A little bit ago, I got on a serious fruit kick. And one day, I went to the grocery store and I swear I bought out their produce section. Which led to a lot of very happy fruit consumption, but it also led to some fruit looking a little sad by the time I got… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Baked Goods
How to make Flaky Pastry Pie Crust – Step by Step with Photos
I’ve posted a few times about things cooked in pie crusts: Tomato pie, Tomato Pie Again, and Zucchini Quiche. And I promise there will be more. So I figured it was about time to make a pie crust tutorial. I think if my mother-in-law hadn’t shown me how it’s done, I wouldn’t be so good… Continue Reading
Cinnamon Sugar Doughnut Muffins
There seems to be quite a doughnut trend going on over at Tastespotting, and several people posted their versions of these delicious-looking doughnut muffins. So I decided to make my own version! The texture of these muffins is similar to those delightful cakey doughnuts, dense but airy at the same time, and the tops are… Continue Reading
Garlic Cheese bread in the bread machine
First of all, there were some ERRORs involved in this… the cheese didn’t mix in very well with the rest of the stuff (I added it at the “raisin beep” on my bread machine), which resulted in a lot of it being on top and bubbling over, burning in the machine. Also, it seems to… Continue Reading
Blueberries are so yum, and Blueberry Muffin/Biscuit Thingies
Yum, yum, yum! Blueberries are so delicious and delightful and all of those good things. I invented a spur-of-the-moment tasty thing and don’t know what to call it besides blueberry muffin/biscuit thingies with streusel on top. Here’s what I did: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix up some biscuit dough with more sugar… Continue Reading
Cheesy Garlic Biscuits a la Red Lobster – Step by Step Easy Recipe
I posted about these amazingly delicious biscuits in September, but the post isn’t very complete, I didn’t give you my actual recipe, and the picture is somewhat lacking. So I decided to take pictures when I made them last weekend and give you a play-by-play with photos. So here’s the copycat recipe for Cheddar Bay… Continue Reading
Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
I made a carrot cake. I took half of it to work, where it was hidden and hoarded like a treasure, until the coworkers who hid it had savored every bite. The other half? My husband ate it all. Except for the slice I cut in this post (which I ate). It looks so pretty… Continue Reading
Chewy Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mmm… does it get any better than this? Chewy cookies that are the perfect consistency for milk-dipping… Perfection! I’m not a banana-eating person. I don’t like bananas at all. I can’t even stand the smell of bananas. I used to say that when I became a teacher, I would tell all of my students’ parents… Continue Reading
Chocolate Bread – in the Bread Machine!
Over the holidays, yayanana gave me her old bread machine, so I decided to try it out with a loaf of chocolate bread. It’s not a desserty brownie type thing. It’s more like a normal bread-texture with a cocoa flavor, not too sweet. It’s great warmed up, with a schmear of butter on it. Next… Continue Reading
Blueberry Oat Muffins
I cannot believe I haven’t already posted these! I was all ready to do a “I made these again, and here’s a link to where I put the recipe” type post… but I couldn’t! Because I’ve been keeping these a secret! So so sorry. These muffins are best with homegrown fresh blueberries, but if you… Continue Reading
Holiday Traditions
Sew, Mama, Sew! has invited all crafty bloggers to take part in the Handicrafters’ Holidays question-and-answer. I’m going to break mine up into two sections and do the Traditions part first, and then the Gifts part later. Meg, if you’re reading this you may want to avert your eyes for this post, because it might… Continue Reading
Happy Everything Cake
I decided to make a yummy chocolate cake for my sweet husband. I used the same cake recipe as always. It’s such an easy, delicious, and failproof recipe that there’s no reason to try another (for regular chocolate cake, that is). But this time, I tried a new frosting recipe and it worked! It stayed… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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