Duet: Homemade Sandwich Bread / Bread “Lost Without Your Love”

Duet: Homemade Sandwich Bread / Bread “Lost Without Your Love”

The food: Baking bread is the greatest smell on Earth. For many beginner cooks, the idea of making bread from scratch is downright scary. Take a deep breath. I'm a novice here to tell you that homemade sandwich bread is not so difficult, especially when you use this...

Duet: Crab Cakes / The Honeydrippers “Volume One”

Duet: Crab Cakes / The Honeydrippers “Volume One”

The food: Growing up in the Midwest, far from an ocean, my exposure to seafood as a child was mostly limited to fried fish sticks. Although I grew to appreciate the flavor of fish, mollusks, and other deep-sea finds, I never considered cooking them. Crab cakes,...

Duet: Chocolate Chip Cookies / Cyndi Lauper “She’s So Unusual”

Duet: Chocolate Chip Cookies / Cyndi Lauper “She’s So Unusual”

The food: Sometimes you just want ooey gooey, all-American chocolate chip cookies. When the craving strikes, I like to bake rather than buy because homemade tastes so much better and they are really easy to make. I created this super-simple recipe by combining several...