BrooklyBaker: In answer to your question about comforting childhood foods: tops of the list is macaroni and cheese. Can't give in to it anymore, though, unless made with soy cheese and milk. Oh, to...

Amazingly with the foot of snow in less than 24 hours that we got, our rural area did not lose electric power! So I made two loaves of Italian bread and baked a two-layer cake that I will frost and...

Faith, I agree with you about Art's guest post on love as the extra holiday ingredient! It was truly warm and heartening.

For those who need a no-or-low-fat diet--You can make low-fat baked corn chips with leftover corn tortillas. I cut them up in wedges, and place on a baking sheet. Lightly spray the wedges lined up ...

Mine is falling apart. It was my only "cooking school" once I moved on from Betty Crocker. I find the comments and stories before so many recipes (older 70's version) to be really entertaining, and...

My mistake happened almost 30 years ago, but I've never tried to make bagels again! Everything went great, but my recipe said to boil the bagels before baking...in water with baking soda added. I w...

These teas are so special because they can be shared with a child/children. I never sat down over a shared pot of coffee with my kids, at least not until they were grown! There's something so sweet...

I hope it can work with soy milk, which is my substitute for all things dairy.

For dearly--I use my large whisk almost every day. I store it handle-down in a pretty jug with some other large utensils I use daily (extra spatulas, wooden spoons, ladles, etc.). I've recently dis...

Darn, I just threw out an old stray candle holder!

These are the perfect deep chocolate flavor. They are also safe for the IBS diet...just don't add the nuts, or any solid chocolate, to keep the fat content down. Good cookie texture is hard to come...

Mmm--add in very thin slices Granny Smith apples, and either cheddar or feta.

I am making this tomorrow!

Perhaps this is cheating, but when in a hurry, instead of pounding chicken, I slice them with a fillet knife length-wise, creating two thinner cutlets. They turn out very tender. I jus...

The second day in the house our water well died.

Don't neglect the vast world of soy products. Firm tofu is great stir-fried with vegetables, or you can make smoothies with silken soy, frozen fruit, and soy or rice milk to go along with the egg d...

I just bought a full bunch of radishes the other day, and have been enjoying them in a number of different ways (shredded into chicken yogurt salad, for one). I'm going to now enjoy them with cream...

Mondays was Monster Toast day, when my children were little. We colored bits of milk, the kids painted "monster faces" onto the bread, then it was put in the toaster. The face survived the slight b...

The central-Ohio Amish communities have country stores that sell amazingly-priced spices, herbs, and baking supplies. This is only helpful if you live in the right part of the U.S. where there are ...

There are two bags of SR flour in my house for probably the first time in about 31 years of home-cooking for a houseful of kids. Just never wanted it around, but "accidentally" added some to my pan...