Sarabeth's Bakery

It was Paul's idea (he's the source of most ideas) to concurrently be baking from a single cookbook while making meals from another. But because it's not a good idea to be making and eating baked goods every day, the rules for the baking book projects are more flexible. We will bake from one book for perhaps a month, maybe more, until we get a good sense of the kind of product it produces. Flipping through Sarabeth's Bakery, I think Paul liked what he saw. Though it should be mentioned that we have tried a small sample of recipes from Sarabeth already. Successes: Brioche (loaf), Cinnamon Raisin Bread.  Partial successes: Lemon Meringue Tarts. Failures: Bran muffins, oatmeal raisin cookies. Also, we have tried (purchased) her preserves and found them to be not that great, actually. So Sarabeth is kind on the fence with us in terms of how much we have enjoyed her recipes. It will be interesting to see which side of the fence the book lands on, that of success or failure. Fingers crossed.