Bread Baking Problems and Solutions – Here are pictures of bread baked by me in our 8″ bread pans. It makes excellent sandwiches that hold together. I used Marilyn’s Famous Whole Wheat Bread Recipe. Q. How do I get my bread to be suitable for making sandwiches? A. There are three basic principles for making […]
Recipes
Cold and Flu Remedies
When we get sick around here with the latest cold or flu we drink peppermint tea, ginger tea, and eat Mommy’s Homemade Chicken Soup for colds and flus. The chicken soup recipe is basically my very popular, Chicken Barley Soup recipe with extra garlic, cayenne, and ginger to get the lymph glands flowing! I use […]
Cream of Chicken Soup
I had several requests for this soup recipe mentioned in last week’s newsletter. This recipe is courtesy of my friend Belinda who said use some of this and some of that. I have done my best to write down what I actually did. It turned out great. My husband said, “You can make this again!” […]
Fantastic Whole Wheat Rolls – Pictorial
You might like to try this recipe for Fantastic Whole Wheat Rolls with a step-by-step pictorial tutorial. The recipe comes from my book Fast and Healthy Menus for Busy Moms. The roll-making tutorial was posted by Melody who says “I also want to add- this was only the second time I made rolls in my […]
Organic or Frozen, Which Turkey is Best?
My state newspaper, The Denver Post, published an article about Organic, natural birds versus the standard frozen turkeys found in our local grocery stores including the famed Butterball. Which turkey won the judges vote? Is it a no-brainer? “The big surprise”, writes food editor Kristen Browning-Blas, “is that the organic and natural birds fared so […]
Pumpkin Pie Cake Dessert
Our church has an annual Thanksgiving Dinner Potluck the Sunday before Thanksgiving. One year we catered a more elegant dinner for the whole church instead. This elegant, memorable Pumpkin Cake Dessert was served and I never forgot it. I finally obtained the recipe this year and discovered it is very easy. I hope you will […]
Whole Wheat Bread Recipe
“I love baking and bread is a favorite. I happened upon your recipe one day and have been hooked ever since. It is fabulous! There is no other bread that can even come close. Wow! My kids are in heaven every time I make it. As well as being delicious, it is the easiest yeast […]
A Food Foundation for Healthy Families
Last week my 14 year-old daughter, Mary, and I did some market research for boxed cereals. Our project entailed checking price per serving and reading the ingredients lists. Surprisingly, the Instant Oatmeal package that claimed to be heart healthy and caught the eye of my daughter, had the longest list of unrecognizeable ingredients. It seems […]
Applesauce Making Marathon
The weather has turned a bit like Fall. Blustery, windy, and colorful leaves blowing around the yard. Most of the leaves on the walnut tree dropped in a couple days and are awaiting being racked up. That means it must be a good time to get busy in the kitchen preserving the harvest and preparing […]