From the category archives:

Bread

How Not to Budget (Recipe: Cheesy Beer Bread)

July 21, 2009

How many of you have read the Confessions of a Shopaholic book series? Total brain candy, but laugh out loud hilarious. Do you know the part in the 1st book where she wants to save money, and part of that plan is to stop eating out so often? Since Curry is one of her favorite [...]

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Keep Trying (Recipe: Rosemary Focaccia Bread)

July 13, 2009

Have you checked out my newest blog, Culinary Snapshot? I hope you will come on over, have a look, and submit your before/after photos! Check out the “behind the scenes” for this photo of Rosemary Focaccia.) I have always had a love for writing. When I was in 3rd grade my teacher, Mrs Callahan, noticed [...]

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Dinner Club #4 Farm Fresh (Recipe Mojo Beef Kabobs)

June 28, 2009

We had our fourth dinner club this past weekend and had such a great time. Each and every time we have dinner club makes me wish that I had the money and resources to have people over every single weekend. I absolutley am in my element when a group of friends are gathered around the [...]

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Where’s the Crumb? (Recipe – New Jersey Crumb Cake)

June 25, 2009

When I was 12 years old, my mom let me loose in the kitchen to make a batch of chocolate chip cookies on my very own. I followed the classic recipe on the back of the Nestle Chocolate Chip bag. I mixed the wet ingredients together and as the directions said to do, I sifted [...]

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Keeping it Sunny (Recipe: Blueberry Sunrise Muffins)

June 15, 2009

Would you like to know what happened to me while I was at church yesterday? I was sitting in mass when my 3 year old told me she needed to go potty. I took her back to the ladies restroom, she did her thing, I bent down to help her pull up her panties and [...]

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The Need to Feed (Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits)

June 5, 2009

I love summertime…absolutely love it. I love having my kids home. I love the warm weather, the sunshine, and the impromptu neighborhood gatherings that happen when we are all hanging outside. I love not having to be any place in particular by 8am…lazy mornings of snuggling in bed and reading books before we all get [...]

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Thoughts on Pregnancy (Recipe: DeLynn’s Cinnamon Rolls)

April 30, 2009

So, I have merely a handful of days left in this pregnancy. The be all end all of pregnancies for this human body because after little Leah comes, there will be no more baby baking happening in this belly. No more. I know that some of you can do this a thousand times over, but [...]

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Adopt a Blogger #3 (Recipe: Honey I’m Home Bread)

April 11, 2009

QUICK UPDATE 4/14 1:30CST – Adopt-a-Blogger is officially closed to new bloggers. If any additional experienced bloggers come forward willing to mentor someone, I will update my Twitter status to announce that additional space is available.  Matches will be posted next week! I clearly remember the first time I made this bread for a couple [...]

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Dinner Club #2 Rustic Italian (Recipe: Chicken Spinach Manicotti)

April 6, 2009

We had our second Dinner Club on Saturday and I thought it was another big success. The food that was shared was fantastic, the friendship was great and the conversation was the best! I love this eclectic group of people… there is never a dull moment. Dinner Club came and went and I was so [...]

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Late Bloomer (and Pumpkin Muffins)

February 1, 2009

I have always caught on to trends way past when it was cool to do so. I finally decided to grow my bangs out… just about the time that having bangs became cool again. You know that No-Knead bread that was so popular a year or two ago around the blogosphere? I am just now [...]

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