All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
Here’s an old-fashioned homemade lemon pound cake recipe that is not at all difficult and the results are spectacular! With all the butter, fluffy egg whites and sweet natural sugar, no one can resist a homemade lemon pound cake. Why “Pound Cake”? “Pound Cake” originated with early American colonists. The recipe calls for a pound of all the important stuff – butter, flour, eggs and …
No “cream-of-Something”, no artificial flavors, no preservatives – just creamy, tasty chicken goodness! Chicken Divan from Scratch is not difficult, and the results are far superior. I checked my freezer and had 4 nice chicken breasts, so a Chicken Divan from Scratch sounded perfect. It bakes in the oven without a lot of fuss, so I can enjoy the guests while the oven does all …
You’ve probably come across packages of “Country Style Ribs” in your grocery. If you’re like me, you wondered “So, what’s the difference between these and just regular ‘ribs’?” Well, they’re not the same, and that means you need to prepare them a little differently than you would a regular rack of pork ribs. This recipe for Oven Baked Country Style Ribs is super-simple, and produces …
Here in Colorado, fall arrives early every year. By Halloween, we’re looking for the first snowflakes! It’s also the time to collect those berries off the vines in the yard. Dwaine has transplanted some black raspberry vines from house to house and this year we finally got a decent crop. With the new crop, I’ve been searching for some new black raspberry recipes, and here’s the …
I grew up Catholic, and back in the day, it was considered a “no-no” to eat before Mass. So you’d get up, wash and brush and find your church shoes and load up in the car. Sometime between the homily and communion, your stomach would start growling. During the last hymn, you’d be fidgeting in the pew, aching to get out. Then you’d pack back …
Comforting and satisfying Authentic Irish Stew. A trip to Ireland simply isn’t complete without a visit to a local pub for a bowl of hot Irish Stew. You’ll find it everywhere – and it will never taste the same twice! So it’s difficult to call something “Authentic Irish Stew.” It seems “authentic” means, “how me own ma used ta mek et!” With that said, I …
Golden syrup is familiar to my UK friends, but Americans may not know of it. It’s a good substitute for over-processed corn syrup, and you can make it at home!
Looking for a way to use up some leftover berries? Or perhaps you have some frozen berries and you need a good recipe for them. Try this Easy Raspberry Crumble. Ready in an hour, and made with ingredients you probably have on hand right now. We grow our own berries and I usually have a whole shelf full of frozen berries to use at any …
“Flour, salt, baking soda, buttermilk – anything else is tea cake.” I visited Ireland a few years ago and I remember a bread baker telling me this as we toured his shop. And while you can find a thousand recipes for Traditional Irish Soda Bread – the American ones really like to add raisins – if it varies from these 4 basic ingredients, it’s not …
Ham and Cheese Strata is a great leftover ham recipe – perfect for using up that leftover ham on Easter Sunday. Tasty and filling, it can feed the entire family. It’s a simple cheese strata, a layered dish of bread and cheese, with an egg mixture to bind it together. The addition of leftover ham adds protein and more texture to the eggs and cheese. …