Artisan monkey bread

I know, I know. You’re thinking, “Artisan monkey bread??” And now you’re humming “One of These Things is Not Like the Other.”

Oh that’s just me?

Anyhoo…

I bought Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day. And it’s awesome. Great concept, especially for those of us who are prone to thinking, at 5:00 [...]

Oatmeal peach muffins

I cooked down and pureed a bunch of peaches, thinking I would sneak it into yogurt for The Kiddo. Unfortunately he’s onto me and watched the yogurt preparation with an eagle eye. Plan B: something sneakier.

So I found this recipe here (there are TONS of peach recipes! Check them out!) and [...]

Cast iron: a cautionary tale

Want to know what happens if you let your cast iron sit around, unused, with a lid fused to the skillet? Allow me to show you.

Please to remember: I have a love of cast iron. A serious, deep, and abiding love. And the pretty, shiny skillets to prove it:

See how [...]

Say hello to my little friend

I’d like you to meet my BFF in the spice cabinet: Miracle Blend.

Why do they call it that? Well, because it is indeed a miracle. For reals. It is the fastest, easiest way to transform anything with a single spice (that makes it sound a little bit like Superman). I use it [...]

Pasta salad

We go through a lot of this in the summer. It’s so good, so quick, and so easy to change it up with whatever you have on hand. For this batch I used:

8 oz. uncooked pasta shells Splash of olive oil Ken’s Lite Northern Italian w/Basil & Romano dressing About 12 pepperoni [...]

Pain de Mie

Do we all remember my Pain de Mie fail? Cute, right? Well this is what happens when you actually have a pain de mie pan:

Square bready goodness.

Following this recipe from King Arthur Flour (I know, you’re shocked), I let the bread rise to within about 1/2 inch of the top of [...]

My favorite new organizational tool

Curtain rods! How great is this?

I saw this in a magazine and it’s flipping brilliant. Two little tension curtain rods from Target for about $6 (for the pair) and I don’t have to fear an avalanche of cookie sheets when I open the cabinet. Score!

Your turn! [...]

Spicy sweet and sour chicken with sushi rice

The Yankee went back for seconds!

I found this recipe here and here, then went about a couple modifications; The Yankee and I were in the mood for something with a little more kick, more like General Tso’s chicken than sweet and sour. The Kiddo, shockingly, was in the mood for Cheerios.

You [...]

Whey biscuits

After all that yogurt straining, I ended up with quite a bit of whey. Time to make biscuits!

I used:

2 cups King Arthur AP flour 1 tsp salt 1 Tbsp baking powder 1/4 cup powdered milk (for extra protein and creaminess) 1/2 tsp instant yeast 2 Tbsp shortening 2 Tbsp cold butter 1 cup [...]

Toddler yogurt/yogurt cheese: in the thick of it

As discussed, The Kiddo loves him some yogurt. The problem is that it’s so creamy and fabulous the he sometimes has issues keeping it on the spoon all by himself; all by yourself is very important when you’re two.

Enter the cheesecloth! By straining out some of the whey from the yogurt you make it [...]

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