Since these past weeks have been filled with grilling trials and preparations for the Build A Better Burger cook-off, I’ve not been able to mess around and bake any bread. That is…
Baking
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Today was a big day of helping my Dad in the field, cleaning house and preparing to leave next week for the Sutter Home Winery’s Build A Better Burger competition. I’m so…
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So often I get asked, “I want to bake bread, where do I start?” Yeast breads are the most daunting recipes for beginning bakers. There is truly no alchemy involved in creating…
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Today the ROD or ‘recipe of the day’ is a sweet one. These delicious filled chocolate chip cookies will satisfy any sweet tooth. The recipe is much like my original favorite chocolate chip cookie…
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Last year my husband and I had a great time in Door County, WI with my best friend Brandi and her husband Ron. We stayed at a beautiful resort and toured around…
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One of my favorite recipes of all time happens to be quite simple and very versatile. These breadsticks are great for the ‘yeast beginner’ because they are very easy to pull together,…
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Master’s Sunday usually equals = SuperNap Sunday in this house. Couple the golf tournament on television with dreary/rainy conditions and this could have been a great nap-day. NO. We didn’t nap at…
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I will be the first to admit that cheesecake *wasn’t one of my favorite desserts before I created this recipe and wrote this post today. I studied a few recipes and noticed…
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I found myself going through some photos yesterday and I ran across quite a few from our commercial finishing barns that I had taken a few years ago. They are a flashback…
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This past weekend the weather finally warmed up and it felt like spring. I was so thankful and excited. I had a few pitching lessons to give at home and then we…
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Muffins: the perfect excuse to eat cake for breakfast. I love muffins and I certainly love cake. These delicious muffins are the perfect way to use up those ripe (or even overly…
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These potatoes go perfectly with any spread you can imagine. They are creamy, flavorful and flat out delicious. They are pretty fancy too, and you can make them ahead of time and finish…
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Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies are exactly what they say: cookies with three kinds of chocolate. They are divine, if you want a rich decadent cookie. The lower flour content makes these cookies…
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If you’ve ever been to the chain restaurant “Red Lobster” you’ve probably gorged yourself on these delicate little biscuits. I’ve changed the recipe up a little bit, using a touch of dill in…
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I think you’ll be hard pressed to find a recipe that is more ‘Midwest’ than this one. Ham balls are one of my favorite childhood recipes. My Mom makes divine ham balls…















