The DAK Turbo Bake II, AKA R2-D2
Right now, my DAK Turbo Baker II, which I affectionately dubbed R2-D2 for obvious reasons, and my Oster 5838 are filling the house with a wonderful aroma. That DAK breadmaker was a GREAT thrift store find. I love this thing! It’s different than other breadmakers. First, you put the ingredients in the opposite order from [...]
Yogurt cookies recipe fail
United we stand – Divided we fall. Any American knows this saying. However, tonight division would have been my friend, had I heeded the word. My cookies fell (or failed) because I didn’t divide. Yes, that little word “divided” is very important in recipes. It means to reserve a portion of the full measure set [...]
Easy comfort food dinner: Paprikash & noodles
Last night, I tried a recipe I clipped from the label on a can of Giant Eagle condensed cream of chicken soup. When you want quick and simple, those cream soups are terrific! Recipes and more info are below the gallery. Busy Day Paprikash Taken from label of Giant Eagle Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup. [...]
Healthy oat bran muffins made with Amish friendship bread starter
Amish friendship bread starter can overwhelm a household, especially when your friends and family start hiding when they know you’ve got some more to give away. And if you’re like me, you’re trying to lose weight and don’t want to have those calorie-dense quickbreads around to temp you (let alone be making more every ten [...]
Italian herb bread, kneaded by hand this time
Tomorrow’s our annual Beast Feast with our friends. For the uninitiated, that’s our annual dinner and gift exchange with our best friends and their kids. We make a big turkey dinner with all the trimmings, and they bring dessert. So, today and this evening have been prep time. I have the brine ready for the [...]
Applesauce Whole Wheat Bread
I got this recipe from a Google search that led to fooddownunder.com, a website that’s no longer in existence. Fortunately, Google had a cached copy, so I copied it! Applesauce Whole Wheat Bread For the bread machine. 1 1/2 cup Applesauce 1 1/4 cup All-purpose flour 1 cup Whole wheat flour 1/2 cup Oatmeal (grind [...]
Italian herb bread for bread machine
I made this for our Thanksgiving dinner and it was delicious. I realized after the bread was mid way through its cycle in the machine that I needed to move the machine so we could sit down at the table for dinner. Thing is, with bread machines, you can’t interrupt them if they’re past the [...]
