left Southern Pines on a wet, gray day, after a week-long writing residency at the stately Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities. Departing on a day like this is preferable to leaving on a sunny day when the blue skies beckon walks in the gardens and...
by Carolyn Bass | Jan 26, 2018 | Recipes
I admit it. I am a pizza fanatic. Will I need to hand-in my foodie card with this confession? I’ve eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the world, tasted the concoctions of the most creative (and outrageous) chefs, and explored the cuisine of diverse...
by Carolyn Bass | Jan 21, 2018 | Recipes
Before I entered the professional world of words, photos and print, I worked in restaurants. Although my mother was a very good and creative cook, I’d grown up with many food prejudices. I say prejudices, because my pickiness wasn’t only about how a food...
