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Gluten Free Banana Oat Muffins

I had some ripe bananas on hand and wanted to bake some muffins with them.  I was craving something healthy, quick, and easy to go with my morning coffee.  When I started looking for recipe ideas, I came across this recipe on wellplated.com I was intrigued by the gluten-free and sugar free aspects of the

Bagelicious

Weekend Baking Project: Bagels I have been making my own bagels at home for years.  They are super easy and fun to make.  If you have kids, get them in on the project, and they can learn a little about creativity, math and the science of baking at the same time.  They will love shaping

Savory Star Bread

If you are still planning your Super Bowl snacks, add this one to your menu!  It’s quick, easy and showstopper beautiful! This recipe is based on the King Arthur Flour Cinnamon Star Bread Recipe.  I love the cinnamon bread recipe for special occasions and holidays and it was super easy to convert to a savory version

Holiday Baking

Some of my favorite holiday memories are of baking cookies, breads and other treats, and making candies.  Growing up we always had cut out sugar cookies and ginger cookies, as well as fudge, english toffee, chocolate steamed pudding, and Norwegian favorites, rosettes and fatiman.   As an adult I have added new favorites including King Arthur

Zucchini Season!

It’s zucchini season and my wonderful neighbors with gardens have been dropping off fresh vegetables by the heaps.  So, I’ve been making lots of yummy things with the many cucumbers, tomatoes and zucchini that have rained down upon my front deck recently.  Thank you to everyone for sharing the bounty!  It never goes to waste

Lisa’s Pizza Dough

Lisa’s Pizza Dough Recipe I have been making my pizza dough from scratch for years.  It’s easy, tastes great and is dirt cheap to make at home!  I often receive requests for my recipe, and I’m happy to share!  It’s a great project to do with kids, too!  We enjoy having grilled pizza parties during

Pane Bianco

Last Year during King Arthur Flour’s bake along, one of the featured recipes was Pane Bianco. I quickly fell in love with this beautiful shaped bread, and found it was easily adaptable for both savory and sweet applications. You can fill it with virtually anything you can dream up, and it is very easy and

Cardamom Cinnamon Knots

OH My GOODNESS! When I saw this Glazed Cinnamon-Cardamom Buns recipe from Epicurious, I knew I had to make this RIGHT NOW! Not only do they look gorgeous, they are a blast to make and they taste divine! This is one project that if you have children you must try with them…they will have so much