Shortbread is one of the simplest cookies you can make… the “cleanest” recipes only include three ingredients. Flour, Sugar, and Butter. I’ve made many different shortbread recipes in my day (haha… my day), but this one is the clearest winner. The World’s Best Shortbread Recipe Ingredients: 1 cup of REAL butter. No substitutions allowed. 1/2… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Baked Goods
Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
One of my co-workers had a birthday recently, and I brought these gingerbread cupcakes with cream cheese frosting for our class to enjoy in her honor. From allrecipes: Gingerbread Cupcake Recipe INGREDIENTS 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened 1/2 cup white sugar 1/2 cup unsulfured molasses 1 egg 1 egg yolk 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour… Continue Reading
Yorkshire Pudding
Similar to popovers, Yorkshire pudding is actually a bread. It’s spongy, light, and fluffy… perfect for soaking up gravy. When made in muffin tins or a popover pan, it is a tall muffiny shape, usually with a dip in the center of the top, where the pudding refuses to rise (we like to pour gravy… Continue Reading
Garlic Cheddar Biscuits – Red Lobster Style
I’ve been told that this could be considered a copycat recipe for Red Lobster’s cheese biscuits… I’ve only had those once, and they were really good. But I’ve had these many, MANY times… and they just get better and better. I’ve made these a million times… and despite the fact that I love to make… Continue Reading
Banana Oat Muffins
I sort of used this recipe but altered it a bit. I used 4 bananas and added cinnamon (sifted with the flour) and vanilla (mixed into the banana mixture), as was suggested by several people in their reviews. I also folded in about a cup of oats after everything was combined. They’re very very moist… Continue Reading
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Ah, Autumn… my favorite season of all. My favorite colors are usually categorized as autumnal, and I love the flavors of spice cake, pumpkin, and gingerbread. Delicious! A few weeks ago, I made these pumpkin cream cheese muffins to take to a party. I love the marbled effect of the cream cheese, and they were… Continue Reading
YaYaNaNa’s Easy-to-Bake Challah
This is a guest article by my mother, YaYaNaNa. Woo Hoo….After years of domestic slackness, I have begun working from home. Just not having to spend 2 hours a day in the car has been enough to inspire a domestic revival. That and the feeling of inadequency I have in the face of my domestic… Continue Reading
Crab Salad and Cornbread
Last week, we had this delicious summery meal. We decided that the crab salad is so beautiful and quick that it would be perfect for a party someday. We could serve it up with some of those tiny toasts, or crackers. Or get big lettuce leaves and wrap some of the salad in each leaf,… Continue Reading
Applesauce Spice Cake
Yesterday, I made two delicious applesauce spice cakes. One was for me and my husband, and the other was to take to work. Last year, I was one of 40+ new faculty members at my school. It was like a huge boot camp bonding experience for all of us. This year, I am the only… Continue Reading
Jessica’s Strawberry Jam
This is a guest article by my sister Jessica. This summer, I decided to join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). I’ve been struggling with figuring out the correct grammar for conveying that, since it doesn’t seem right to “join an agriculture”, but it does seem right to join a CSA. Maybe I should say that… Continue Reading
Ice Cream Bread
My fiance’s mother told me about a recipe for ice cream bread she had found in Southern Living Magazine. Basically, you throw a pint of ice cream into a bowl, add a cup and a half of self-rising flour, and stir it up. Then you dump it all into a bread pan and bake it,… Continue Reading
Happy Father’s Day Gingerbread Biscotti
What says, “Happy Father’s Day” better than homemade biscotti? Not much. The recipe is from allrecipes, and I didn’t change a thing. I think I made mine bigger than theirs though, because the recipe says it yields 4 dozen, and I only got 2 dozen out of it. I took the suggestion of many people… 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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