by Sherry on February 19th, 2010

Pita Bread

Wonderful little pockets of  bread to hold all kinds of good fillings.
The pocket in pita bread is created by steam and when it flattens it leaves a pocket on the inside to hold all kinds of delicious fillings. Grilled veggies are great served in a pita. Or, you can use the pita to make individual [...]

by Alexis on February 16th, 2010

Pretzel Rolls

This past summer when we were visiting my brother in Chicago we decided to stop at a neighborhood restaurant (Northside) for a quick lunch on the patio.  Chicago’s July was much, much better than July in Texas, so we took every chance to sit outside and enjoy the nice weather.  I had a BBQ sandwich [...]

by Sherry on February 2nd, 2010

Sausage Bread

Great little bread to have for breakfast. Freezes well for fast morning getaways.
We just came back from Missouri where we visited our families. While there we had about 6-9″ of snow and temperatures around 11° in the morning. I was sitting with my grandmother (she will be 97 in May) one day watching the snow come down by [...]

by Sherry on November 29th, 2009

The Golden Egg Muffin

No this isn’t the golden egg that Jack found when he went up the beanstalk. But, these are the most delicious cinnamon muffins you will ever eat.
A month or so ago we were in Austin visiting our kids. My daughter-in-law and their baby Milo and I went to Sandra Bullock’s new restaurant called, Walton’s Fancy [...]

by Sherry on November 3rd, 2009

Dijon Ham and Cream Cheese Biscuits

Dijon Ham and Cream Cheese Biscuits for holiday brunch.
I can still smell my mother’s homemade biscuits baking away in the oven. She made the best from scratch biscuits. My sister and I use to have her bang the pan on the counter so the biscuits would flatten out and you would have two crunchy sides [...]