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Category: Baking

  • No Oil Apple Cake Recipe

    Now that Fall has officially arrived, here’s the official fall apple cake recipe! This sweet and moist apple cake recipe requires zero oil or butter.   APPLE HARVEST CAKE 4 cups apples 4 cups sugar 2 eggs 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. baking powder 2 cups flour 1 cup… →

  • Stand Up for Roasted Chicken!

    Yesterday, I made an inexpensive roasted chicken I bought on sale for 99 cents per pound. I used the upright chicken roaster and pan my mom had sent me years ago to essentially bake the chicken at 350º for fifteen minutes per pound. Earlier in the day, I brushed olive oil on the washed chicken and rubbed in… →

  • Take Heart with Irish Soda Bread

    Today I made my 2011 recipe for Irish Soda Bread – with a twist! Instead of 1/2 cup raisins, I added 1/2 cup dried cranberries to give it a bit of Valentine’s Day color! I used a heart-shaped baking pan instead of a round cake pan. See my October 12, 2011 recipe here. This is… →

  • Happy Thanksgiving!

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  • Brussels Sprouts Roasted in a Cast Iron Pan

    I cleaned and seasoned (oil the pan and heat in a 350 degree oven for an hour) an heirloom cast iron frying pan and decided to use it for a side dish for baked pork chops with apples. After roasting Here’s the recipe I made. Hearty and delicious! BRUSSELS SPROUTS 1 lb. Brussels sprouts, rinsed… →

  • Happy Halloween Pumpkin Muffins

    Made from a mix from Williams-Sonoma! →

  • Twofer for Tuesday – Pizza in the Eye

    “There’s no better feeling in the world than a warm pizza box on your lap.” – Kevin James  and “Ideas are like pizza dough, made to be tossed around.” – Anna Quindlen  →

  • Twofer Tuesday – Pumpkin Quotes

    “Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin.” – Simone Schwarz-Bart  and “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” – Henry David Thoreau  →

  • Overnight Bread that Doesn’t Loaf Around

    An interesting recipe for bread dough, which sits overnight and is baked the next day, has been floating around the Internet. I thought I’d tweak it a little first to make a more traditional loaf-type bread. I was afraid the lack of sugar (to feed the yeast) and oil (to help the gluten stretch )… →

  • Three-Quarter Cobbler That’s One-Hundred Percent Delicious

    This sweet Southern dessert gets its name from the measurements of its ingredients, but I don’t use all the butter* listed. Four tablespoons, or half a stick, is sufficient. I used thawed cherry pie filling I had leftover from another recipe and tossed in some thawed frozen strawberries: 3/4 Pudding or Cobbler 3/4 c. flour… →