Food, Family & Finds from A Cowboy's Wife
November marks the part of the season where we give thanks, give gifts, and help those in need. Giving a homemade food gift is one of the most popular ideas because it’s so friendly to your wallet and it comes from the heart. Today, I’m bringing you a healthy alternative to traditional pumpkin bread (found… [Continue Reading]
Imagine being a lower income family, feeding 8 kids during Summertime, and not being on any kind of welfare. This is my husband’s family. He has 5 brothers and 2 sisters, all within a 1 1/2 years of each other in age. They didn’t have much but they always had food and to this day,… [Continue Reading]
While I prefer apple butter with homemade tortillas, eating apple butter bread is the next best thing. This is a pretty simple recipe and would be great with some morning coffee or milk don’t you think? This bread is MUCH better the next day, after it’s had time to settle and completely cool off. If… [Continue Reading]
Every since I posted my homemade pancake recipe, I’ve received TONS of requests asking for a waffle recipe. Well today, I bring you a waffle recipe that is light & fluffy and made from scratch. It’s a recipe that was handed down to me from a dear old friend who has much more kitchen wisdom… [Continue Reading]
When I first followed my husband down to Kingsville, Tx, I had no idea what the King Ranch was, much less how well known it was. He has family that works there, Ricky and Sammy to name a couple so I was introduced to the history of it all real quick. Anyways, not only do… [Continue Reading]
Bread; it’s what brings our family together when the fresh baked smells are filling the air on a Sunday afternoon. It’s what completes our meal. Bread baking can be quite the task, but it doesn’t have to be and that’s where Kneadlessly Simple comes in. It’s a tasty cookbook of no-knead bread recipes; recipes that… [Continue Reading]
Pizza is like the best ever food invention. You can eat it cold, hot, with meats, vegetables, and even as a dessert. When I was asked if I wanted to try the new Fleischmann’s Pizza Crust Yeast, I was like heck yeah! Any excuse to make pizza! We were supposed to have family night but… [Continue Reading]
I enjoy making different kinds of quick breads. The flavors you see most often are pumpkin and banana. But have you tried chocolate bread? It’s so good – moist and a great combination of chocolate and cinnamon. The other thing I really like about this recipe is that it makes 2 loaves. One for you,… [Continue Reading]
This recipe comes from my mom! She’s helping me out while I’m in Florida at SeaWorld! Thanks Mom! INGREDIENTS Dough-2 pound ingredient 1 cup milk 1 egg, beaten 4 Tbsp. Melted butter 4 Tbsp. water ½ box instant vanilla pudding (3.4 oz box) 4 cups Bread flour 1 Tbsp. Sugar ½ tsp. Salt 2 ½… [Continue Reading]
These dinner rolls are one of the easiest and most delicious bread recipes I have. I first learned how to make dinner rolls from one of our previous employer’s wife, on the Fulton Quien Sabe Ranch. She was a great cook and made many things from scratch but boy could she make a bread recipe… [Continue Reading]
Many requests have been made to add gluten free recipes here and while I don’t do that sort of cooking, I am happy to oblige and bring you the first of many. Since I’m a bread junkie, I found this one for your eating pleasure. This recipe is done in a bread machine but I’d… [Continue Reading]
How about a little Focaccia Bread folks?? Well thanks to my good friend Tara over at Deal Seeking Mom (who has the best coupon deals and more), I have a great recipe for you that you make by hand or in a bread maker! SHE RAWKS! Thanks so much Tara! INGREDIENTS: * 2 3/4 cups… [Continue Reading]
Sometimes I’m running behind in the kitchen and don’t have the time to make sourdough rolls, etc but I have this faithful recipe that, with and hour and half, I can have fresh homemade rolls for my crew. I just made these for the ranch crew here and they seemed to be a hit! INGREDIENTS:… [Continue Reading]
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