I've been quite interested in the method of weighing ingredients for baking...rather than measuring with cups. Every time I stumble onto an article about why it's better to weigh your ingredients, I always stop and devour the information. It makes perfect sense to me. If you tell two people to give you 1 cup of flour, and then you weigh their flour, you would most likely find a big difference in the amounts. Being precise in baking is important and if you use too much, or too little, of an
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Edamame Dip Recipe
Mini Peach Pies in a Jar
Mini Peach Pies in a Jar -- cute, personal-sized pies with an easy filling you make from fruit cups!
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My niece, Courtney, adores little things. She loves little forks and little spoons, mini erasers, and tiny kittens. Just about anything that is smaller than "normal" size. Food in miniature is especially
Parmesan Crusted Chicken
It's been getting less frequent for our entire family -- including our two adult children -- to be home for dinner. It does happen about once or twice a week, but most of the time David and I and the younger two kids will eat together, with the older two will eat separately at a later time. I do miss all of us eating together on a daily basis, but with work schedules being so varied, it's hard for it to always work out.
This week, we had one of those nights when we would all be together and
Basic Pizza Dough Recipe (made in food processor)
Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake
This Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake is a lighter version of traditional coffeecakes, full of apple and cinnamon. A perfect baked treat for a beautiful Autumn day.
David LOVES baked goods with his coffee. He enjoys coffeecakes, muffins, biscotti, donuts...pretty much anything that pairs well with coffee. Since I know this is the way to his heart, I decided to surprise him with something one weekend. Knowing his love of cinnamon, I thought an Apple-Cinnamon Coffeecake would be a perfect choice.
To
Candy Bar Cupcakes
These homemade candy bar cupcakes aren't just topped with candy bars -- they also have a candy bar center. Use your favorite "fun size" chocolate bars for a treat that is great for Halloween parties or as a way to use up leftover Halloween candy.
These are a versatile cupcake - I used Milky Way bars and Snickers, but you could substitute just about any candy bar. The first step is to chop up 3 oz of unsweetened chocolate.
It gets melted in a double broiler or in a glass bowl on top of a
Halloween Treats: Homemade Lollipops (with flavored sparkling water)
Whole Wheat Carrot Cake
I've experimented quite a bit with whole wheat flours. But, there has been some recipes that I haven't tried it in and the one big one is carrot cake.
I LOVE carrot cake - it's my most favorite cake of all and I generally have it about twice a year: my birthday and Mother's Day. I have a carrot cake recipe I generally use, but I've used a few through the years and each one is made with all-purpose flour. I don't use whole wheat...I don't even mess with it.
Herb Roasted Chicken and Gravy
Herb Roasted Chicken with Gravy is wonderful for a Sunday night dinner, or for a smaller Thanksgiving dinner.
You know how sometimes a recipe will tell you that you can use your choice of broth, stock, wine, or water for the liquid it needs? Prior to about two years ago, if a recipe gave me the option, chances are I would have chosen the water. Water is cheap and I wanted to spend the least amount possible on our groceries. And, yes...I know homemade stock is inexpensive to make too, but