Hearth Bread

Hearth Bread

This bread also goes by the name “the easiest loaf of bread you’ll ever make” from King Arthur Flour. I don’t know if I would go that far (English Muffin bread is pretty easy!), but this recipe definitely isn’t complicated....

No-Bakes

I love these no-bake cookies, and I’d almost forgotten about them. But this week I was looking for a quick recipe to make to bring to work and the last thing I wanted to do was go to the...

Gnocchi

This is a great inexpensive, filling, healthy dinner. And if you’re willing to do some extra work now to make extra, it can be a wonderful meal many times in the future as well. Gnocchi are little potato dumplings,...

Blueberry (Black Raspberry) Crumb Cake

Blueberry (Black Raspberry) Crumb Cake

  I really liked this dessert. I made “black raspberry” crumb cake instead of blueberry crumb cake, because I had black raspberries in the freezer. I saw pictures of this recipe on a baking blog, and it looked like...

Tomato Pie

This was awful. I wouldn’t even put it on the blog, except Mike told me I have to for full disclosure. I guess I shouldn’t be completely surprised it was so bad, I mean “Tomato Pie” doesn’t necessarily sound...

Zucchini Bread, two ways

Last week I got a huge zucchini from someone at work. I think it was the biggest zucchini I’ve ever seen. Mike insisted on grating the whole thing, and we got over 10 cups of grated zucchini out of...

Slow Cooked Puerto Rican Pulled Pork

This pork recipe was definitely a hit in our house. I loved it and Mike declared it to be the best meat I’ve ever cooked. As with most slow cooker recipes, it was easy and convenient. I combined the...

Ciabatta Bread

I think this might be my new favorite bread recipe. Mike agreed and rated it a 4.25. It’s so light, with plenty of air pockets, and has an amazing crust. And it really does taste like ciabatta bread! I...

Best Birthday Cake Cupcakes

Over the weekend we celebrated Mike’s birthday while camping in Mackinaw City. We spent the day on Mackinac Island, and the evening hanging out around the campfire. This made a birthday cake kind of difficult, but cupcakes seemed like...

Apple Tart

This is a great quick and easy dessert. It looks impressive and it takes almost no time to prepare. My uncle was visiting for the weekend, and mike’s parents stopped over on saturday night to say hi and hang...