Butternut Braid Bread After 2 years of home schooling my young kids, it finally hit me. We actually have to be home sometimes to do this school thing well. So, since September, we've cut back on our commitments to bump up our time at home. It's been (mostly) good. In addition to more reading, writing, and arithmetic, there have been other bonuses, as well. For example, it's forced me to stay on top of the laundry pile. I try to always show up for class wearing clean yoga pants (and holding a strong cup of coffee). Since we're home anyway, I've also been baking and making more of our food from scratch again. I can't remember the last time I bought Keep Reading
Whole wheat zucchini bread (recipe)
Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread I plunk a zucchini plant in the ground every single summer, even though I don't technically like zucchini. I can't help myself; it's just so green and reliable. Maybe the carrots are mediocre or the beans are wimpy. There will always be the loyal zucchini plant! It says, "You can grow things. Look at me! I turned into a baseball bat overnight! Love me!" I try to return the affirmation, "You are a good plant. You are strong and green. You are one of my top producers." But I think it knows how I secretly feel about its bland, watery existence. That I give it away at every opportunity. That I shred it and freeze it, not Keep Reading
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Bread (recipe)
Dark Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl Bread (recipe) Normally, I avoid doctors' offices like the plague. I have this fear of walking out with more symptoms than I came in with. Two weeks ago, I was feeling really crummy so I finally headed to urgent care. I have to admit, it wasn't half bad! In fact, I was pretty pleased with the whole arrangement. Who knew urgent care is the place to be on a Monday night?! The nurses apologized for the wait and asked if I needed anything. The waiting room was empty and quiet and stocked with current magazines. What is this, a medical spa?! I thought of my husband at home, putting four kids to bed and sank deeper into Keep Reading
Pumpkin Streusel Bread (a low fat, low sugar recipe)
Pumpkin Streusel Bread (recipe) You know something is not right when you are considering buying things online just so the mailman has to deliver packages to your door. Human interaction! Tell me about the outside world! And that's really saying something because my mailman is grumpy and grunty. But desperate times call for desperate measures. With some exciting exceptions (the bank! grocery store!), I have been trapped inside my home with four young children + one large stomach flu + two small colds for longer than recommended by the Board of Mental Health and Well Being. It hasn't been pretty, folks. This is coming from a total homebody, but there Keep Reading
Oatmeal Molasses Bread Recipe
Oatmeal Molasses Bread (recipe) Last year, for Mother's Day, my daughter made me a flower bookmark. On the back, she wrote, Dear Mom, Thank you for making bread. Love, Elly. I don't need flowery poetry or a string of xoxo's. This bookmark was perfect. I have similar happy memories of my mom baking bread. Even now, the smell takes me back to my mom's kitchen, where everything was good and warm and right. I want to create those same memories for my kids. Maybe when they are adults, it will remind them to call their mother. I have often been surprised how certain scents can instantly transport me back to specific points in time. For me, most of Keep Reading
How to make homemade breadcrumbs
Homemade Breadcrumbs TODAY'S TOPIC: What do I do with leftover bread that has dried out? ONE ANSWER: Make homemade breadcrumbs! Over the past two years, I have been slowly working my way through my pantry, replacing processed, packaged food items for homemade alternatives. Bread crumbs were high on the hit list. After all, I was paying five bucks at New Seasons in exchange for breadcrumbs! Something was clearly wrong with this picture. I started making my own to use in our very favorite Raw Tuscan Kale Salad and Quinoa Patties, along with good ol' standards like breading or meatloaf. You can even spread a thin layer of fine breadcrumbs on the Keep Reading
Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Gluten-Free Chocolate Zucchini Bread Our family doesn't follow a gluten-free diet, but we have plenty of friends who do. Because of this, I have an assortment of gluten-free baking products in my pantry. The only problem is, it never seems to be the perfect combination for whatever recipe I decide to make. I'm always missing some random ingredient like xanthan gum or potato starch. FoodDay ran this recipe for gluten-free chocolate zucchini bread from Portland's own Back to Eden Bakery in March. I almost skipped it because zucchini isn't on my radar in the spring, but one thing caught my eye. It only calls for one gluten-free specific item! Keep Reading
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