Not every night is a lavish multi-course feast featuring exotic dishes. In fact, that rarely occurs here at the Bread & Beta kitchen. Usually, we get home after 7pm and there’s a mad scramble to get some semblance of dinner on the table. Do any of you find this to be the case as well? I don’t know how so many people (especially in...

Lately I have been more enamored with my sewing machine than with my stove. Or rather, I’ve been bitten by the sewing bug and have been spending most of my free time reading sewing and quilting blogs, magazines, books and other resources, browsing over the amazing selection of fabrics that exist at local shops and online, and thinking about my...

As a little girl weekend breakfasts were a special treat. Nearly every weekend we would make either pancakes or waffles. My sister and I took turns picking. She always picked pancakes and I always wanted waffles. I’m not sure if we were purposefully being difficult, or these were just our taste preferences. Our waffle iron was this funky old...

If the blog name hasn’t given it away, I love bread. It’s one of my favorite things. I try not to discriminate between big or small, crusty or soft, light or dark, sweet or savory. They’re really all good – and so versatile; you can easily eat bread for dessert, breakfast or afternoon tea (or as an accompaniment). Or for any...