I’ve always found the concept of a no-knead bread to be somewhat misleading. Kneading is part of the traditional process of dough fermentation, and its goal is to combine the dough ingredients and allow the water to hydrate the flour. In addition, kneading accelerates fermentation by “slapping around” the flour’s protein in order to speed…
Recipe Collection: 7 Squash Recipes for Your Thanksgiving Table
Squash is such a perfectly autumnal vegetable, signaling the end of harvest season for much of the country, not to mention its historical value as a nutrient-dense food. According to the American Library of Congress: “Squashes are one of the oldest known crops–10,000 years by some estimates of sites in Mexico. Since squashes are gourds, they…
Food Facts: Natural Sugar Substitutes That Can Help You Reduce or Eliminate Sugar From Your Diet
Unlike my previous post on natural sugar substitutes in baking, this post is more a discussion of some of the zero or low calorie sugar substitutes currently on the market that can assist with your dietary goals. There are two modes of thought when it comes to eliminating sugar from one’s diet: doing it for…
Recipe Review: Scalloped Potatoes by Gimme Some Oven
I must confess; since I was quite young, I’ve been making the same recipe-without-a-recipe scalloped potatoes. I watched my mother make it several times and then made the recipe myself as a duplicate to hers, with a frustratingly low 65-70% success rate. I’ve always figured that my hit-or-miss percentage on this recipe was because I…
Recipe Post: Dairy Free Pie Crust
I’ve posted previously on a delicious pie crust recipe for my Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie, but times change and many people I know are looking for dairy free options these days. So I’ve developed this recipe based on one of my classic pie crusts, but tweaked to not only be dairy-free but also spiced to…
Recipe Post: Mile-High Cheddar and Green Onion Biscuits
These biscuits are ridonculously delicious. How do I know? My husband, who cares so little for food other than as a fuel source, and often laments why food doesn’t just come in a convenient pill form so he can skip all of the annoying and time-wasting *chewing*…LOVES these. The first time I made these, he…
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