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
Quick Breads
Butter Pecan Waffles
Butter Pecan Waffles are a perfect weekend breakfast! With family holiday get-togethers coming up, you may be thinking about upping your breakfast game. I have the perfect recipe for your next family breakfast - Butter Pecan Waffles! Perfect waffles might seem daunting. To get that really light, fluffy texture, you need to separate the eggs and beat the whites separately. For a long time, I avoided recipes that called for this step, because it meant extra bowls and beaters. It was more ... Read More about Butter Pecan Waffles
Chai Pear Scones
Every season has its treasures. Pears are right up there at the top of the fall list for me. And you can add these Chai Pear Scones to the blessings of the season. Tender, flaky scones with sweet bits of pear and lovely warm spices, similar to the blend you find in chai tea. Pears, though flavorful on their own, really benefit from the boost these warm spicy notes add to these scones. What pears to use? I used a Bosc-type pear, but any pear you have will be great. Generally speaking, ... Read More about Chai Pear Scones
Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts
Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts are amazing! Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts are going to be your new favorite thing - I promise! If you follow my socials [the links are up there in the header - I love meeting new friends!] you have seen a few photos of pumpkins lately. They did pretty well in the garden this year, and then we bought a marked down truck-load for the chickens this winter. So, I have all the pumpkins I could ever hope for. That means figuring out how to use some of them for ... Read More about Baked Pumpkin Doughnuts
Herbed Cheese Gougères
Gougères. Sounds French and Fancy! Well, they actually are pretty fancy and definitely French. Gougère, or cheese puffs can be a bit tricky at first. Once you get the hang of it though, you'll be very likely to enjoy success with them. Rich, yummy success! Gougères are a savory version of cream puffs or eclairs, which are also made from choux pastry. These are all very handy recipes to have on hand if you have a bunch of chickens. Lots of chickens usually mean lots of eggs and all ... Read More about Herbed Cheese Gougères
Sweet Corn Pancakes
Take Advantage of Late-season Corn It's late summer here in Upstate NY, and the end-of-season sweet corn is just coming into its own. Typically, the best corn of the year is the last to ripen, and that is what we have right now. It's amazing no matter how you prepare it. We love Fresh Corn Fritters which are a more savory dish than these Sweet Corn Pancakes. My husband is particularly fond of pancakes with corn in them, maybe because sweet corn was a big crop when he was growing up on his ... Read More about Sweet Corn Pancakes
Orange Cardamom Muffins
Rewind: Orange Cardamom Muffins This is a re-post of an old recipe that never got enough love the first time around. I am working on moving content around to make it easier to find, and this is the start of the project - so enjoy! We are drunk on oranges around here these days. I just can't resist the huge bags of them in the supermarket, and once they are in the house, we go through them like wildfire. Hey - you need that extra vitamin C this time of year, to ward off the multitude of ... Read More about Orange Cardamom Muffins
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
Lemony Carrot Muffins
We are getting this first snow of the year as I am writing this today. Just some flurries, and I doubt we will see much in the way of accumulation, but still. The day it first snows is not my favorite day of the year. I do like getting back into baking mode though. Also soup, casserole, stew, roast and chili modes are pretty great. And I am really enjoying being back in bread baking mode! So, in keeping with taking my blessings as they come, we had some rather over enthusiastic carrots left in ... Read More about Lemony Carrot Muffins
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
Soft Cornmeal Muffins
It has been quite a winter around here, and I would be lying if I said it has been an easy one to get through. Not because of the weather - we live where we expect the winters to be fierce and getting a bad one is no reason for sniveling. I will tell you that as I am writing this on March 13th, there are still several feet of snow everywhere around us, and not a single bare patch anywhere in the yard. Even the chickens refuse to range, preferring to sit in the doorway and peer out on the ... Read More about Soft Cornmeal Muffins
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