I have established in previous articles that I am not a cook. I can feed myself and my family, but I have no real skill, and I certainly do not have the artistry required to really make that jump from being able to make meals and being able to cook. However, I do have one …
I’ve read several articles in the last few months saying that homemade bread is better than store-bought. I agree with that, to a certain extent. I also read, as I’ve read on one of my favorite bread sites, it is so easy to make. I do beg to differ, because, even with the best bread …
Last Thanksgiving, I bought a loaf of sourdough bread. Me being me, and in one of those moods, I wondered, “how hard would it be to make it?” I knew that to make sourdough you needed sourdough starter (also known as wild-yeast). But, my ADD mind said there must be a way to make it. …
The Autumn and winter seasons and holidays are filled with the hearty aromas of homemade pumpkin recipes. Many pumpkin recipes rely on the same basic baking and cooking ingredients to bring out the natural flavors of this seasonal food. Even if you don’t know exactly which pumpkin recipe you’ll be making this holiday season, be …
What can we do to make our home more inviting? Well, in October we can bake and decorate. Why? It is National Bake and Decorate Month! Does that mean only decorating that which we bake? Most would presume so, but that does not have to be the case. The wonderful thing about these national month …