Homemade Fresh Farmer’s Cheese

I’ve always wanted to learn how to make farmer’s cheese. I turned to the book Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz for guidance and a recipe. After a few tries, I realized the process of making such a lovely dairy delight is quite easy and something will be made over and over. Yum! Homemade Fresh [...]

Mac & Cheese Revisited

As Lady Summer makes her graceful exit, her rambunctious son Fall has clearly stated he’s here to stay for a bit. It’s this time of the year when I crave comfort food like creamy gratins, hearty soups and baked pastas. My Slow Cooker Mac and Cheese has been, by far, one of the most popular [...]

Toasted Pumpkin Bread Pudding

Have you ever gotten a recipe idea stuck in your head to where you couldn’t let it escape until your creative destiny was fulfilled? No? Well, me either. Oh, who am I fooling? I was brainstorming recipe ideas for the second loaf of Nature’s Pride I received from Foodbuzz. The thought of creamy pumpkin bread [...]

Chocolate Pancakes

Are these pancakes for breakfast or for dessert?  How about both?  Hard to decide isn’t it? The idea of making chocolate pancakes was actually inspired by an outlet shopping trip just outside of the Pittsburgh area.  I was sifting through a kitchen gadget store looking for anything I haven’t purchased yet when Brent found a [...]