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Homemade Hamburger Buns

January 10, 2010 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A discussion on a CheapCooking Yahoo group I run about bread machines made me feel like baking bread. I had a pork shoulder roast in the Crock Pot, slowly being turned into pulled pork, so I decided to make some homemade hamburger buns, which I’ve never done before. I used a recipe in my copy [...]

Banana Muffins

September 13, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I tried a new banana bread recipe this morning,from Mom’s Big Book of Baking , baking it in muffin cups instead of a loaf pan. I have to say I really prefer the Bittman recipe with nutmeg and coconut.  But some folks might prefer a plainer version and this was good, just not with the flavors [...]

Leftover Hamburger and Hot Dog Buns

April 26, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

We had a wonderful suprise birthday party barbecue here last weekend. It left me with some surplus hot dog and hamburger buns. Some I made room for in the freezer.  Here are a few other ideas if you find yourself in the same situation. These are things I’ve done in the past that worked out [...]

Braided Bread

February 23, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is part of my fiction cooking series.   The recipe comes courtesy of Food to Die For. You don’t have to braid it of course but it sure does look pretty!  I divided the dough in half and braided half for dinner and cooked the other half in a loaf pan so we could [...]

Some Ideas for Using Leftover Bread and Bagels

February 4, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

It’s easy to throw stuff away when it’s gone stale but it’s amazing how much food the average household in America throws away every year. Would you believe over 450 pounds? That’s about 14 percent of the food brought IN to the house. And doesn’t count the food that goes down the garbage disposal or [...]

Bread Pudding

February 4, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This would be best with slightly stale substantial bread I think, but it came out great with some not stale whole grain white bread too. If you like rice pudding, you’ll probably like this. It’s the same basic custard cooked with bread instead of rice. Some folks remove the crusts on the bread for stuff [...]

Nearly Effortless Homemade Bread

August 24, 2007 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Really. I got this recipe from More Home Cooking: A Writer Returns to the Kitchen. The batch I made today was not GREAT bread but it was GOOD bread. It rose a bit too much I think, so was a bit spongy in the middle, but the texture overall was quite good and it was [...]

Heavenly Zucchini Bread

October 16, 2006 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

I somehow managed NOT to overplant the zucchini this year so am just now getting around to making zucchini bread. I had a zucchini bread recipe I liked well enough but just felt like experimenting a bit this afternoon. The primary differences is that this has more than double the sugar, so it’s much more [...]

Banana Coconut Muffins

February 7, 2006 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

This is from How to Cook Everything. I decided to make the batter into muffins, rather than a loaf. Somehow the kids like quick breads better as muffins rather than sliced from a loaf. Go figure. The coconut adds a delightful flavor and a bit of texture. 1/2 cup butter2 eggs3 very ripe bananas, mashed [...]

Cheeseburger Soup and Biscuits

October 6, 2005 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Ah, soup night . Soup night is a staple around here come winter but the weather is at that unpredictable state. Still, youngest requested one of our favorite hearty soups, which is a variation of a hamburger soup you might see in many old community cookbooks and such. We call it Cheeseburger Soup. Cook some [...]

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