People of a certain age will have fond memories of Casserole Dilly bread, a round loaf of bread redolent with dill and tender with cottage cheese. My mother says it was the only bread she ever successfully made. And it is such a good, simple bread. And at the time this was in fashion, cottage cheese was pretty much used for dilly bread or served as a “diet” food with canned … [Read more...] about New Fashioned Dilly Bread
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Cheese Bomb Biscuits
I absolutely adore a good buttermilk biscuit. And I’ve gotten pretty good at making them. It may be the thing I am asked to cook for friends and family the most. I make them in bulk and keep them in the freezer. At a holiday brunch, I am famous for my biscuit bars – several types of biscuits, homemade jams, flavored butters and gravies in chafing dishes. I make biscuits … [Read more...] about Cheese Bomb Biscuits
Molasses Bread
I never got into the pandemic trend of baking sourdough bread. Fussy, precise baking has never been my forte, and it took me a long time to feel any kind of confidence with yeast at all. But my nieces appear to be in a sourdough phase and seeing them bake inspired me to try my own loaf, but I went in a different direction with a perfect for autumn dark molasses bread. It is … [Read more...] about Molasses Bread
Zucchini Cheddar Loaf
To be honest, I lean toward a savory zucchini bread more than the sweet version. Don’t get me wrong, I do love a Zucchini Lime Drizzle Cake, but the savory version slathered with butter and rich with cheese really get me. And this version is really easy to make with a lot of flavor pay off. It is dense in the best way, with slivers of zucchini throughout and little pops of … [Read more...] about Zucchini Cheddar Loaf
Slow Cooker Cacio e Pepe Dinner Rolls
The things you can do in a slow cooker! For years, I thought the only thing a slow cooker was good for was stew, but man was I ever wrong. I use it for so much more now, from jam to dessert, pork roast to roasted pecans and sweet potatoes. And then I discovered you could make bread in the slow cooker. It makes perfect sense, the warm, … [Read more...] about Slow Cooker Cacio e Pepe Dinner Rolls
