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America’s Test Kitchen Rustic Almost No-Knead Bread

April 17, 2020 By Mary 10 Comments

I've been making a lot of bread lately, stress baking, but also learning how to make different kinds … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: America's Test Kitchens, Bread, easy, FOODIES, homesteading, No-Knead Bread, Recipe, The Great British Bake Off

Social Distancing Recipe: Just In Time 10 Minute Jam

March 30, 2020 By Mary Leave a Comment

For the last few days -- especially after I made biscuits, I've been wanting some jam.  I had used … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, farm, Fruit, Garden, Recipe, Social Distancing Tagged With: Bread, butter, easy, family, farm, FOODIES, Fruit, fruit jam, garden, healthy, Healthy recipes, homesteading, jam, low-sugar jams, Recipe, The Great British Bake Off

cupcakes with glaze

The Great British Bake Off Inspired Me to Bake a Cake…

February 12, 2019 By Mary 11 Comments

I have been binge watching The Great British Baking Show this winter -- all seasons and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cake, Church Cookbook, Foodies, homesteading, Recipe, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: baking, British, Dessert, family, farm, FOODIES, Mary Berry, Orange Cake, Recipe, sponge cake, The Great British Bake Off, Vintage Cakes

Woot, Woot – I Made French Baguettes..Thanks, King Arthur Flour!

August 22, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

I have always wanted to make French Baguettes.  For me nothing is as delicious as a slice of a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Breads, family, farm, French Cusine, Recipe Tagged With: baguette, bakealong, baking, Bread, bread flour, classic baguettes, farm life, flour, french, french baguette, french bread, homemade, homesteading, King Arthur Flour, Paul Hollywood, The Great British Bake Off, yeast

Finding Julia Child in Paris….and crepes on every street corner!

July 5, 2017 By Mary 8 Comments

Julia Child is my food heroine.  We have so much in common -- we are both a little awkward, late … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Paris, Recipe, Travel Tagged With: bucket list, Chefs, Cookbooks, copper pots, Crepes, Farmers Markets, Fleamarkets, Food Markets, FOODIES, France, Julia Child, Kitchenware, Paris, Paul Hollywood, Recipe, seafood, street food, The Great British Bake Off

Vintage Betty Recipe: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

March 20, 2017 By Mary 17 Comments

After starting my Church Cookbook Series recently, my husband asked me to make what he said was his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Vintage Recipe Tagged With: Betty Crocker, cake, cherries, church ladies, dish to pass, fruit dessert, Mom's recipe, Paul Hollywood, pineapple, pot-luck, sponge cake, Sweets, The Great British Bake Off

Church Cookbook Classics: Ice Pick Lemon Cake

March 10, 2017 By Mary 6 Comments

Do you have recipes from your youth that conjure up mouth-watering memories?  This cake is one of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Church Cookbook, Dessert, Recipe, The Great British Baking Show Tagged With: cake, cake mix, church ladies, fresh, lemon, Mary Berry, party, Paul Hollywood, potluck, sponge, sponge cake, Sweets, tea party, The Great British Bake Off

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