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Erika

Rustic Hearth Bread- Easier Than You Think

I’ve talked about this bread before.  I don’t remember when, but I clearly recall talking about it, taking a photo of a gorgeous loaf of bread, but then telling my readers that...

Yesterday’s Stew Is Today’s Soup

When you make yesterday’s pot of Tuscan White Beans with Sage and Sausage, I just know that you are going to be thinking about those leftovers.  If your family is anything like...

Tuscan White Beans with Sage and Sausage

I have had this particular cookbook on my shelf for several years.  I suspect it was one of those Good Cook specials that showed up unrequested, as I forgot yet another reply...

It’s A New Day

I just put a pan of muffins into the oven.  Banana-blueberry muffins.  Mmm, it’s been a long time since I did something that ambitious for breakfast.  Sad, but true. Over the last...

I Know You Wanna Cookie!

Who doesn’t like cookies? Last week a friend of ours had a milestone birthday, and I decided I needed to bake them up some cookies to celebrate.  When I asked what  their...

Menu Planning Monday

The last few weeks have been extremely busy!  Wow! It seems that we have just not stopped with all the going, and meals have pretty much been whatever I can scrounge up...

Chickpeas Like You’ve Never Had ‘Em

Sort of. Today’s recipe doesn’t actually utilize chickpeas in the form that most people know them in.  Instead, this really easy, and completely different quick bread is made from chickpea flour- also...

What To Do With Green Tomatoes

Other than bread them and fry them of course! Surely I’m not the only person facing a bumper crop of unripe green tomatoes.  Last year, we just left them on the vine...

The Secret Is Salad Dressing

When I first saw this soup over at $5 Dinners, it screamed out at me.  The picture was so appealing, and the name of it: Tomato Black Bean Barley just sounded so...

Amazing Buttermilk Waffles

For the longest time, we had a stash of pancake mixes in our pantry.  They were jumbo bags from Sam’s Club that we’d purchased for a community event a few times, and...

German Apple Cake

The other day I was in the mood for a cake.  In my mind, the perfect cake of the moment was a snacking type cake-the kind that was baked in a 9...