My husband and I really aren’t beer drinkers. It’s not that we haven’t tried, because we have. We just prefer wine (and I haven’t met a mojito I didn’t like). The thing is, we go through stages where we pick up a six-pack from a local brewery thinking that maybe we will discover [...]
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Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
I’m a control freak. Let me just put that out there…
No, this isn’t going to be a post about the many reasons that I should probably see a shrink and the fact that I have some serious OCD tendencies… We can talk about that later.
This post is all about making homemade bread, which stems directly [...]
Molasses Oatmeal Bread
I’ve been gradually adding some new homemade bread recipes to my baking repertoire. I’m definitely not the master bread baker that my mom is, but I have been getting better about making my own bread instead of buying it. I find that it’s difficult to find good quality breads at my local grocery store (most [...]
Cranberry Nut Pumpkin Bread
Hopefully you’re not getting sick of pumpkin recipes yet! If you are, let me apologize now, because I’ll probably be cooking with pumpkin until Christmas (at least). I wait all year for the few precious months when I can bake and cook with pumpkin, and I take full advantage of it when the time [...]
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Boston Inspired Italian Birthday Celebration
I adore Boston, Massachusetts. There’s just something about the city that draws me in. I love the fusion of the modern city with the rich historical past. In one day you can stroll through the Public Garden and see the sites along the Freedom Trail, window shop on Newbury Street, and then head to the South [...]
Nature’s Pride – A Great Alternative to Homemade
Baking homemade bread is becoming increasingly popular again, especially among bloggers… If you don’t believe me, just check out all of the amazing bakers participating in the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Challenge! While I don’t have the baking chops to participate in the challenge, I have been learning to bake my own bread.
While I may have [...]
Whole Wheat Dinner Rolls
I have recently made it my mission to learn to bake bread. My mom is a fantastic baker, and I grew up eating homemade bread. Until recently, though, I was terrified of anything that required kneading. I made pizza dough from time to time, but I always used my Kitchen Aid mixer to do the [...]
Friday Favorites – Episode 23
This week’s Friday Favorites have a definite theme – baking. And honestly, what’s wrong with that?
I apologize to those of you who may be on a diet or watching what you eat. However, I am a firm believer in eating what you want – in moderation. While I am definitely not a runway model, I [...]
Introducing Tips & Tricks…
Every once in a while, as I am working in my kitchen, I realize that I have what I consider to be a good kitchen tip to share… It’s not that I’m brilliant, not by a long shot. It’s usually just that I stumble across something by accident, and I think to myself, “perhaps this is [...]
Friday Favorites – Episode 19
Vacation is a wonderful thing, isn’t it?
Unfortunately, coming home from vacation isn’t. Don’t get me wrong – it’s always nice to be home. It’s just that coming home from vacation means laundry, cleaning, and getting back to work. So, needless to say, I am glad that it is finally Friday! I’m ready for the busy “back from [...]
