Ok, so that may be overstating things a little bit. But, it was my job to bring bread and pie to Thanksgiving dinner today… and I haven’t done pie in a looong time, so I did a fair amount of digging and searching and experimenting. Through some trial and error, I think I’ve come up [...]
Tags: banana, brown sugar, cinnamon, clove, egg, ginger, nutmeg, pumpkin, shortbread, vanilla, walnuts, yogurt
After trying some cinnamon roasted walnuts at the State Fair a few years back, I knew I wanted them more than just during fair time, so I set about looking for a way to make them at home.
I found a couple different recipes that I tried, and finally tweeked a combination of a couple and [...]
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
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
Put in a large pot
1 onion, chopped (or 3 tsp onion powder)
3 tsp ground mustard
1/2 tsp red pepper
2 cloves garlic, crushed (or 1/2 tsp garlic powder)
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
Tags: cinnamon, garlic, ginger, lemon juice, molasses, mustard, sauce, soy sauce, vinegar, worcestershire