Years ago, I got it in my head to try a yeast bread again. My 4-H experiences had been middling when it came to yeast breads, but I felt that I’d reached a maturity that would make me capable of dealing with delayed gratification. I was only partially correct. To be honest, I know I didn’t come up with this recipe on my own, but … Continue reading White Bread Crazy
About halfway into her notebook, I found what I decided would be the first recipe from Grandma. To be honest, I had doubts when I read through the ingredients (Chicken Gumbo Soup in Sloppy Joes???), but it actually was pretty good! My comments in the recipe are in italics. I don’t know that I’m going to update this recipe – it’s actually very tasty. The … Continue reading Grandma’s Hidden Sloppy Joes
Here’s the thing. Sometimes follow through on my cooking and crafting goals loses priority over… almost everything else. 🙂 Still, I have high hopes for this year. Or, maybe I should say that I have practical hopes for this year. This is what I’m going to focus on (with maybe a little exposition – it wouldn’t be an blog without exposition, right?): Cooking For Christmas … Continue reading Challenges for 2020
Been a while, hasn’t it? The last time I posted was around Thanksgiving, and if I look back on that, wow – all about the gratitude, right? Maybe a little too touchy-feely, in fact. 🙂 Don’t care. Meant it then, mean it now! In any case, with a new year, I start thinking about the goals I set up for last year, and how much … Continue reading 2019 – A Year in Review
