Go-To Recipes: Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins

Posted on June 10, 2008 - Filed Under bread, breakfasts, muffins | 2 Comments

The longer I cook, the more I find that I have certain go-to recipes that are as ingrained in my repertoire as number 2 pencils in a school child’s pencil bag. They are my tried and trues, my favorites, my without-thinking creations. My tried and trues can be made without fuss or muss, because they’ve [...]

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The Best Garlic Bread EVER

Posted on April 14, 2008 - Filed Under bread | Leave a Comment

It’s taken me WEEKS to get this post up. See, I made some garlic bread on the fly one night. It came out perfectly. I wrote down the recipe. The problem? I didn’t take a photo. So, I made it again. However, I got distracted and burned the heck out of it. We ate it [...]

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Homemade Gifts: No Knead Cheddar Beer Bread

Posted on December 17, 2007 - Filed Under Gifting Goodies, bread | 1 Comment

After giving birth to my daughter last month, I was in the hospital for several days. Thank goodness for magazines because I would have been bored out of my head - I only had a temperamental television and a newborn to keep me company over the long days (and sleepless nights). And yes, she is [...]

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A Comedy of Errors: Making Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Posted on October 16, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts | 3 Comments

I’ve had my eye on the chocolate chip coffee cake that Madeline wrote about a few weeks back. It sounded so good. And although I HATE sour cream with a passion, I decided to give it a try on Sunday. The few recipes that have caught my eye on Everything Rachael Ray have been really [...]

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Sunday Breakfasts #4: Banana Blueberry Muffins

Posted on June 26, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts, muffins | 1 Comment

Okay, yes. I was supposed to post this two days ago . . . but things got busy. My apologies. The good news is that this week’s Sunday Breakfasts will appear early — on Saturday instead.
I knew this Sunday would be a busy one so I wanted a good “on the go” breakfast. These muffins [...]

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Sunday Breakfasts #2: 30-minute feast

Posted on June 10, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts | 5 Comments

I was much more daring this week with my breakfast. We had Ina Garten’s Maple Roasted Bacon, hash browns, a cheddar omelet split between Will and Shawn, and French toast. Talk about carb overload.
Secret of making good breakfast #1: Lower the temperature on the burner!You would think I already knew this, but the truth is [...]

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Sunday Breakfasts #2: 30-minute feast

Posted on June 10, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts | 4 Comments

I was much more daring this week with my breakfast. We had Ina Garten’s Maple Roasted Bacon, hash browns, a cheddar omelet split between Will and Shawn, and French toast. Talk about carb overload.
Secret of making good breakfast #1: Lower the temperature on the burner!You would think I already knew this, but the truth is [...]

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Sundried Tomato Foccacia with Rosemary

Posted on April 14, 2007 - Filed Under bread | 10 Comments

These days, carbs are the only thing sustaining me . . . they keep me full without upsetting my stomach (and that is quite a feat, believe me). And there is something about springtime that really makes me want to make my own breads. (It could also be yeast envy over the delicious pizzas that [...]

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Corn bread for stuffing

Posted on November 29, 2006 - Filed Under bread, side dishes | 2 Comments

This corn bread is good for stuffing. Come back tomorrow to see the recipe for apple bacon cornbread stuffing.
Cucina Bella Lavender Corn Bread
2/3 cup all-purpose flour1 1/3 cups yellow cornmeal2 tablespoon sugar2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1/2 teaspoon salt¼ tsp lavender1 1/4 cups 1% low-fat milk3 large eggs, lightly beaten2 tablespoons butter, melteddash honeyCooking spray
Preheat oven [...]

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Muffin-licious

Posted on September 20, 2006 - Filed Under bread, breakfasts, muffins | 3 Comments

I started this post more days ago then I want to admit. But believe me, it’s worth the wait.
When I made these muffins, they met with a reaction I didn’t anticipate: elation. My husband was simply elated when he told me how great my muffins were. How cool is that??? He raved and raved and [...]

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