I got a phone call from an old friend yesterday. As we were talking, his recent bread baking mishaps came up. He told me, “Next time we’re over for a visit, you have to show me how to bake bread. I’ve been trying, but one loaf of bread was flat, another loaf of bread looked…
This may sound silly to some of you, but homemade Alfredo sauce seemed like some mysterious creation to me when I first started cooking. My mom never made it, so the only time I had it was when I ate out, which was a rare thing. Thankfully, back when the boys were just little peanuts,…
Strawberry-raspberry pie is one of my favorite pies, and my husband and boys agree. When I served it up as part of a dessert raffle for the local Junior Women’s Club, the winners said it was the best pie they’d ever eaten (and ordered five more pies for a family gathering – that was a…
Figuring out how to make seasoned croutons at home is something I should have tackled years ago, but I never gave it much thought. Sure, I dried bread crumbs, but I never bothered with flavorings. Lately my eldest and I have been eating a lot of salads, and he likes to include seasoned croutons in…
This is a guest post from Jennifer Downing of Nourish about cooking with herbs. I love my vegetable garden. It’s tucked in the corner of the yard surrounded by a white picket fence. It makes me happy. Buzzing with honey bees from our hive, bushels of beans and towering tomatoes, this modest garden produces a…