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Gluten-Free Flour Alternatives If you’re allergic to wheat flour, there are several gluten-free flour alternatives you can use in your cookie recipes. Each type of flour has unique properties, so you might need to make additional adjustments to your recipes to achieve the desired texture and flavor. Here are some popular wheat flour alternatives and tips for using them in cookies: 1. Almond Flour 2. …
Vegetable Beef Barley Soup I grew up with soup, and for me, it’s the pinnacle of comfort foods. Anyone can crack open a can of Campbell’s (and sometimes I still do), but you can make your own special, extra-tasty version of Vegetable Beef Barley Soup at home, using even that freezer-burned round steak you found in the back of the fridge. The Secret to Good …
This Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars recipe is super-simple and fun to make with kids, and you most likely have all the ingredients already. You can choose your favorite flavor of jelly or jam. The basic recipe takes a simple sweet dough, spreads it into a baking pan, layers it with jelly, and tops with a crumble of reserved dough. The dough will slump a …
Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes. Now includes regular and high-altitude recipes! It’s getting warm here in Colorado. I’ll spend the early morning out in the garden, pulling the %#@& grass that loves to infiltrate my flower beds. While I was working this morning, I was thinking about what I wanted to make for an upcoming barbecue party. I settled on Lemon Buttermilk Cupcakes. A nice lemon buttermilk …
A quick and easy recipe for moist, fresh muffins, ready in 30 minutes.
Kitchenaid Hand Mixer Review: Find out why this handy tool can make your life easier, even if you own a regular stand mixer. But I have a stand mixer, and other baking tools and equipment already – why would I need a hand mixer? I remember thinking that way, too. But when you’re in the middle of a recipe, and it calls for mixing 1 …
Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs What doesn’t bacon make better? It’s a hit in these Bacon Cheddar Deviled Eggs. I’ve brought these to many a party and get-together, and have yet to take one home. You’ll see other recipes around, but mine have a secret ingredient that makes all the other flavors pop! Deviled eggs are something of a staple around here. If you’re going low-carb, …
Apples are here, and Homemade Apple Crumb Pie is a great way to serve them up! My neighbor’s apple tree is bearing fruit this year, and I decided to take him up on his offer of free apples. They are Granny Smith – the perfect apple for pie! Tart, firm and dense, Granny Smith apples not only hold their texture when cooked, but they retain …
What is the secret to chewy chocolate chip cookies? Who doesn’t like Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies? Isn’t it funny, but you can walk up to a potluck table and find 4 or 5 plates of chocolate chip cookies, and every one will be completely different from the other. Some are flat, crusty and lumpy with chips. Others are thick and cakey, with chips buried inside. …
Easy Banana Nut Bread Recipe – This is my go-to banana bread recipe, as it always produces a lightly sweet, very moist and flavorful loaf. Try adding some walnuts and topping it with a stripe of cream cheese frosting! Perfect for Fall – Easy Banana Nut Bread Recipe As I write this, we’ve experienced our first snow of the season, and it’s not even Halloween …