Adapted from a Fiber One recipe
Miriam and Chris have gone off carbohydrates so, of course, they gave us what they did not plan to eat anymore. One thing they gave use is something we would never think to buy for ourselves—Fiber One cereal. I do not generally eat a bowl full of bran rods for breakfast, so Jan looked up a recipe for muffins. Their recipe was too sweet, but I adapted it to our tastes.
Karl’s Cranberry Banana Bran Mini-Muffins
Filed under Breakfast, Desserts & Treats, Treats, Vegetarian
Adapted from Spinach Tiger
Jan loves pie. Miriam loves pie. Eilene loves pie. Guess what Jan is making to go with my Easter lamb for dinner.
Jan’s Shaker Lemon Pie
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Pies & Tarts, Vegetarian
I am making bread to go with my ham and navy beans. I wanted something lighter and different than my usual Guinness beer bread. I decided to use a Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale.
Karl’s Ale Almond Bread
Filed under bread, California Fusion, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
This is not so much a new recipe as an experiment in bread making. I made my first foray into crusty breads a few weeks ago. In my experience in bread making, cooking the dough in a dry oven produced a soft crust. I had made a large batch of dough and I thought I would bake half of it in a dry oven and half in a moist oven. Small details make big differences.
Rustic Italian Bread Baked in a Moist Oven
Rustic Italian Bread Baked in a Dry Oven
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegan, Vegetarian
I am making a chicken cacciatore for Sunday dinner and I wanted fresh bread to go with it. While I have made white bread and other baked goods many times, I have never ventured into crusty bread territory. Bread is simply a mixture of flour, water and some kind of leaven, but the results can vary widely depending of the differences in handling—both before and during baking—and with the addition of a variety of ingredients.
Karl’s Rustic Italian Bread
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Adapted from a Giada de Laurentiis recipe
Jan loves persimmons and she loves pie. As usual, she tied to make it healthier and her own. While this dessert may not have been in keeping with the theme of my Indian feast, who cares? It was a great pie!
Jan’s Persimmon Pumpkin Pie
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Pies & Tarts, Vegetarian
I planned to have a variation of lamb Rogan Josh for this Sunday’s dinner with the kids. A saucy meat dish calls for bread to sop it up. In an Indian feast this means naan.
Karl’s Indian Naan
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Jan was using one of her few opportunities to sleep in this morning. I—of course—woke up at 6, like I usually do. I decided to surprise her with scones this morning.
Karl’s Scones with Dried Apples
Filed under bread, Side Dishes, Vegetarian
Adapted from Joy of Cooking
Every year we make several Christmas give-aways—food treats to bring joy to our friends. Recently, I became allergic to tree nuts. Our usual biscotti recipe has almonds in it, so this year I am making a second batch of nut-free, spiced biscotti.
Karl’s Spiced Biscotti
Filed under Desserts & Treats, Holidays, italian, Treats, Vegetarian
Adapted from Joy of Cooking
Every year we make several Christmas give-aways—food treats to bring joy to our friends. It really started to get serious about 15 years ago when we moved a house with orange, lemon and grapefruit trees. I could not stand that the trees produced far more fruit than we could deal with, so I started making marmalade in bulk and giving it away at Christmas.
Karl’s Almond Biscotti
Filed under Desserts & Treats, italian, Treats
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