This fig-blueberry combo is a delightful bread for a weekend breakfast or delicious snack any time of day. Made in the flatbread style of traditional Italian focaccia, children will be happy adding the ingredients into the dough and rolling it out into a free-form pizza shape. This recipe calls for dried mission figs because they […]
Entries Tagged as 'Breads & Rolls'
Blueberry Fig Breakfast Bread
May 5th, 2013 · Comments Off
Tags: Breads & Rolls · Breakfasts
Sody Sallyratus Biscuits
March 12th, 2013 · Comments Off
Mmmm, hot warm biscuits! There’s nothing better than pulling apart a biscuit and smearing it with butter. I have several recipe cards and even a book for making a variety of different kinds of biscuits. It’s one thing I remember learning to cook from my grandmother when we would visit her in Mississippi. This recipe is pretty […]
Tags: Breads & Rolls · Breakfasts · Cook & Tale · Other fun
Living like the French
September 25th, 2011 · Comments Off
Yesterday when we went to the library I grabbed a cookbook on French cooking and made this Savory Cheese and Chive Bread. Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder 1/2 – 1 teaspoon salt (depending on what cheese and add-ins you use) 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper (I threw in […]
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Zucchini Bread
May 6th, 2011 · Comments Off
Over the years I have tried various recipes for zucchini bread because… 1. Kitchen Daughter loves to shred things in the food processor 2. Kitchen Son loves to eat it. This recipe from the smitten kitchen appears to be this season’s winner. Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 cup olive or vegetable oil 1 3/4 cups sugar […]
Tags: Breads & Rolls · Breakfasts · Snacks
Tunisian Honey Cake
May 11th, 2010 · Comments Off
Love. Love. Love, this cookbook. So many recipes in here I want to make. Ingredients: 1/2 cup sugar 2 large eggs 5 tablespoons honey 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking soda 4 tablespoons butter melted 2 tablespoons pine nuts 1 tablespoon honey, diluted with 1 teaspoon water Preheat oven to 375 […]
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Chocolate Zucchini Bread
April 28th, 2010 · Comments Off
We had our first outing to the beach for the season this past weekend. Best treat for the day was the chocolate zucchini bread. Easy to bring along and slice off a piece when the mood hits you. I have started to experiment with using brown rice syrup in place of sugar. This bread was […]
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Scones
August 18th, 2009 · Comments Off
We have enjoyed a Sunday brunch – a fine brunch. An upstanding brunch. A brunch in which to take pride. This began when we found this cookbook at the library that was inspired by the English food the kids eat in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden. One of the very easiest things to make […]
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Butternut Squash Muffins
July 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments
Kitchen Daughter was curious to know what vegetables grow in our area during the summer. At six, she knows about tropical fruits and what grows locally. She understands while she’s picking mangoes her northern friends are picking blueberries, but the local summer vegetable question had her kinda stumped. (And, to tell the truth, her parents, […]
Tags: Breads & Rolls · Breakfasts
Crescent Rolls
April 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
This weekend Kitchen Dad and Daughter went out of town for a friend’s wedding. While the kitchen was relatively quiet, the young one and I made some crescent rolls. What I’ve discovered about cooking with a 2-year-old vs. a 5-year-old is that it’s easier if you have everything ready to go. I pre-measured ingredients and […]
Tags: Breads & Rolls · Lunches
Signs of Spring (and Chocolate Bunny Bread!)
March 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
Spring has sprung, bunnies are everywhere and the chickens are laying beautiful eggs. And we’re baking indulgent things to celebrate! Chocolate Bunny Bread This has suddenly become a new favorite in our house, for kids and parents alike. The recipe came from this bread machine cookbook and in some magical way combines everything good about […]
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