Applesauce Quick Bread- fast and delicious This time of year is all about getting the last of produce and fruit put up for winter. So, it's a busy time, but we still like to enjoy a bit of sweet goodness right now. That is when a fast, easy recipe like Applesauce Quick Bread comes in handy. Apples are everywhere right now We have lots of apple trees on our property - both wild and ones that we planted. We made cider for apple cider vinegar a few weeks ago. Applesauce is always another way ... Read More about Applesauce Quick Bread
Quick Breads - Loaves
Banana Oat Bread
Banana Oat Bread is amazing - and easy! Whenever we have our family with kids visiting, they have this habit of leaving bananas behind. It's kinda weird, I admit, but it seems to happen more often than not. But here's the thing - we don't care for bananas. Neither of us is ever tempted to eat a banana - not even a little bit. BUT - we do like baked stuff with bananas and that is where Banana Oat Bread comes in handy! Bananas are perfect for baked goods Bananas kind of disappear when you ... Read More about Banana Oat Bread
Chai Zucchini Quick Bread
Chai Zucchini Quick Bread is an unexpected treat If you live where it gets hot in the summertime, and if you have a veggie garden, you have zucchini. LOTS of zucchini. By August you might be wondering whatever possessed you to put in a half dozen zucchini plants back in May. What were you thinking? Maybe you were thinking about Chai Zucchini Quick Bread? Zucchini is a gift It really is - even if you have too many all at once. There are a lot of things you can do with zucchini to make ... Read More about Chai Zucchini Quick Bread
Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Double Chocolate Banana Bread is double-delicious I have to admit right here at the start that I am not a big fan of bananas in general—not eaten out of hand at least. But if you combine them with a couple of kinds of chocolate and bake them up in a decadent, moist quick bread? Yes please - give me all the Double Chocolate Banana Bread that you've got! The "Muffin Method" As is the case with most quick breads, this bread uses what we learned back in Home Ec class as, "The Muffin Method" of ... Read More about Double Chocolate Banana Bread
Sweet Potato Quick Bread
Unique flavor with Sweet Potato Quick Bread You've probably seen recipes for a lot of different quick breads. Like most, this Sweet Potato Quick bread is a simple recipe that utilizes non-yeast ingredients to give a nice rise. They're called "quick" because these rising agents are activated by oven heat, so once mixed together, you just pop them right in the oven. No waiting, as there is with a loaf of yeast bread. And don't worry about Sweet Potato Quick Bread being complicated. Prepping ... Read More about Sweet Potato Quick Bread
Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts and Raisins
{Or plain old Pumpkin Bread if you prefer!} If you're like me, you are deep in the midst of last minute Christmas prep, and not really looking for one more thing to do. Or maybe, even more like me, you are near the end of Christmas prep, because you're leaving in a few days, and you realize you are short a few baked gifts for the neighborhood? Yup - that. And then, you suddenly realize that you have never posted your favorite Pumpkin Bread recipe on the blog. Say whaaa? So, even though I just ... Read More about Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts and Raisins
Zucchini Oat Bread
As is always the case, October is roaring in and establishing very rapidly that summer is over. Done, fini, a time remembered, rather than lived in presently. No frosts yet, though that might change before this week is out. Still, there is no denying that we are pretty much done gardening for the year. We finished up Farmer's Market last week, and it was kind of sad to put everything away till next May or June when we begin again. We still have a row of beans that are in full blossom, and they ... Read More about Zucchini Oat Bread
Cranberry Eggnog Bread
We are having some really difficult days in our family right now. I don't talk a lot about day to day events here on the blog, but I have been so absent here lately, and events have kind of overwhelmed us, so I thought I would share a little bit. Late last year, Larry's youngest sister, Janet began to experience some changes in how she was feeling. A lack of energy and just not feeling like herself. In the last couple weeks it has been discovered that she has a very aggressive form of cancer, ... Read More about Cranberry Eggnog Bread
Banana Streusel Coffee Cake
I actually made this a few weeks ago, after yet another family visit that left behind the remains of a bunch of bananas. Neither of us is at all fond of eating fresh bananas, particularly ones that are getting past their prime. On the other hand, such bananas are just reaching the perfect stage for baking, and we are both big fans of baked stuff with bananas. And if your grandkids happen to leave behind some nearly-overripe bananas and you don't feel like baking with them right away, did you ... Read More about Banana Streusel Coffee Cake
Mom’s Banana Bread
A few weeks ago, I got a text from my Mom, asking me for her Banana Bread recipe. Strange - I know, right? But, she was away from her own kitchen and she knew I would have it, because she gave it to me many years ago when I moved out on my own and it was on my old blog. It's a recipe I know by heart, because I have made it so many times. Definitely time to get it moved over here to Creekside, so today I am getting that taken care of. I asked Mom again this morning, and unfortunately, she doesn't ... Read More about Mom’s Banana Bread
Butternut Squash Quick Bread
One of the things that our garden produces in enormous abundance is winter squash. Our soil seems to be perfect for them, as the vines grow vigorously and if left to their own devices, will churn out tons of squash. We have learned not to plant quite so many hills, and also to trim them back throughout the summer, to ensure we not be quite so overwhelmed by them. Still, they are a big favorite of ours and little treats like this are one reason. Did you know that you can substitute an orange ... Read More about Butternut Squash Quick Bread
Summer Squash Gingerbread Loaf
The best of summer veggies combined with fall baking! This Summer Squash Gingerbread Loaf was conceived from a conversation. Though I live in a rural area, I am very fortunate to have a group of blogging friends to hang out with. These are other people who actually understand what it's like to work from home. How to be your own boss, but also to slave for hours over a post. To work forever to get your photos to tell the story, or to wrestle a sentence into submission, no matter how long it ... Read More about Summer Squash Gingerbread Loaf