This week I ran out of (gasp!) butter. That has happened one time in my last 4 years of dedicated baking. I always have lard on hand and needed to make some cookies for some…
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I couldn’t call this blog Food & Swine without giving you a fabulous recipe for Perfect Lard Pie Crust and a recipe for my favorite pie. Lard is my second favorite ‘pork product’…
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If you’ve attended one of my pie classes you’ll know my affinity for a nice crumb topped pie. This very topping minus the pastry bottom is exactly what I go for when…
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When I traveled to NYC this past October with my husband for being a winner in the Kenmore Honored Harvest Time Recipe Competition for their 100th Anniversary I met a city that I…
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This recipe was awarded one of the first blue ribbons I ever took away from the Iowa State Fair (2010) cooking and baking competitions. I won the breads class within the “Fresh Corn…
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As many of you know, softball was a major part of my life for many years. As a fastpitch softball pitching coach, I still get my ‘fix’ for the sport. I don’t however,…
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Bacon. One word, so many dreamy possibilities. My favorite way to eat bacon is by ‘candy-ing’ it. The first time I actually made candied bacon I was smitten. I made Cayenne Candied…
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I’ve been attending the Iowa State Fair since I was a little kid. When I say ‘attend’ that means daily, all 11 days usually. I have eaten most every food on the grounds. …
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If you happen to know me well, you’ll know that the traditional S’more is one of my favorite treats. #1: It absolutely screams summer and camp-outs and #2: It is the perfect ratio…
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This happens to be one of my favorite bread recipes of all time. The tender sweet yeast dough with the subtle sweetness of the blueberries and the tang of the cream cheese filling makes the…
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If any of you know me well, you probably know my sister and how close we are. We’re best of buddies, partners in crime and best of all… she likes it when…
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This recipe is so simple and makes a great tasting cookie with plenty of structure to hold (and not disfigure due to puffing/spreading/etc.) whatever shape you cut it into. The best part…
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I’ve had this recipe ready for you to have for quite some time. Today I’ll share it because we’re trapped in the house while Dad is out working. Here’s a basic recipe for…
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Today my children and I were planning out my Mom’s birthday. CAKE was a very important part of this discussion. I can’t reveal the exact cake we’re planning to make her but I’d…
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Did you know that TODAY is National Chocolate Cake Day? When I told my daughter this, she immediately wanted to spread the word and bake a cake… HERSELF. She thought that due to this ‘national…
