Hey folks. So last year a friend gave me ( the most DELICIOUS banana bread recipe in existence. )

Okay, so I tried it this morning after getting tips from all of you, and it worked ( Read more... )

I've recently come into custody of a 14-year-old. He and I are figuring it out as we go, and I'm feeling slightly less hip but way more domestic now. One of the first things we did was go grocery shopping to buy lots of his favorite kinds of cereal. He's finding, though, that cereal takes too much time to consume in the mornings (he can get ~10 ( Read more... )

My boyfriend loves quiche, but I absolutely HATE it. I'd like to surprise him with one after a hard day because it's kind of a comfort food for him and he hasn't had it in a long time. The thing is that while I have found recipes, they seem to only be for the filling itself rather than the pie-like crust on the bottom. The type of quiche he's used ( Read more... )

Hello...I'm hosting a Mother's Day brunch this Sunday and wanted some feedback on my tentative menu. This is what I plan on serving, let me know if you think I should add anything or if something seems weird. I frequently entertain but I've never done a brunch before ( Read more... )

Problem: I'm stuck in the house tomorrow and with nothing else to do I thought I'd try to make bagels, which I've never done before. I check my cookbook and find I've got all the ingredients I need except the right kind of flour. The recipe calls for unbleached all-purpose flour. I don't have that on hand. I've got bleached all-purpose and I've ( Read more... )

My favorite thing for breakfast in the winter is chocolate gravy over homemade biscuits, with bacon & coffee. I think there are some recipes for chocolate gravy around, but I've noticed most are a little different than the way I learned to make it so I thought I'd share it. This is one of the very few things that I know how to make without an ( Read more... )