All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
Zucchini and Summer Squash Saute – With summer vegetables being in season, I thought it would be a good idea to share some Vegetable Side Dish Recipes with you. These are some simple squash dishes that take a little prep work in the morning, but after that you can toss them in the oven and call it good. This is a quick and easy vegetable …
Try this oven baked beef stew. It cooks in just two hours (as opposed to EIGHT in the crock pot.) There’s no messy browning of the meat. And it makes it’s own gravy without mixes or salty bouillon cubes.
Best White Cake from Scratch: Now in Regular and High-Altitude Recipes At this moment, I’m staying indoors and away from any nasty viruses out there, and with that spare time, I’m putting together several recipes I’ve had in my queue to investigate. The first is this Best White Cake from Scratch. White cake from scratch can be a challenge. Manufacturers add all kinds of additives …
Fresh bread is a supremely satisfying food. The following is a list of the basic ingredients that interplay to build a wholesome loaf.
My partner, Dwaine, has a green thumb. Sadly, it has not rubbed off on me. I may be able to keep my cooking herbs alive (with help), but he’s the one who makes the garden bloom in spring. He’s always fussing over the black raspberry bushes planted on the side of the house. We’ve harvested tons of fine black raspberries that we then freeze to …
Meat Cooking Temperatures. The temperature at which you cook your meat will determine the flavor and the moisture of the finished product. Low temperatures protect the moisture; high temperatures develop flavor. My recipes use a combination of both to give you the best of both worlds. Meat Cooking Temperatures: Searing When a recipe calls for searing the meat, you’re looking to develop a browned crust …
All of my best Irish recipes together in one convenient post for you to try out and share with your friends. Soda Bread, Stew, Brisket and Cake!
The biggest reason for failing at an oven roast beef is being impatient. We tend to equate “It takes so much work!” with “It takes so much time!” And the fact is, the two are not the same at all. Yes, a tender, juicy roast beef takes a lot of time, but it does not take a lot of work. Plan ahead one day for …
And here it is: The best Old Fashioned Coconut Cake recipe. It doesn’t use white cake mix (with it’s sickly-sweet taste and gummy texture). All-natural ingredients – no artificial flavors or colors. Includes both regular and high-altitude versions. If you’re a regular visitor, you know I live in Colorado – at around 5,300 feet. Because of this, lots of cake recipes have to be adjusted …
Kansas Bierocks: Origins If you’ve never had a bierock (we pronounce it BEER-OCK in Kansas where I grew up), you are really missing a treat. This authentic Kansas Bierocks Recipe using ground beef comes from Ellis, Kansas, center of the Germans-from-Russia (Volga-Deutsch) settlements that sprung up all over Kansas and Nebraska in the 1870s. The Volga-Deutsch Heritage I am very proud of my Volga-Deutsch heritage. …