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
breakfast breads
English Muffin Bread
A Super-easy, No Knead Yeast Bread So, yeast bread, right? Hard. Messy. Chancy. No. Okay - some yeast breads are those things. Like Brioche maybe. But today, I'm telling you about a yeast bread that's super easy, not to mention super delicious. I'll be upfront and honest at the start here - I love making yeast bread and I have been doing it for a long time. I grew up in household where my Mom often made all the bread we ate, and her Mom, my grandmother did the same. For long periods in our life, ... Read More about English Muffin Bread
Rhubarb Kuchen
It is such a luxury this year to have all the rhubarb I could want. Our oldest plants are finally 3 years old, which means we can pick from them pretty freely - yay! As my Mom reminded me on a another rhubarb post a few weeks ago, my grandmother loved rhubarb, and I can still remember the gooey sweet and tart pies that she made with it. She would give us little bits to eat raw, and even though it was so puckery-sour that it nearly turned us cross-eyed, we ate them anyway. They were a taste of ... Read More about Rhubarb Kuchen