Tag: bread

A Year of Gratitude – March 17, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – March 17, 2024

My gratitude was baked up in a loaf of bread today. That’s not unusual for me. I love to bake bread for my family. While my baking schedule has ebbed and flowed during my adult years, I am back to baking fresh bread for my Read More

A Year of Gratitude – February 28, 2024

A Year of Gratitude – February 28, 2024

It was a rainy, dreary day here at the farm. I couldn’t find my gratitude in a sunny, beautiful day like I had the last few days. I had to look elsewhere. So, I did. Fortunately, I had planned to bake a few loaves of Read More

French Toast

French Toast

This French Toast is simple and so delicious. My secret to making it extra yummy is to cook it slowly which allows the custard time to puff up and make the bread light and airy.

Banana Bread

Banana Bread

In my opinion, a quick bread should be, well, quick. I don’t want to need to set up my stand mixer or commit an entire afternoon to the cause. If I was going to spend hours baking in the farmhouse kitchen, I’d probably make a Read More

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkins are front and center at the farmhouse once October arrives. I use them to decorate the inside and outside of the farmhouse. I also love to create sweet and savory recipes with them. The simplest is one of my favorites: classic pumpkin bread.

Rustic Bread Baked in a Cast Iron Skillet

Rustic Bread Baked in a Cast Iron Skillet

Most no knead bread recipes require a covered Dutch oven pan for baking. Not this one. You can make a delicious loaf of rustic bread baked in a cast iron skillet without any special tools, ingredients, or equipment.

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread Baked on the Grill

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread Baked on the Grill

During the summer, bread baking can become tricky. For starters, our days jam-packed with all of the activities that need to be accomplished during the fleeting days of summer. Another contributing factor is that the farmhouse doesn’t have central air conditioning. When the mercury climbs Read More

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread

Rustic Dutch Oven Bread

There’s something so simple yet completely decadent about a delicious loaf of warm bread.  That crunch on the exterior paired with the airy soft interior is a delectable combination.  Add a creamy bit of butter spread on top and it becomes otherworldly.  Just thinking about Read More

How to Make Homemade Bread by Hand

How to Make Homemade Bread by Hand

Do you need a heavy duty stand mixer to make homemade bread? In a word, no. Grab a mixing bowl, a good recipe, and I’ll teach you how to make homemade bread by hand just the way Grandma did.

Heirloom Tomato Panzanella

Heirloom Tomato Panzanella

Tomato Panzanella has a fancy name, but the dish is simple summer perfection. The tomatoes are the star of this recipe and they make it sing with summer flavor.

Farmhouse English Muffins

Farmhouse English Muffins

I have fond memories of English muffins from my childhood.  I grew up in Kansas City and there was a Wolferman’s Bakery a short drive away.  Every so often, we traveled there to treat ourselves to their delicious fresh muffins.   The store was a beautiful Read More

Thanksgiving Dressing in a Cast Iron Skillet

Thanksgiving Dressing in a Cast Iron Skillet

The turkey gets most of the attention on magazine covers dedicated to the Thanksgiving feast, but I’ll take the Thanksgiving dressing over turkey every day of the week. It’s the bite that I look forward to every year.