By Melissa Norris | Bread , Podcast , Recipes
Ever wondered why is my bread dense and heavy or why is my bread crumbly? Learning to make the perfect loaf of homemade bread, that doesn’t fall flat, can be tricky. Trickier still when you add in sourdough, but these tips for better bread baking will help you turn out the perfect sandwich loaf or […]
Read MoreBy Anastasia Sakawsky | Bread , Recipes
This cranberry muffins recipe allows you to take what you have on hand in your pantry and create These Cranberry-Nut “Everything” Muffins to make a delicious, nutritious and convenient grab and go snack over the busy holiday season, or any time of year! As far back as I can remember, I’ve always looked forward to […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Bread , Breakfast , Healthy Snacks , Main Dish , Miscellaneous , Recipes , Sides
144 zucchini recipes, because let’s face it, zucchini is probably the most prolific summer vegetable in the garden. Do you have zucchini coming out your ears? Yeah, me too. It seems most families have one or two ways they cook zucchini and that’s about it. Michelle says “I grew up with it pan fried. That’s […]
Read MoreBy Melissa Norris | Bread , Breakfast , Healthy Snacks , Recipes
Pumpkin applesauce muffins are a must, because ’tis the season for pumpkins and applesauce and they play so nice together. And because I can grow both of those items here on our homestead. I may have a slight addiction to trying to grow as much as possible when it comes to an ingredient list, you […]
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Best ever flaky buttermilk biscuits are coming your way. No joke. If you’ve ever used those biscuits from a can because you thought you couldn’t get flaky biscuits at home or it took too much time, my friend, you shall never return to those again. Seriously, never again. I’ve got a few tips to share […]
Read MoreBy Anastasia Sakawsky | Bread , Dessert , Recipes
This Plum bun recipe is from 1910 and hails from the kitchen of Baba. This 100-year-plus recipe is rich in both flavor and it’s history. You can’t get much more simple or delicious than a sugared plum prune wrapped in fluffy from scratch dinner roll dough and baked to golden brown perfection. I come from […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Bread , Dessert , Recipes
This blueberry dumplings recipe is both old-fashioned, high on flavor, and can be made refined sugar and gluten free, if ya need it. I love a recipe that knows how to adapt. Plus, there’s something special about discovering these older recipes, before the wide spread use of processed commercial boxes and mixes from everything. When […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Bread , Recipes
This dinner roll recipe was destined to be shared. When I found this recipe among my great-grandmother’s collection, I knew I had to give it a try just by the name alone! This quick dinner roll recipe was originally published in a cookbook entitled “Great Neighbour Recipes” (sold for $3.95!) and reprinted in my great-grandmother’s […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Bread , Breakfast , Recipes
This buckwheat pancake recipe is not your ordinary pancake, and there is nothing quite like a weekend morning breakfast of hot-off-the-griddle pancakes. Especially when the batter can be made the night before, making these an overnight fermented pancake recipe. Score! This heritage recipe was found among my great-grandmother’s recipes, in a cookbook released in 1921. […]
Read MoreBy Andrea Sabean | Bread , Breakfast , Recipes , Vintage
Ever wanted to learn how to make biscuits like great-grandma? This sour cream biscuit recipe is straight from the 1940’s, when folks knew how to stretch ingredients and what they had to make a meal. And, after all, who can resist a fresh-baked biscuit? Especially when there are so many ways to eat homemade biscuits: […]
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