by Kristen on April 7, 2011
With all the blogging I have been doing I have become a little soft. While I am working hard and trying to cut some of the calories I eat, I have to admit that once in a while a girl still needs a treat. If you have a sweet tooth, try this banana bread. With [...]
by Kristen on March 23, 2011
As promised my brother has posted his recipe for this Ahi Tuna amuse bouche. You should really try it. One word: Delicious! Check out the recipe over at Holm Cooked Tweet This Post
by Kristen on February 24, 2011
Before you read this recipe I am going to warn you that these cinnamon are so bad for you. They are so bad but they taste so good! They are best served warm and gooey straight out of the oven. Adapted From: Mennonite Girls can Cook Ingredients: Dough 4 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar [...]
by Kristen on February 16, 2011
Do you know what’s in your bread? I had a look at the ingredients int he %100 wholewheat loaf sitting on our counter and found it was made of: Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Sugar/ Glucose-Fructose, Yeast, Canola Oil, Salt, Calcium Propionate, Sodium Stearoyl-2nLactylate, Acetylated Tartaric Acid, Esters of Momo and Diglycerides, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Sulfate, [...]
by Kristen on January 27, 2011
A few weeks ago I mentioned that my new year’s resolution was to eat breakfast everyday. I took my lovely sister in law’s suggestion and decided to make my own granola. This granola is super easy to make and so tasty. Best of all it is not as sweet as many of the store bought [...]
by Eric on December 16, 2010
Every year my grandma Matear makes the most delicious shortbread. The recipe is her own. She makes it off the top of her head, adapted from a recipe in an old cookbook she got around the time she was first married. The recipe is simple and delicious. To me it tastes like Christmas! This weekend [...]
by Kristen on November 18, 2010
These chocolate chip cookies are easy to make and use basic kitchen staples. The best part about them is that you don’t need a hand mixer. I will warn you that the dough is very crumbly but have faith and the cookies will turn out just fine. This recipe will make 4 dozen cookies. I [...]
by Kristen on October 28, 2010
I just made the best mac n’ cheese I have ever made! EBN and I improvised, using the pecorino cheese and fresh tomatoes we picked up at the Italian Market. We paired the fresh ingredients with a little bit of bacon and the one lonely Italian sausage left in our freezer. The results were amazing… the perfect [...]
by Kristen on October 7, 2010
Sunday morning I tried a classic pancake recipe for pancakes from the Joy of Baking. These buttermilk pancakes are SO GOOD! Pancakes are so easy to make from scratch, I have no idea why I ever bought Aunt Jemima Mix. I will also say I eat my words about substituting buttermilk. When I made strawberry [...]
by Kristen on September 8, 2010
This morning I woke up and it felt like autumn. It was a bright crisp autumn morning- the best kind of autumn morning. So with the change in weather comes a change in my cooking and today was the first day I made butternut squash soup since the winter. Creamy butternut squash soup topped with [...]