How to Make Focaccia


Updated 11/14/11 6:42 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

How to Make Focaccia Photos

Do you enjoy experimenting with difficult recipes? Then there's a group for you in the YumSugar Community: Kitchen Challengers! Here Lauren challenges herself to making focaccia. I love focaccia but have never made my own, so I thought for challenge 10, I would give it a try! I opted to use a Saveur focaccia recipe. The recipe was actually pretty easy like most breads I have to come realize. It Read more

Berry Tempting: Sweet Cherry Focaccia Pizza


Updated 06/11/11 11:57 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 5 comments

Simple Sweet Cherry Pizza Pie

The cherries are getting better by the week, and I can't help but pick up some at the farmers market. Recently, I transformed a frozen pizza dough into a slightly-sweet-and-savory focaccia pizza that's topped with creamy ricotta and pitted cherries. I purchased fresh ricotta from my local grocer, but one could easily whip up your own! Next time, I'll make the focaccia with less sugar and more Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Savory Focaccia Pie


Updated 02/08/12 10:49 AM · Posted by partysugar · 0 comments

Savory Focaccia Pie Recipe

Every now and then, I find myself gravitating toward the pre-made tomato-topped focaccia bread in the bakery aisle of my Whole Foods. However, I always shy away, wondering, what I would do with it? Luckily, I found this recipe which turns focaccia flatbread into a scrumptious and flavorful French-bread pizza. It's topped with three of my favorite ingredients — sausage, spinach, and goat cheese Read more

Rustic Focaccia in Under 30 Minutes


Updated 09/22/09 11:35 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 2 comments

Fast & Easy Focaccia Recipe

The number of "I must make this, stat!" moments I have while watching TV chefs is getting out of hand. First it was Lidia's Neapolitan mac and cheese. Then Giada's Asian chicken salad. On another weekend, I made this herbed focaccia. I've never really tried any of Sandra Lee's recipes, since I tend to associate them with ingredients like canned soups and prepackaged spice mixes that play a role Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Poached Eggs With Baked Feta


Updated 02/08/12 10:48 AM · Posted by partysugar · 8 comments

Poached Eggs With Feta Recipe

As a little girl, I used to love it when my mom declared that we were having "breakfast for dinner." This meal usually involved pancakes, bacon, and scrambled eggs. Nowadays when I enjoy breakfast for dinner, the menu is a little more sophisticated and always includes poached eggs. The next time I am craving eggs for dinner, I'll be making this vegetarian recipe. With its slab of broiled feta Read more

'Wich of the Week: Turkey-Parm Focaccia


Updated 08/19/09 6:31 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 5 comments

Recipe For Smoked Turkey and Parmesan Sandwich on Focaccia

It's been a while since I've visited Estela's Fresh Sandwiches, one of my favorite sandwich destinations in San Francisco. But when I found out a friend of mine is moving, I insisted that she simply couldn't leave the city without ever having gone to Estela's. Though I normally shy away from sandwiches served on focaccia, this bread was perfect: pillowy soft and flavorful but not at all oily. Read more

What Would You Make?


Updated 02/06/08 6:25 AM · Posted by partysugar · 8 comments

What Would You Make?

Here's the scenario: you are at home and hungry for food. You have to cook up something scrumptious for you and your boyfriend/girlfriend/ spouse/child/friend, but the ingredients you have on hand are limited. You have provolone cheese, fresh oregano, and a loaf of focaccia. Using these products, along with whatever you currently have on hand in your cupboard and refrigerator, what would you Read more

Definition: Focaccia


Updated 05/08/08 4:48 PM · Posted by partysugar · 23 comments

Focaccia

Focaccia An Italian flat bread traditionally brushed with olive oil and dusted with sea salt. Herbs (such as rosemary or sage), olives, and other spices can be added to create a tasty snack or accompaniment to soups or salads. The dough is related to modern pizza dough, and the finalized bread makes an excellent pressed sandwich. Image Source Read more

Fast & Easy Dinner: Focaccia Reubens


Updated 02/08/12 10:50 AM · Posted by · 2 comments

Reuben Sandwich Recipe

Tonight, treat yourself to a crunchy and gooey Reuben sandwich. A traditional Reuben consists of corned beef, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, and Swiss cheese served panini-style on rye bread. However, this modern variation serves the sandwich on focaccia. Instead of sauerkraut, it throws quick-pickled green cabbage between the bread. The resulting sandwich is seriously delicious, I've enjoyed it Read more

Yummy Links: From Marinades to Sushi


Updated 06/01/11 10:46 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Today's Food News 2011-06-01 10:34:36

Adam Perry Lang's three basic marinade rules. — Food Republic Ten Summer drinks that pack on the pounds. — TLC Nancy Silverton answers focaccia questions. — Daily Dish How to survive a breakfast buffet. — Huffington Post Food Pimento cheese: the Southern spread with staying power. — The Washington Post Everything you need to know about dragon fruit. — Serious Eats It's National Iced Read more