Clare Bear

about me

I love my family, classical piano, liturgical music, homeschooling, and cooking. I love to share the kitchen with my kids. There's little else more satisfying than hearing, "Mom, can you make that again?"

My favorite cookbooks include Beth Hensperger's The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook, books by Cook's Illustrated, and Taste of Home. After making bread in my Kitchen Aid mixer for 17 years, I got a bread machine, and I never thought I'd enjoy it so much!

I have a picky eater, so it's a challenge to come up with dinners we will all eat. Sometimes I do give in and let the picky one have a hamburger while the rest of us try something unusual.

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I love to bake, especially bread, which I have made for 19 years. I like to bring fresh bread to potlucks and sometimes give a loaf as a gift. If I went to Europe I'd want to try lots of bakeries, and bring home samples of chocolate!

I'm getting to be an expert at making foods lighter - less sugar and fat. It's true that your tastes change after awhile. MOST of the time I actually prefer lighter food now!

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