French Toast Casserole

French Toast Casserole

French Toast Casserole, a perfect breakfast for our family.  I recently shared the new KitchenAid Recipe Collection Cookbook with you and now want to share one of the recipes.  I truly love love love this cookbook.   There are so many wonderful, easy recipes that I can’t seem to decide what to make.   I chose this… [Continue Reading]

Cheesy Beer Bread with Crispy Ham and Rosemary

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Danielle S submitted this recipe for January’s Food Challenge!  Enjoy! INGREDIENTS 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/3 cup brown sugar, lightly packed 1 tablespoon + 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 12 oz. non-dark beer of your choice 1 teaspoon DRY or 1 tablespoon FRESH rosemary… [Continue Reading]

Simple Apple Butter Bread

Apple Butter Ingredients

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]

Dutch Oven Cooking – King Ranch Camp Bread (Pan de Campo)

King Ranch Camp Bread Ingredients

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]

Rosemary Focaccia Bread is Kneadlessly Simple

Kneadlessly Simple Cookbook

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]

Family Time and 30 Minute Pizzas (psst, giveaway too)

Pepperoni Pizza

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]

3 Appetizing Party Food Recipes

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Just because you want to offer healthier snacks for your next party (and maybe the next Super Bowl party) doesn’t mean you have to cut ALL the goodness out!  Offering foods that are cooler make a party lighter.    Try these 3 very simple, but tasty food ideas at your next get-together and I bet you’re… [Continue Reading]

Chocolate Cinnamon Bread

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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]

The Best Dinner Rolls – Soft, Sweet Bread!

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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]

Meet Amy from Mom Advice

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Amy has a wonderful site, MomAdvice.com, that includes everything from reviews to wonderful, inexpensive recipes. She’s a stay at home mom, like myself, and also happens to be one of the Eleven Moms.  Not only is she a super nice person, she truly does a lot for people and her Big Give during the holidays… [Continue Reading]

Gluten Free White Bread for Bread Machines

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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]

Lemon Bread with a Little Glaze

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Every year my son asks for Lemon cake for his birthday and while I’m more than happy to oblige, I also wanted to make it holiday friendly.  I took a few recipes that I found and did a combo of sorts, making it my own I suppose and finally decided on a loaf recipe.  Lemon… [Continue Reading]

Easy Focaccia Bread

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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]