No-Knead Bread Recipe If you have been hanging out around Frugal Living NW for awhile, you know that I am a big believer in making food from scratch at home. With a few exceptions, I prefer creating something in my own kitchen to buying it in the grocery store. Bread can be tricky, though. There is some stiff competition out there, and it is tough to replicate a commercial oven's heat and steam in a normal home kitchen. For the last several years, I thought that Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes was the best thing since, well, sliced bread. It was simple, and we were content with the results. That is, until last summer when our neighbor brought over a Keep Reading
Chia Seed Muffins recipe
Chia Seed Muffins (recipe) Chia seeds are the Olympic gymnasts of the nutrition world. They are tiny, powerful, versatile. Perhaps the only exception is they don't have to retire by age 18. Chia seeds have twice the potassium of bananas and three times the antioxidants of blueberries. They contain similar nutrients to flax seeds but don't have to be ground up to be absorbed by the body. Chia seeds also have a longer shelf life. They are an excellent source of protein (2 Tablespoons = 4 grams), fiber, and omega-3 fatty acids. In recipes, Chia seeds act as a binder, thickening foods without adding a ton of calories. Sprinkle Chia on yogurt, stir Keep Reading
Graham Cracker Bread (recipe)
Graham Cracker Bread Thanks to these gray, rainy days I have been on a major baking kick. Granola bars, cookies, brownies, breads. If the sun doesn't come back soon, I am going to have to switch to elastic waistbands on all my pants. This week I was watching my kids roll out Play-Doh creations at the dining room table. It reminded me of one of my all-time favorite bread recipes, Graham Cracker Bread. The recipe involves splitting the dough into 3 equal portions, rolling each into a 12" rope, and braiding them together before tucking them into the pan to bake. The bread dough is really easy to handle and shape. Just dust off your Play-Doh skills, Keep Reading
Butternut Bread Braid + Whipped Honey Butter recipes
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
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
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