This morning, the desire to make cookies suddenly overcame me. So this afternoon I found a reliable-looking recipe, gathered my ingredients, and made these delicious cookies.
I knew I wanted to make the original recipe a little more healthy. Thus I replaced half of the AP flour with whole wheat and used Demerara sugar instead of [...]
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Posted in Bread, Uncategorized, tagged Announcements, Bread on February 17, 2009 | Comments Off
I’m finally getting back into the swing of things after over a week of vacation. Please forgive me for the paucity of my posts. Hey, I like how that sounds. Paucity of posts. Paucity of posts.
Anyway.
I promise to be better in future.
Maybe.
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Posted in Baking, Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, tagged Baking, Bananas, Bread, Breakfast, Dessert, Nuts, Quick Bread, Whole Wheat on February 4, 2009 | 14 Comments »
We’ll be heading out to go skiing tomorrow, so things will be quiet around here for a week or so. I leave you with this recipe…
This recipe makes a moist and flavorful loaf again and again. And can you beleive it’s 100% whole wheat? Serve warm or at room temperature slavered with butter, or spread [...]
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A while back, when I was serving bean soup for lunch, I realized that there was absolutely no bread to be had. That’s a big no no in our house. If you have soup, you eat bread in some shape or form.
I looked at the clock – nearly 11:30. Dad would be home in half [...]
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When I first discovered the world of online recipes, The Joy of Baking was a big influence. It provided clear, detailed recipes that even a novice could pull off successfully.
I spotted her recipe for homemade granola, and decided to give it a whirl. It was a daunting task. My impression of homemade granola was not [...]
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This Wednesday was Dad’s birthday. Finding I didn’t have a present, I decided to bake him some biscotti. I was a little concerned he wouldn’t like them. Twice before I have made biscotti – and failed miserably. However, this batch turned our quite well (perhaps due to the fact that I actually followed the recipe).
“Those [...]
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Posted in Baking, Bread, tagged Baking, Bread, Whole Wheat on December 5, 2008 | 16 Comments »
We discovered what we consider to be the best all-purpose bread recipe. We try other bread recipes, but we always return to this one.
The original recipe included walnuts and sunflower seeds, but after protests from certain parties, we omitted them. The recipe also called for over 1/4 cup of sweetener per loaf. This produces a [...]
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Back when peaches were in season, I devised a baked oatmeal recipe to incorporate them. I just threw a few things together and pushed it into the oven. To my surprise, it was really good. We’ve tried it with pears and apples, with the same delicious results.
Hot fruit on the bottom, sweet oatmeal in the [...]
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These are the tortillas that changed Dad’s mind about soft-shell tortillas. They are way tastier than store-bought, especially when eaten fresh from the skillet.
: : Whole Wheat Tortillas : :
Adapted from Allrecipes
Ingredients:
5 cups (25 oz.) hard red or white wheat flour + extra for rolling
1/2 cup palm oil shortening or coconut oil
2 teaspoons [...]
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