Beer Bread with Dried Cherries and Walnuts

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Dried Cherry and Walnut No-Knead Bread

How can I convince you to bake this bread?  Is it by sharing with you just how deceivingly easy it is to make?  Perhaps I can persuade you by telling you it is so good you may never buy a … Continue reading




Roasted Strawberry Cream Cheese Rolls

Roasted Strawberry Cream Cheese Rolls Recipe

Within five walking blocks of my childhood home, there was a small and rather quaint German bakery.  Luckily for me, not only was the bakery close to home, but for many of my younger years my mom was an employee … Continue reading




Challah with Everything Bagel Topping

Challah Recipe with Everything Bagel Topping

Life never ceases to amaze me.  Blessings come in the most unexpected ways.  Occasionally they even show up in the aftermath of catastrophe. My sister-in-law Sherry was my inspiration/nudge for starting Sifting Focus.  Over three decades ago, when I first … Continue reading