I recently ran across a recipe from Nancy Fuller for creamed corn bread pudding and decided I needed to give it a try. It is very similar to a side dish my grandma use to make that called for creamed corn, corn bread and paprika. So, I mixed the two recipes and created something like…
Dill pickle quick bread is tangy, briny, buttery, and the perfect snack for a chilly Autumn afternoon. I was, admittedly, skeptical at the thought of putting dill pickles in bread. My kitchen smelled so good while it was baking that I could barely wait for it to come out of the oven so I could…
In honor of my Scotch-Irish roots … and, of course, St. Patrick’s Day, I popped out of bed this morning and made oatmeal scones for breakfast. Okay, I didn’t exactly pop out of anywhere. It was more like a slow drag. I’m not a morning person! I am, however, an oat person … love them…
Sometimes the smallest of things turn out to be the most remembered traditions. When I was growing up, one of the things my dad and I shared a love for was movies. We liked the same kinds … or maybe he just pretended to like my movies! We’d stay up to the wee hours…
I love fresh-baked bread, but I am not very good at baking much of anything let alone bread. However, beer bread is simple because it does not require yeast. The yeast in the beer is all you need. One day when Chili and I were sitting in a doctor’s waiting room (of all places), I…