Banana Muffins with Baklava Filling

I was reading the cookbook, “My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking” by Diane Kochilas, when I saw her recipe for Whole Wheat Baklava Muffins with Greek Yogurt. I didn’t have whole wheat, Greek yogurt, or pistachios. I did have plain yogurt and good substitutes for the rest of the ingredients, so here’s […]

Goat Cheese, Zucchini, Cherry Tomatoes, and Basil Galette

This recipe is a modification of the Savory Zucchini Galette from King Arthur Baking site. I have lots of zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and basil from the garden. I wanted to find a recipe that would be delicious and make a great lunch with the lovely produce from the garden. Since Bruce has digestive issues with […]

All Butter Angel Biscuits

This recipe is a modification of the Southern Living Angel biscuits. They are moist and fluffy, yet beautifully layered, a perfect combination of buttermilk biscuits and yeast rolls. I used the technique from Helen S. Fletcher of the Pastries like Pro blog to make more layers. Makes about 24

Baking Bread in the New Oven (and House) for the First Time

October 27, 2024 Today, I decided to try out the new starter I purchased from King Arthur Baking Company. My old sourdough gave up the ghost after being too neglected. I made the the recipe that is on the last page of the pamphlet that comes with the sourdough. There was a little dog at […]

Cornbread as a Meal

In reading “Ottolenghi Simple: a Cookbook,” I came across a recipe for Cornbread with Chedder, feta, and jalapeños. It sounded delicious and I had most of ingredients on hand. I made a couple of mistakes in making this cornbread, but it still came out wonderfully. My first mistake was not realizing that the thawed frozen […]

Sourdough Muffaletta

I had purchased a jar of olive salad while we were in Florida. It’s good to mix into scrambled eggs, but I bought it mainly to make a muffuletta. I love the meaty, rich taste of a muffaletta once in a while. The Muffaletta is a great picnic sandwich or a party sandwich for Mardi […]

Hotdog and Hamburger Buns

This recipe is a modification of the recipe on the King Arthur Banking site for Hamburger or Hot Dog Buns. These buns turned out great and the size fit the hotdogs perfectly. Lots of goodies fit easily into these hotdog buns with the hotdog. Makes 18 Buns

Blueberry Scones

This recipe is modified from the Milk Street recipe from Tandem Bakery’s Briana Holt. Makes 12 large scones Ingredients Directions Notes: These are delicious hot as well. If you can find clotted cream, it is amazing with the scones. If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a pastry or fork to cut […]

Strawberry Short Cake

I picked up a basket of strawberries at the farmers marketon Thursday and decided to make strawberry short cake. I am using a significant modification of the Milk Street scones recipe from Tandem Bakery’’s to make short cake for the strawberry short cake. Using lemon as part of the liquid gives the short cake a […]

Lemon and Poppy Seed Scones

Here I am using a modification of the Milk Street recipe from Tandem Bakery’’s Briana Holt. These scones are not very sweet. Ingredients 227 grams (1 3/4 cups) all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 33 grams (2 1/2 tablespoons) white sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt (1/2 teaspoons […]