Soft, warm and tender dinner rolls can be the star of a dinner, especially during the holidays! This recipe will make a large batch of buttery dinner rolls. Best of all? It’s a quick bread recipe and a foolproof one too! A dinner roll recipe should be on everyone’s recipe box. Is the type of recipe that can take a dinner from normal to party ready. It’s also the type… Continue Reading
Homemade Bagels (New York Style)
Warm, chewy bagels. Is there anything better than a New York Style bagel, smothered with cream cheese? I can only think of one way that they could be better. Making them at home. These homemade bagels are so easy to do, and will taste so good! Do you love bagels? The warm, chewy, slightly crispy rounds of bread are so versatile. You can toast them, smear them with cream cheese,… Continue Reading
White Skillet Cornbread
You will love this light, fluffy and sweet skillet cornbread. Slather it with our maple butter for a delicious side dish or even by itself with a cup of tea! My southern born and bred hubby loves all things cornbread. If there is a chili or soup to be had, there had better be cornbread with it. If there is butter around, there should be cornbread for him to slather… Continue Reading
Classic French Bread
Warm and crusty, with a soft crumb, this classic homemade French bread recipe has only 6 ingredients! There’s nothing quite like a freshly baked loaf of bread. For many of us, it’s a memory of times gone by when Grandma would make fresh bread, and it would take all the willpower in the world to wait for it to cool enough to slice it and slather it with creamy butter…. Continue Reading
Banana Bread
Naturally moist and delicious, this is the LAST recipe for banana bread you will ever need! Need dairy free? No problem here! When my kids were younger, we ran a super tight food budget. Of course, that was also a few years ago when you could conceivably feed a family of 5 on $40 a week. This was most often accomplished by cutting coupons, wasting no food, and cooking all… Continue Reading
Southern Cornbread
This recipe for southern cornbread is perfect any time of year, for any side dish or as a meal itself! Moist, tender and easy to make! Y’all, my hubby was born and raised south of the Mason-Dixon line. He had the cutest little accent when we first met. It was one of the things that attracted me to him. That, and his 80’s hair-band hairstyle, but we won’t get into… Continue Reading
Almond Coffee Scones
Take your breakfast up a notch with these sweet, flaky almond coffee scones. Amazing flavor and oh so easy to bake! The hubby and I love our lazy mornings. It’s true. There are days when the Frenchman and the boy are both still slumbering and we are all alone in the kitchen, sipping our first hot cup of coffee of the day and struggling to wake up. It’s mornings like… Continue Reading
Homemade Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts
Pumpkin spice donuts are a sweet way to start your morning, or great for an afternoon pick me up with tea. Warm and spicy, full of rich flavor! I am in awe at how fast the seasons can change sometimes. One minute, it’s freezing cold and snowy on the ground and the next it’s warm and sunny. While we complain about being too hot, we blink and the leaves are… Continue Reading
Rosemary Lemon Scones
The brightness of rosemary and the sourness of lemon are a culinary match made in heaven. Lemon and rosemary are the perfect combination in a light and flaky scone recipe. We love late Sunday brunches in our home. Lazy days, where sipping on steamy mugs of coffee, while having great conversations is the most relaxing time for me. Enjoying a full brunch, complete with eggs, scones, fruit and more… Continue Reading
Making A Sourdough Starter
With a fully mature sourdough starter, homemade bread without commercial yeast is possible. Did you know that you can make your bread without the dried yeast packets? YES, you can! All you need is some flour and water. Flour and water mixed together can catch the wild yeast in the air, creating a sourdough starter. Sourdough starters have been used for centuries, before the commercialization of dried yeast. It’s what… Continue Reading