Want to learn how to make real buttermilk? It’s incredibly easy and so much cheaper than buying it at the store. Learn this quick and easy method to culture buttermilk at home. Buttermilk Dressing with Dill So, buttermilk. It’s delicious in baking. It’s awesome in dressings. It’s works magic as a marinade. It’s also incredibly […]
Got bananas and chocolate? Then you’ve got the makings for a wonderful snack. Or breakfast. Or dessert. Make Chocolate Chip Banana Bread! I never heard of Chocolate Chip Banana Bread until college. It was a “new thing” in 1990, what can I say? We didn’t have the internet back then. One always knew when Chocolate […]
Feed a crowd easily with this Easy Chocolate Cake studded with almonds and scented with cinnamon. It comes together quicker than a mix cake and tastes amazing! You want to know how to be the hit of the party at your next potluck event? Take this cake. Seriously. It takes less than half an hour […]
Forget the bottled dressings. Why would you EVEN bother when you can make tasty Homemade Blue Cheese Dressing in just minutes? I’ve been a SUPER FAN of Blue Cheese Dressing for as long as I can remember. And I’ve stayed true blue, despite the teasing and taunts of school kids and wrinkled noses of my own progeny. […]
Bake someone happy with these easy Cranberry-Orange Scones. Sweet cranberries, orange zest, and whole wheat pastry flour, not to mention ample butter, make for a divine weekend treat! Scones are kind of my thing. I can’t remember ever having them as a child, but once I grew up and went to college in Santa Barbara, […]
Enjoy a traditional Danish treat when you make Aebleskiver with raspberry sauce. This simple recipe includes whole wheat flour and vanilla to enhance the “pancake puffs”. When I was a kid, one of our regular family outings was a trip to Solvang, California. It’s a little tourist town, inspired by Danish culture. Whenever relatives came […]
My new favorite dressing is this buttermilk dressing with dill, garlic, and peppercorns. It mixes up quickly and is perfect for topping salads or dipping veggies or pizza. After a week of baking and excess, I find that I’m craving vegetables. Like crazy craving vegetables. Each night at dinner I’ve gone back for extra veggies. Now […]
This 30-minute pizza has a quick biscuit crust and a delicious alfredo style sauce topped with chicken and cheese. Like chicken and biscuits on pizza.
I graduated from college one term early and got engaged to be married a few weeks later. Since grad school didn’t start until the following fall and I didn’t want to move back to my hometown for the few months until the wedding, I got a job in a Santa Barbara bakery. At Brigitte’s we […]
Celebrate a bright new day with these tangy buttermilk corn waffles. Gild the lily with a little honey butter. I’ve been on a waffle kick the last few weeks. I think we’ve had them about ten times in the last month or so. It helps that I have a waffle maker I love. It’s a […]
