Bread

Dustin and I experimented with creating our own sourdough starter from scratch. We’ve always been intrigued by making sourdough bread. And, when I say intrigued, I mean we have talked about it for years but have never done anything about it. We ran across this sourdough starter recipe from Pinch My Salt and figured we’d [...]

Did you know that February 23rd (last Thursday) was National Banana Bread Day? I didn’t either. Since we moved, Dustin has been asking me to make some banana bread. So, once I found out about National Banana Bread Day, I knew what I had to do. Funny thing is — I didn’t really know when [...]

Homemade crackers are extremely easy to make and the possible variations are endless. Just by simply substituting the ingredients, you can make… …Rye crackers …Rosemary olive oil crackers …Cheddar cheese crackers …Salt and vinegar crackers …Italian herb crackers …Poppy seed or sesame crackers …Garlic herb crackers …Parmesan garlic crackers …Goldfish crackers …Graham crackers Endless, I [...]

It really amuses me just how easy some things are. Well…once I realize how easy they are, that is. For some reason, I’ve always thought making crepes would be super difficult. But, then I started looking into their ingredients. How could something be difficult that was made up of such simple ingredients? If you’re anything [...]

Hi there! Just wanted to share I am starting my personal chef business back up after an extended maternity leave with Savannah. This means I will be cutting back my blog posts from three days to two days per week. My new post schedule will be Mondays and Thursdays. Wish me luck!  Oh, and give [...]

I hate dry and crumbly biscuits. I mean, carbs aside, what’s more satisfying than a moist, fluffy, warm biscuit? Mmm.  Smothered in butter. And honey.  Or gravy. There’s just no fighting it: homemade buttermilk biscuits are hard to resist. I somehow forget just how easy biscuits are to make. Now that I think about it, [...]

I have had it up to *here* with store-bought tortillas. Now, usually, homemade anything is better than store-bought.  Agreed? Sure, it’s easier to just drop a box of croutons or a bag of bagels into your cart at the store — or that jar of Alfredo sauce that’s on sale… But, is it better? Not [...]

Do you like potlucks? I do.  It gives me an opportunity to try out and share a new recipe, while also to see what other people like to share. Now, there is always the concern that people keep their food refrigerated and sanitary when cooking and sharing — but that’s another slightly obsessive issue of [...]

So, wouldn’t you know it? Just as soon as I decide to start watching what I’m eating in order to lose some of this “baby” fat, I start craving bread like crazy.  Like. Crazy. Baguettes.  Pizza Dough.  Scones.  Garlic Bread. And, now, Bagels! Can I just say how much I enjoy bagels?  They are just [...]

Believe it or not… I had never made scones before making these Cranberry Orange Scones.   I’ve always kinda kept my distance from scones.  Not sure exactly why — I guess I had written them off as “too dry” or “flavorless” or even “too difficult to make” (I mean, it is bread, after all). Man, [...]