All-natural recipes and baking tips for home bakers
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 …
Organic Food Coloring – Review Nothing seems more artificial than adding coal-tar chemicals to your food to change the color. But these days, artificial food coloring is found almost everywhere, from sodas to candy to pickles and even your daily vitamin! It’s very difficult to avoid, even if you’re scrupulous about it. The United States v. Europe: What’s Allowed in Food In the United States, …
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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 …
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 the real thing. And you wouldn’t want the fae gettin’ all …
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. …