Anyone who knows me in real life knows I love making bread. I have some wonderful examples of bread baking in my family. My grandmother and her sister would bake such amazing goodies for us. Baking bread also makes me feel close to them now that they are gone. One of my treasured possessions is […]
This week’s culinary adventure landed us in Austria. In the short amount of time that we were stationed in Germany with the Army, we never made it down to Austria. Being a huge fan of The Sound of Music, I had desperately wanted to go, but the time just wasn’t found for that in-person adventure.
Stuck in a rut and needing meal planning help? This is what I’ve got planned for the week. Recipes
Chicken and dumplings is a comfort food from the southern region of the United States. It’s a seriously hearty and tasty dish. A true, scratch made, chicken and dumplings takes a decent amount of time. But if you want the short version, scroll down. The Long Version To make the full (long) version of chicken
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We love pie around here: fruit pies, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, chicken pot pie, turkey pot pie, just all the pies! The trick to making an amazing pie lies with the crust. That is the foundation and key to any pie. The best simple pie crust I use it my own butter crust, but the
My crew loves mashed potatoes. In fact, they’re a staple around here for every major holiday. It’s also one of those dishes that if you didn’t watch your mother or grandmother make them, you may not know how they come to be. Mashed potatoes are highly customizable and everyone likes them made their own way.
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If you’ve been following along with our culinary adventure, you know our family is eating authentic cuisines from around the world. I’ve gone the extra nerd mile and created a spreadsheet to keep track of where we have been. Making a Cuban meal gets us up to 11% done with our journey, only 89% left
Wow, this bread is amazing, no joke! My people devoured it, and I have picky bread people! I love experimenting with sourdough and this recipe is a keeper! If you’re needing to get more fiber into your diet, then this sourdough and oats combo is for you! I used my Italian sourdough starter for this
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I love cookbooks, they’re a delightful addition to any kitchen and many of mine have quite a story to tell. When I got married back in the late 1990’s, I wasn’t a kitchen person at all! I grew up a tomboy and had way more fun playing with tools and racing cars. So when I
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Our first stop in our ‘globe trotting’ culinary journey was England. I wanted our first top to be England after watching the Great British Baking Show. I had been baking along with them, challenging myself to bake things I had never heard of before. Since we had already made fish and chips in the past,
