This is one of my mom's specialties. She would make this as an appetizer for a party or sometimes in lieu of Christmas cookies she would deliver warm loaves of pepperoni bread. I changed the type of pepperoni to the sandwich version you get at the deli simply for ease, but it is basically [...]
I was looking for some finger foods for a new years' eve gathering. That led me to try a beer cheese recipe, and that led me to wonder what I could dip in the cheese. After a little searching around, the answer became pretty obvious- beer pretzels! I'm no stranger to breads, but the [...]
If bread were a dessert, this would be it. Delicious warm from the oven, but also tasty toasted the next day with butter and strawberry jam. For a sweeter bread, roll the ropes in cinnamon and sugar (1 c. sugar + 2 t. cinnamon) before braiding, brush with glaze and bake. Prep [...]
I must have tried a six or seven biscuit recipes until I found this one. The right amount of butter and of course buttermilk make for flaky biscuits. The yield is over a dozen, so you can half the ingredients or freeze the unbaked biscuits you don't need. Prep: 20 minutes Cook: [...]
I think the kids leave a few bananas in the fruit bowl just so I have to make these muffins. One of the ingredients is overly ripe bananas. As in the blacker, the better. I modified this recipe from my go-to cookbook The Joy of Cooking. The addition of mini chocolate chips are what [...]
