I’ve never really cared for wheat bread, but I have to eat better so I’m given them a shot. I found one in the store so far that’s not too bad… but I like to make bread for special occassions so here’s one I played with a bit and I like. It’s not too dense [...]
Tags: bread flour, brown sugar, butter, dry milk, milk, water, whole wheat flour, yeast
This is a nice, basic loaf bread that also works well for rolls and such. Now, I’ve never done “hand-kneaded” breads. Typically I use my bread machine to get through the knead-rise-knead cycle, then take it out and shape it to what I want, let it rise, and bake it in the oven. So if [...]
Celery seems to be an oft-overlooked vege. Sure, it’s a mainstay in salads, and you can’t beat it stuffed with peanut butter (I’ll pass on the raisins though), and I even use it in my fresh chili. But what about as the main part of a side dish?
I had some extra celery burning a hole [...]
Tags: butter, celery, corn, cream, garlic, milk, nutmeg, onion, peas
Corn on the cob season has pretty much ended here in Minnesota, but if you happen to be lucky enough to still be able to get it, this is a nice change of pace from boiled or grilled corn on the cob. And if not, it works just as good with frozen corn.
What you need:
The [...]
Tags: bell pepper, butter, cast-iron, corn, garlic, season-all
This spread is great on some warm, home-made breads. Or better yet, some french-toast maybe? (I’m a traditionalist, I’ll stick to syrup on my pancakes.)
Take one stick of butter (1/2 cup) and let get to room-temp. Whip in 1/3 cup of honey, about 1/8 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and about 1 teaspoon of grated orange [...]
Tags: bread, butter, cinnamon, honey, orange, pancakes, waffles
Among the various things I like to do, you can include camping. There have been weekends where I camp and I eat nothing but canned and other pre-prepared foods, and there have been weekends I whip up batches of chili and roast whole rabbits. There is just something about cooking over an open fire.
So, as [...]
Tags: apple, brown sugar, butter, cast-iron, cinnamon, dutch oven, pear, quick oats, water
This recipe is from my Grandma, who was born and raised in Ayr, Scotland. It’s been a family treat for generations. My sister is now the family expert when it comes to making this.
1pound Unsalted Butter - softened
1 Cup Sugar
4-1/2 Cup Flour
2 pinches salt
Cream together softened butter and sugar. Add flour and salt, stir/knead together. [...]
I’ve tried a number of banana breads over the years, and after a bit of tweeking, this has become my favorite. For some variety, instead of baking the nuts in the bread, after it’s been baking about 10 minutes sprinkle the nuts on top. You can’t do it right away or they just sink in [...]
Tags: apple, baking powder, baking soda, banana, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, egg, flour, margarine, sour cream, sugar, vanilla, walnuts
This is a family favorite. Mom makes these every year as part of her Christmas cookies, and I think it is my favorite next to spritz cookies. A few drops of either red or green food coloring helps them fit in well on the holiday table. Personally tho, I think the green ones taste better [...]
Tags: brown sugar, butter, chocolate chips, chopped nuts, corn syrup, margarine, quick oats, vanilla
This is good for on salads, potatoes, I even tried some tossed in with some grilled green beans.
Ingredients
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp parsley flakes
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dry mustard
1 cup Grape Nuts cereal
Directions
Melt butter over low heat in skillet
Add parsley, garlic powder, salt and dry mustard, stir well
Slowly add Grape Nuts cereal, stirring [...]
Tags: butter, garlic, grape nuts, mustard, parsley