Category Archives: Bread

Beer Bread in a Bottle

What goes better with a batch of homebrew than homemade beer bread?  Aside from pizza, not much.  After several trial runs, and the carb loading that resulted, I’ve created a beer bread mix that is flavorful AND fits perfectly into … Continue reading

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Memere’s Popover Recipe

This year for Christmas, my parents gave me a mini popover pan, knowing that I love popovers but have not had prior success in making them myself.  In an attempt to get it right this time around, I called my … Continue reading

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Frijoles Borrachos with Blue Corn Tortillas

I’ve been meaning to try making the Frijoles Borrachos recipe in my Maui Tacos Cookbook, and finally got around to it last weekend.  I like that this recipe has a lot of added flavors including fresh tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, onions … Continue reading

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Maine Popovers

This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks: Hometown Cooking in New England, a collection of recipes from community cookbooks from all over New England. I’m not quite sure why these are considered “Maine Popovers” since the recipe is … Continue reading

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Common Ground Fair

My favorite things about MOFGA’s (Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association) Common Ground Fair are the wide variety of interesting and delicious foods available, and the informative presentations related to organic farming and environmental awareness.  After waiting in a long … Continue reading

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The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Jason’s Pizza

Last Christmas I received a lovely gift in my stocking:

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Maple Bread

After walking the trails at Poland Spring Preservation Park, we decided to take a ride to Harvest Hill Farm with the idea of getting some locally grown, range fed meat to grill for dinner.  After seeing the animals on the … Continue reading

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Buttermilk Cornbread

Normally I use the cornbread recipe conveniently located on the side of the cornmeal container, but since I had buttermilk on hand I tried this one.  I have to say that it was one of the best cornbread recipes I’ve … Continue reading

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Sweet Potato Pancakes

These pancakes are easy to make, packed with nutrition, and very flavorful.  They can be served with maple syrup, but with the curry and natural sweetness from the sweet potatoes, they really do not need the syrup! The recipe can … Continue reading

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Homemade Bagels & Hot Pepper Jam

When I was in college, I was required to take a Children’s Literature course as part of my program.  One of the requirements was to read and report out on a ridiculous number of children’s books from a wide variety … Continue reading

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