My Wooden Spoon

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Social networking is common among various niches (topics), but I never thought about it for the food niche until today when I ran across Food Connect.  What an awesome idea!  To join a community where everyone has the same thing in common….FOOD.  It’s really brilliant and there are some features that set this place apart from others [...]

A commenter left this yesterday on my Beer Battered Catfish post.
That sounds good but I can never get it as crunchy without burning it. Does anyone have any tips?
Some basic tips to follow: 
Best to buy
Look for catfish that has a fresh river water smell and clear eyes, clean gills, and moist, shiny, tightly adhering scales.
Store it safely
Remove [...]

Before I get to the recipe, I wanted to point out the new link ,on my navigation bar, that says ‘Recipes’.  I added this today as a request by my own mother!  She wanted to be able to scroll through the recipe titles without having to hit the ‘previous posts’ link over and over again.  [...]

EDITED: Katy said that if you are interested in a design package, you can get a discount if you tell her that Lori from My Wooden Spoon sent ya!!! WOOHOO…I love discounts, don’t you! 
Well, what does everyone think???  My Wooden Spoon got a facelift today and I can’t wait to hear everyone’s thoughts about it!  In [...]

Okay, raise your hands if you’re a Rachel Ray fan……**raising mine**.  Sometimes she can be a little annoying but I think she’s great and she has super easy recipes and almost always uses ingredients that I can get my hands on.  She has some funny little sayings like, “Yummo!” and “Add a little EVOO”.  For [...]

I just wanted to take a moment and say thank you to all my readers.  I know that I don’t respond to every comment but I really do appreciate each and every one of them.  I am thankful to have such a loyal readership going on here and hope that I make you want to [...]

I love bread so when I get a hold of a bread recipe, I lock it up tight.  These are really good and are one of my favorite type of biscuits.  Note that I said biscuits, not rolls.  There is a difference!  I used to make these for the cowboys all the time and got [...]

Another great recipe submission, however, there was no name listed. Thank you no-name:)  This is the final submission that I will be including for February’s monthly contest!  Thank you to all who entered.  Winner will be announced soon.  March’s submissions start today:)
INGREDIENTS:

1 packet (or 1 Tablespoon) of yeast
1 1/2 cups warm water
1-2 Tablespoons refined sugar
3 [...]