Buttermilk Cluster Bread with Poppy Seeds

I just wanted to pass along an excellent buttermilk yeast bread recipe I came across last month and recently made. The bread just melts in your mouth, and I’m definitely planning to make it again.

If you’re interested in making it yourself, you can find the recipe here at  One Perfect Bite.

I’m curious, by the way, … [read more]

Fish Fry Featuring Fried Pickles, Hush Puppies, and of course, Fried Fish

If you ask me, you can’t get much better than fresh fish caught in local streams, creeks, rivers, ponds, and lakes. The fresh caught fish has an amazing flavor, and when it’s fried to perfection and served with all the fixin’s…well…there seriously ain’t anything that can top it!

My Dad and Uncle Boyd have been doing … [read more]

Quick and Easy Yogurt Biscuits

When it comes to biscuits, I usually stick to a recipe passed down from my grandmother to my mom to me. Nana’s buttermilk biscuits are so melt-in-your-mouth delicious that I make them again and again.

I’ve done a little experimenting with biscuits, but most other biscuit recipes I’ve tried disappoint me. Here’s one that … [read more]

Chocolate Chip and Chocolate Chunk Cast Iron Skillet Cookie

There are so many really nice people in the world, and Kyle, a bartender and really nice fellow we work with, is one of those people.

He’s great to work with because he’s hard-working, friendly, respectful, and kind. And if he can ever do anything to help you, he will. You can count on him.

Anyway, last … [read more]

Chocolate Gravy and Country Gravy…Two Childhood Favorites

When I was a kid, I always looked forward to the days that we’d have biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Sometimes we’d have regular country gravy and other times we’d have chocolate gravy.  I loved them both.

Have you ever heard of or tried chocolate gravy before? Most people I know have never even … [read more]

Sunflower Whole Wheat Bread

I love sunflower whole wheat bread. It’s wholesome, nutty, and has a beautiful taste.

But I almost totally ruined most of the bread I made. Here’s the story.

I was making a huge pot of chili before I made the bread. After the chili was done, I set the pot aside and made the bread. When the … [read more]

Peppermint Cream Cake

I’ve been wanting to make a peppermint cake for a month now, and this afternoon, I finally did it!

I’ve had no visions of sugar plums, but maybe now I’ll stop dreaming of candy canes!

Anyway, you could make the cake with peppermint oil instead of crushed candy canes if you want, but … [read more]

Bite-Sized Chocolate Cranberry Cupcakes (Small Batch)

We’ve been enjoying a beautiful Indian summer this week, and it’s been perfect for being outdoors. The way the sun makes the golden fall leaves shine so brightly is just gorgeous. There’s nothing better than fall weather…especially when it’s sunny and warm. I enjoyed being outside yesterday after I finished making bread and some bite-sized … [read more]

Mini Chocolate Cake (Tin Can Chocolate Cake)

As I was browsing the web for cake recipes one day, I came across a mini chocolate cake recipe that uses two tin cans as molds. I thought it was a cool idea, so I saved a couple of cans, washed them, and used them this evening to make two 2-layer mini cakes. The cakes … [read more]

How to Make Butter and Buttermilk

My grandmother (on my father’s side) used to make homemade butter and buttermilk. Dad was telling me last night how when he was a kid they didn’t have refrigeration, and so any milk they had went sour fairly quickly if it didn’t get used. He said whenever they had milk that went sour, they would … [read more]