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Dec 6, 2022
2 min

How to Make Chocolate-Cherry Oatmeal Cookies

These are perfect cookies to include on a holiday cookie platter for those people who like simple, not-too-sweet, and still special cookies. Chocolate-Cherry-Oatmeal cookies are easy to make, yet complex enough in taste to satisfy the fussiest eaters--kids and adults. The cookies have plenty of texture and are full of oats, nuts, dried cherries, and, of course, chocolate chips. The cookies will be crisp on the edges and chewy in the center as long as you don't bake them to

Oct 19, 2022
2 min

What to Make With Sourdough Discard? Chocolate Cocoa Bomb Cookies

These cookies are a favorite of mine and are worth feeding your starter to get the discard. Cocoa Bomb Cookies are rich, slightly cake-like poufs with a subtle yeasty taste. Think of Guinness cookies. The chocolate taste is pronounced, but the cookies have something else in the background--sourdough--that makes them unusual. A touch of cinnamon and plenty of chocolate chips add extra sweetness to the cookies, and chocoholics (like me) will be happy. Walnuts add texture a

Aug 4, 2022
2 min

Make a Fancy, Quick, and Inexpensive Dinner With Pasta, Chicken Sausage and Zucchini

This is a one-pan pasta dinner that's easy and fast. It looks and tastes quite elegant. The dinner starts with pasta that you cook in a skillet while you slice a zucchini into ribbons (just use a vegetable peeler) and chop chicken-spinach-feta sausage into rounds. The photo shows the dish with campanelle pasta. It was on special at Aldi, so that's what I used, but any medium-sized twisty or tube pasta will do--like penne pasta. Once the noodles are cooked, you simply ad

Mar 14, 2022
2 min

What to Make When You Have a Lot of Discard? No-Knead Sourdough Chocolate-Walnut Bread

If you have a lot of starter/discard to use, try this easy, nutritious, and tasty No-Knead Sourdough Chocolate-Walnut Bread. It really is easy. If you mix up the bread in the morning, it should be ready to bake in the late afternoon/evening. The bread isn't too sweet and is perfect for dinner or breakfast. If you want a sweeter bread for dessert or to munch alongside your coffee or tea, you can certainly add more sugar to the batter (yes, you can add chocolate chips, too)

Feb 26, 2022
2 min

Use Your Discard to Make Sourdough Orange-Cinnamon Ripple Bread--No Baking Powder Needed

If you have a cup of discard, you have the base for a tasty, simple Sourdough Orange-Cinnamon Ripple Bread. It's similar to a cinnamon quick bread but full of yeasty taste and more like a slightly sweet bread than a cake. The ripple bread is easy to mix up in the morning and mostly forget about until afternoon/evening when it should be ready to go in the oven--no kneading required. Grated orange zest gives the bread extra tang, and cinnamon, sugar, and ground walnuts make

Feb 21, 2022
2 min

How to Make Orange-Walnut Refrigerator Cookies With a Moderate Amount of Butter

Many cooks argue that butter is the ONLY way to go when making cookies and other baked goods. How many TV chefs have you seen adding stick after stick of butter to their creations? Of course, few of those TV chefs are what I would describe as lean. I know some of the research released during the past couple of years indicates that butter isn't as bad for our health as we once thought. Nonetheless, the research scientists who say butter is "okay" generally add the caveat "

Feb 19, 2022
3 min

How to Make Sourdough Apple Butter and Goat Cheese Crepes

These crepes are a favorite at my house and are easy to make. The crepes also are great to make if you need to use up some discard. The sourdough discard gives the tender, eggy crepes a pleasant yeasty taste. A filling of sweet, spicy apple butter and tangy, creamy goat cheese works well with the sourdough flavor. You can make the crepes in advance and refrigerate them until you're ready to fill them, which takes only a few minutes. Then, pop the filled crepes into the o

Nov 22, 2021
2 min

What to Make For Thanksgiving Breakfast: Baked Banana Oatmeal

Baked Banana Oatmeal is a great way to start your Thanksgiving day in a special way that's also easy and reasonably nutritious. The baked oatmeal is warm, filling, and sweet without being over-the-top on sugar. The dish probably uses ingredients you have on hand and that aren't horrendously expensive. Plus, the baked oatmeal is different enough from the usual morning oatmeal to be a special treat. With nubby whole grain oats, lots of walnuts, dried cranberries, and sweet

Oct 2, 2019
2 min

Air Fryer Chocolate Chip or Chunk Cookies

So, I've been experimenting with various types of cookies in the air fryer. These are my latest version of chocolate chip or, my preference, chocolate chunk, cookies. This version is soft and chewy on the inside and a little crispy on the edges. They are sweet and have a pronounced caramel flavor from brown sugar and a touch of caramel extract. They also cook in about 10 minutes in the air fryer, and the dough can be stashed in the refrigerator indefinitely for quick "coo

Sep 11, 2019
2 min

Healthy Carrot-Bran Muffins: Not Just for Breakfast

Carrot-Bran Muffins--a favorite of my family--can be mixed up quickly and contain all sorts of good, nutritious things besides carrots and bran flakes. White whole wheat flour gives them texture and beneficial nutrients as well as fiber. Coconut, walnuts, dried cranberries, orange zest, and lots of warm spices keep the simple, not too sweet muffins interesting. You'll need to use the food processor or a blender to grate the carrots--preferably pretty finely--but otherwise

Jul 8, 2019
2 min

Too Many Bananas? Try Baked Banana Oatmeal

Did you buy too many bananas this week? Are you bored with your usual bowl of oatmeal, raisins (or craisins), and brown sugar? Want to do something a little different with your morning oatmeal? Try Baked Banana Oatmeal. The easy-to-assemble dish uses ingredients--like those bananas on your counter--that are inexpensive and readily available. Plus, the baked oatmeal is different enough from the usual morning oatmeal to be a special treat. With nubby whole grain oats, lot

Dec 20, 2018
6 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- December 20

Romaine Salad Turkey Pastitsio Zucchini Whole-wheat Walnut Bread Lemon Bars or Nut Crescents By God’s amazing grace, we do indeed have many good things to eat. Tonight’s menu easily can be shared with others. The romaine salad is simple and can be made ahead and tossed when you’re ready. The turkey pastitsio, like lasagna, has several steps, but it’s easy to do. You can, if you like, assemble it a day ahead or early in the morning and then bake it before dinner. The past

Oct 25, 2018
3 min

Sourdough Pumpkin Bread Without Baking Powder

Many sourdough pumpkin bread recipes include baking powder, which, to me, defeats the purpose of the sourdough process--to make the bread rise. Admittedly, sometimes you want bread "right now" and don't have time for a long rising period. At other times, you may simply be looking for a way to use up discard. Been there, done that. Nonetheless, I like the idea of sourdough pumpkin bread that has risen without the assistance of baking powder. Yes, the bread requires a sub

Sep 3, 2018
2 min

Sourdough Discard Day: Rye-Raisin-Nut Buns

It was time--again--to feed the starters. This time I decided to make breakfast buns, specifically rye-flour-based raisin buns with walnuts. The process for making the buns seems long, but it's easy, and you don't have to do any kneading--just stirring. Plus, the rise time is pretty accommodating. You can start the buns the morning of the day before you want to serve them. Or, better yet, get the buns started on Saturday evening (hey, big night at my house!), let them ri

Aug 15, 2018
5 min

Too Much Sourdough Discard? Use It Several Ways

Because I have two different starters--one rye-based and one whole-wheat-based--I have plenty of starter/discard to turn into breads and other treats. Having two different starters wasn't intentional. I was experimenting and really didn't expect both starters to attract yeast and live. They did, proving that making your own starter isn't that hard. Because the starters are living things (sort of), I can't just dump one or the other down the drain. That would be cruel. N

Jul 24, 2018
2 min

Pasta Night: Campanelle with Sausage, Feta, and Zucchini

This is a one-pan pasta dinner that's easy and fast. It starts with campanelle pasta that you cook in a skillet while you slice a zucchini into ribbons and chop chicken-spinach-feta sausage into rounds. Once the noodles are cooked, you simply add the other ingredients, let the mixture simmer to meld the flavors, and top the pasta with toasted walnuts. You have dinner made. And it's good--full of flavor from the chicken sausage and creamy, salty feta. You don't have to ad

Jul 9, 2018
2 min

Sourdough Discard Day: Make Date-Rye Bread

Not having fed my rye-based starter in over a week, I had a very, very, hungry yeast beast with quite a tangy scent. To tame some of the "sourness," I decided to make a bread with some natural sweetness to it--Date-Rye Bread. The bread includes brown sugar and molasses, but it also is studded with moist bits of caramel-sweet dates. Walnuts add crunch and a touch of bitterness. I used a rye-based starter and a cup of rye flour, giving the bread a deep, earthy, complex flav

Jun 23, 2018
2 min

Sourdough Orange-Cinnamon Ripple Bread

I had to feed my starter again and was determined to make something a little different. Sourdough Orange-Cinnamon Ripple Bread is the result. It's similar to a cinnamon quick bread but full of yeasty taste and more like a slightly sweet bread than a cake. The ripple bread is easy to mix up in the morning and forget until the evening when it should be ready to go in the oven--no kneading required. Orange zest gives the bread extra tang, and cinnamon, sugar, and ground waln

Jun 7, 2018
2 min

Healthy and Cheap: Pomegranate Chicken Thighs with Mint and Walnuts

Boneless skinless chicken thighs usually are available on special at grocery stores during the weeks when boneless skinless breasts aren't on sale. I try to pick up an extra package of the thighs, but then I have to come up with different ways to cook them so that no one notices that, yes, we are having chicken AGAIN! Pomegranate Chicken Thighs with Mint and Walnuts is one of the better options. It looks a bit muddy, but it tastes really good and is full of nutritious ingr

May 9, 2018
3 min

Have Too Many Bunnies? Bake Some Bunny Bars

Yes, I have bunnies--lots of bunnies--in my garden. They eat almost everything and are particularly fond of tulips and hostas. Daffodils contain substances that are toxic, so, although the bunny chomped on some of them, Bun Bun subsequently spit the blossoms out. I would have preferred that Bun Bun leave the daffodils completely alone, but, alas, no luck. Because I have significant areas of vegetation in my back garden--that is, lots of trees, wood hyacinths, vinca vines,

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