Tag: Bread

  • Whole Wheat Rolls

    Whole Wheat Rolls

    I woke up Saturday morning to a rainy, cool fall day.   Perfect. I woke up with a sore throat also.   Not so perfect.   What I needed was a big pot of soup.    Check.   Some friends had given us some bean soup mix, so I set about getting the beans cooking.…

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  • Cherry Muffins with Pecan Crumble

    Cherry Muffins with Pecan Crumble

    The Hubs had to schedule and was in charge of training for his office recently.   He needed bribes. I was happy to accommodate. I made Bakery Style Blueberry Muffins for one session and then created this recipe for another.    They went quickly according to The Hubs. Cherry Muffins with Pecan Crumble 6 T.…

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  • Zucchini Bread

    Zucchini Bread

    Is it just me, or does “zucchini” always look misspelled? I’m just sayin’. I started growing Astia Zucchini last summer after hearing about it on NPR.    Renee’s Garden was  being featured and this was a new seed variety for the company.     I ordered it primarily because it was good for containers.  …

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  • The Best Banana Bread Ever

    The Best Banana Bread Ever

    I have been posting a lot of absolutes lately: The Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Ever (Seriously), Levain Bakery Chocolate Chip Cookies (which I declared as the best “EVAH”  at least up until I found the aforementioned recipe.) The Best Garlic Bread Sometimes, the search for “The Best” leads you right back home. I have been…

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  • Rustic Roasted Garlic Whole Wheat Bread with Rosemary

    Rustic Roasted Garlic Whole Wheat Bread with Rosemary

    No chocolate today but a wonderful (truly) bread recipe for March’s Secret Recipe Club post.

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  • Cook the Books and Food ‘n Flix Post:  Food from the Hunger Games

    Cook the Books and Food ‘n Flix Post: Food from the Hunger Games

    I’m taking another break from my OCD Recipes Revisited to participate in another two of my manias: and Would you believe it?    These two great online foodie clubs are pairing together this month.    CTB club members are reading the novel and FnF members are watching the film and some of us are doing both. The hosts…

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  • More OCD Revisited:   Pappa al Pomodoro

    More OCD Revisited: Pappa al Pomodoro

    I adapted this recipe from A Table in Tuscany by Leslie Forbes.  I bought this cookbook on the bargain rack at a local bookstore MANY years ago.  I think I actually bought two and gave one to my best friend  as a gift.  (We both dream about traveling and/or living in Tuscany one day!) I…

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  • Herbed Olive Spelt Foccacia

    Herbed Olive Spelt Foccacia

    This year’s theme: OCD Revisited Recipes.

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  • Cranberry Ginger Whole Wheat Quick Bread

    Cranberry Ginger Whole Wheat Quick Bread

    I had grandiose ideas. Yes, I had done the The Twelve Days of Christmas for 2010 and I had done fourteen Christmas gift posts last year. This year promised to bring posts on “Gifts from the Kitchen 2012.”   I had even written many drafts, some  as far back as January 2012.   I had lots of things…

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  • Baking Brioche with Julie & Julia for Food ‘n Flix

    Baking Brioche with Julie & Julia for Food ‘n Flix

    Food ‘n Flix?   What?   You don’t know what this is?   You’ve never heard of it? If you don’t know about this cool little monthly foodie film club, you must check it out as soon as you are able.   Every month a foodie film is picked,  culinary inspiration is gleaned from it, and talented bloggers post…

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