Friday nights aren’t what they used to be at my house. For a while, Friday night was date night, and my hubby and I would go out for cocktails and dinner on Friday nights. But, as you might imagine, we don’t go out nearly as much as we used to these days. Ok, we don’t…
Can you believe that I have never made jam bars before? With all of the canning I do, you would think that they’d be a regular in my kitchen, but I only just recently decided to give them a try. And, let me tell you… I am glad that I did! Over the summer, we…
For this Kitchen Bootcamp challenge, I asked everyone to spend some time in the kitchen getting familiar with yeast breads… Many of you know that I love to bake, and baking with yeast is pretty high up there on my list. While a new baby has kept me from doing as much baking for this challenge as I…
When I started the October Unprocessed challenge at the beginning of the month, my goal was to try to do less baking with white flours and refined sugars. It’s something that I would like to do less of in general (not just in October), so this seemed like a perfect time to start. Don’t get…
In the last few months, waffles have become one of my favorite breakfasts. While I enjoy freshly made waffles from the waffle maker, I actually think that I prefer to reheat waffles from the freezer in the morning. I toss them in the toaster oven for just a few minutes, and they come out toasty and…
Since I chose yeast breads for the current Kitchen Bootcamp challenge, I thought it was only appropriate that I try a few new bread recipes in my own kitchen. I decided to start with the sandwich bead recipe from The New Best Recipe. I had good intentions of simply following the recipe, but as I…
It’s that time of year again… Kids are headed back to school, fall scented candles are on sale at Target, and my garden is still bursting with zucchini. Fall is around the corner, but it’s not quite hear yet. While I am welcoming fall (especially the cooler weather!) with open arms this year, I know…
I haven’t been getting a lot of baking done in the last few weeks… The hot weather itself is enough to keep me from wanting to heat up the kitchen. And, life at my house has been rather interesting, as well. Between the joys of being close to the end of my pregnancy, our doggy…
You’ll have to excuse my lack of consistency with writing my Friday Favorites lately… Some weeks I have the energy, and it seems that some weeks I just don’t. I would say that I will do better and will stop skipping my weekly posts, but I know that things will most likely only get worse in…
When I announced this month’s Kitchen Bootcamp challenge, I thought I would have no trouble at all baking up an assortment of fruit desserts. We joined a local fruit CSA this year, so I’ve had plenty of fresh and local fruit on hand. The only problem (if you can really call it a problem) is…
