Italian Quick Bread

My husband and I have become regular viewers of  "The Great British Baking Show". Recently there was an episode about quick breads, and I was very intrigued. I have made plenty of sweetbreads with baking soda and baking powder, but I never thought of doing it as a savory bread. I browsed through a few…

Easy Homemade Ice Cream

The definition of insanity famously given by Albert Einstein is to do the exact same thing repeatedly, expecting a different result. That's kind of how I am with doing projects with the kids. I keep telling myself it'll be fun, the kids will learn, and we'll have a great time enjoying the experience together. I…

Overnight Sourdough Loaves *Italian-Herb Flavored*

One of my favorite things about making bread is the simplicity. As long as you have flour, salt, yeast, and water, you can make some delicious carbs! I've been posting a few things about sourdough, but I haven't posted one of my most basic recipes. So here it is! Italian-herb flavored sourdough bread. This is…

Breakfast Bread

Hello, friends. It's been a couple weeks since I have posted anything, so I'm here today to write about a delicious invention. I love to make bread, and I wanted to do something different for our church's Easter Breakfast. So I looked online and took a few ideas here and there from different recipes, and…

Why I love Easter

This was actually a lot harder for me to write than I had originally imagined. The story of Jesus of Nazareth, His crucifixion and resurrection, is the most incredible story in history. In fact, we base our historical calendar around these events. It is a story that you just need to read for yourself to…

Sourdough Pretzels

Last week my kids helped me make a new sourdough recipe, pretzels! I used the recipe here from King Arthur Flour. I love their website, they have such good tips and recipes for bread baking. For starters (ha!) I got my sourdough starter going by adding some flour and water to a bit of my refrigerated…

Sauerkraut Success

Recently I have become interested in cultured or 'fermented' foods. I think it all started when I learned to make bread, then my curiosity grew after getting hooked on the show "Good Eats". Alton Brown is a rare breed, I like to call him a 'Geek Chef', and in the show he teaches us why…

Sourdough Sweet Potato Pancakes

I was really torn on what to make this week for my sourdough recipe. I eventually went with what I had in mind originally, sweet potato pancakes. I had never heard of such a thing until a few weeks ago, when our friendly neighborhood grocer suggested it to me. My kids and I love sweet…

Learning Sourdough

For anyone who knows me, you know that I love making bread. I think about it often; about how to tweek this or that to get the dough to rise better, or taste better, or look better. I even have 'bread notes' that I edit frequently, so you know I'm serious. It's become a hobby…

Learning to Teach

Since I started homeschooling about 2 years ago, the journey has already taken me through many rough patches, and taught me so much more than I expected. I’ve been struggling with feeling overwhelmed, and just trying to get my stuff together. I thought, if I could just get more organized! I need a schedule, bullet…