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While having a box of corn muffin mix in the pantry might be convenient, having a box or bag of cornmeal is a more flexible choice. It can be used when making other types of bread like English muffins or pizza. It is great as a coating for fish or fried green tomatoes. It can […]
We often had more zucchini from our garden than we could eat or give away in a summer. One particularity abundant summer I decided to turn all of our excess zucchini into zucchini bread. I baked zucchini bread for days. While we did give some of the bread away, I froze most of the bread. […]
One of the Christmas breads my mom made was a Nut Bread Roll. She was originally given the recipe by a neighbor of one of our relatives after mentioning that it was the best nut roll she had ever eaten. ( I am not sure how many she had ever eaten as they were […]
Hobo bread may have originated in the 1930s with the transient workers who rode the rails in freight cars across the United States as reported by some. Even if it did not, it seems likely that this originated as a “poor person’s food” because it is known for being baked in a previously used can…usually […]
One of the many breads my mom would make to give to family and friends at Christmas was pineapple bread. This was one of two quick breads that she would make only at the holidays; the other one was eggnog bread. Unlike eggnog bread, this bread is really an anytime of the year quick bread. […]
Despite living close to South Pittsburg, TN where Lodge cookware is manufactured and the National Cornbread Festival occurs every year, I have had some very dry and fairly tasteless cornbread over the years…some from my own kitchen. While preparing to go camping this summer, I think I have finally found an easy recipe that delivers […]
It has been a very busy time here the last few weeks! We were finally able to get spring/summer storm damage repaired including a new kitchen floor! All the repairs are finished and things are starting to return to normal…well, normal for us. In the midst of all the chaos, I was notified that I […]
In honor of National Cherry Month, I wanted to make the amaretto cherry bread from my Lehman’s Anniversary Cookbook. I knew I wanted to make it as soon as I read the recipe, but it took me a while because I did not have any amaretto. It was worth the wait. This is a very […]
