I have always loved Bread; I was one of those kids who would happily walk around the house eating it by the slice, but it would be many years before I had a desire or the confidence to try and make any on my own.  In fact, I never attempted making bread until culinary school, and even under the guidance of my great instructors I had very little success. I had the tendency to over work the dough which would result in something that would scare even the hungriest bird away. 

A few years ago I started hearing about the no-knead method of baking bread, but it wasn’t until cookbooks started popping up featuring various forms of the technique that I gave it a try.  I tried a few different versions and...

When I first looked through Friday Night Bites I had to laugh.  The concept behind the book is that instead of ordering take-out and collapsing in front of the TV on a Friday evening, as some families do, get your kids in the kitchen, prepare a great meal, and make a cool craft project.  Why did I laugh you wonder? Well, because even though I do cook most Friday evenings I barely have the energy to do that let alone add in some arts and crafts! But, I decided to mark a day on the calendar and give it a try. 

My girls are still pretty young, so I decided to find a menu and project that they would most relate to and it ended up being "Teddy Bear Picnic", because after...