Drunken Van Van Mojo Blueberry Cider Bread

Earlier this year I had this random thought pop into my head late on a Friday night….why is no one baking more with hard ciders and beers? I mean beyond quick breads. Ciders and beers have so many flavors now with all the different hops and ingredients brewers use to make their brews. I did […]

Rose Braid Challah Bread: Recipes That Impress Everyone

You know we bake.  You probably know baking is not all that great in the summer heat.  Especially when we had 90°F days with a heat index of 100°F.  Turning on the oven is basically irresponsible in such heat waves, you don’t want to be heating up your house when trying to cool it down.  […]

Not Your Mama’s White Bread

Creating The Ultimate White Bread I’m a recipe tinker-er. If I find a recipe I want to try and it doesn’t work, I’ll tinker with it until it does. So, this recipe comes from a desire for perfect white bread. I’m a huge fan of what King Arthur Flour does, but their recipes don’t always come […]

There Is No Pair – Pear Bread

Don’t Forget The Pear As fruits go, pears tend to be overlooked.  They don’t seem to be as popular as the apple, orange or banana.  Yet, you will find them in many a fruit juice secretly lurking by adding their sweetness.  Apples are the American fruit, but the pear is equally delicious.  Their addition to this […]

Chive Flower and Cheddar Biscuits

Chive flowers are in bloom!!!  They’re gorgeous and purple and mine grow like weeds during late spring.  Chive flowers taste just like chives and are edible too.  I’ve read that you can make chive flower vinegar, chive flower olive oil, fried chive flowers, adding them  to salads or to breads and biscuits.  I don’t use a lot […]

Fresh Peach Focaccia

Peach Season It’s finally peach season!  I adore peaches, lets not lie I adore most fresh fruit.  But there’s just something about a ripe juicy peach that screams baking to me.  Hence the foray into peach focaccia, I’ve been waiting and waiting for good southern peaches to make their way up here to Chicago so […]

Jumbo Crumbly Corn Muffins

I absolutely love corn muffins and corn bread!  I’m always changing my recipe though to make it better.  I use some slightly different ingredients like brown sugar and oatmeal flour to make a moist just sweet enough muffin.  I adore using oatmeal flour to make my baked goods moist.  It’s such a simple thing, but […]

Church Street Brewery Co. Red Rye Lager Bread

We’re starting our beer bread journey with Church Street’s Red Rye Lager.  When we tasted this, it just screamed rye bread.  No, seriously it did.    It just has that rye taste to it.  Rye is one of my favorite types of bread, but even those that don’t enjoyed this loaf.  It’s a light rye, […]

Wholesome Wednesday: Buttermilk Chocolate Bread Recipe

I have to start this post by saying I am not a fan of anything Taste of Home.  I typically don’t like the magazines or the cookbooks because the recipes aren’t very good.  If you’re a big fan of Taste of Home, I’m sorry if I’ve offended you.  That said, I look at an ungodly […]

Wholesome Wednesday: Buttermilk Chocolate Bread Recipe

I have to start this post by saying I am not a fan of anything Taste of Home.  I typically don’t like the magazines or the cookbooks because the recipes aren’t very good.  If you’re a big fan of Taste of Home, I’m sorry if I’ve offended you.  That said, I look at an ungodly […]

Braided Spaghetti Bread Recipe

Let me start off by saying that I’m just as addicted to pinterest as everyone else seems to be.  But I tend to mostly look at food while on there.  I look at a lot of recipes but rarely write anything down, as I’ve found a lot of them use prepackaged ingredients or have too […]

Braided Spaghetti Bread Recipe

Let me start off by saying that I’m just as addicted to pinterest as everyone else seems to be.  But I tend to mostly look at food while on there.  I look at a lot of recipes but rarely write anything down, as I’ve found a lot of them use prepackaged ingredients or have too […]