All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
A while ago, I needed a dish to take to a gathering. Potatoes seemed to fit with the overall plan, so I started researching and came across Hasselback Potatoes. But I wanted the Best Hasselback Potatoes. So I started to improvise. I liked the idea of the Hasselback method – making thin slices in each potato so that the edges get crispy while the inside …
Just tried a baked cauliflower recipe this morning. I came across this Roasted Cauliflower Bites from one of my Facebook friends who is forever sharing yummy-looking desserts. Thanks Glenn! Very low in calories and salt, no carbs, but high in fiber and nutrients from the cauliflower – these Roasted Cauliflower Bites are easy and quick to make. Fresh from the oven, coated in a tangy …
Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies are fun to make, delicious to eat, and festive for any holiday celebration. Try your own favorite jam. We like raspberry the best. Dwaine and I make our own black raspberry jam. He learned how from his mom back on the farm, where they would grow black raspberries every year, harvesting them in long-sleeve flannel shirts to keep from getting sliced to …
There are a few dishes that just scream “Comfort Food”, and Homemade Chicken Pot Pie is certainly one of them. Smelling that buttery crust and rich, creamy filling baking in the oven on a chilly fall day is what baking is all about. And what’s better than preparing a pie from scratch, using all-natural ingredients?
Coconut Cream Cupcakes It’s finally springtime here at the edge of the Colorado Rockies. And with that comes time to shift gears to something with a lighter taste. Coconut fills the bill here. These Coconut Cream Cupcakes are all-natural and substitute coconut milk for some of the fat you would normally add with butter. I have another recipe for Old Fashioned Coconut Cake that I’ve …
Regular and High-Altitude Homemade German Chocolate Cake No cake mix, just real Homemade German Chocolate Cake. Moist and full of flavor from all-natural ingredients, this cake will be a hit with everyone. Cowboy Concierge on the Road I spent a month in Berlin to study the German language. I’d studied it in college, but of course, over the years, I lost most of it. But …
Wilma lived into her 90s, and she passed along many recipes from her days as a farm wife. Raised during the Great Depression, the recipes often deal with using food on hand and/or stretching a dollar. An added bonus is that the ingredients used are simple and natural (well, except for the oleo!) I’ll be sharing them with you as I try them out. This …
Wacky Cake has been around forever. It’s a cake with no eggs, so it’s perfect for the occasion. But the reason it’s survived so long is that it tastes fantastic!
Easy and Fast Baked Chicken. That’s just crazy talk! Well, it would be if you did it the old-fashioned way, prepping the bird, preheating the oven, baking for a few hours and pulling out a chicken with dry breast meat, rubbery, yellow skin and under-cooked thighs. And then if you put it back in, you dry out all the breast meat. Sigh. Who needs it? …
On a recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina, I was lucky enough to dine out at a number of great restaurants. I picked up this recipe for Charleston Red Rice, as well as a few other recipes that I will share over time (like this one for Southern Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy). This recipe is very simple, but it turns a simple side of rice …