Elizabeth’s “Amish except for the pudding” Friendship Bread

Ok, so I know this isn’t a garden recipe, but it’s still a timely one since I’m in the middle of it. This is a great, interactive recipe that yields a really tasty and moist cake-like bread. It takes 10 days to make the “starter”, though, so plan ahead. On the 10th day, you will [...]

Banana Bread II – from Allrecipes.com

I’m posting this on March 19th because my sister was the queen of making banana bread when we were growing up. Don’t think this was the recipe we used, but it’s close! It’s another good one from Allrecipes – you can see it directly on that site by clicking here.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 [...]

Mardi Gras King Cake

One of the most interesting food traditions I’ve come across in the past few years while traveling for work is the Mardi Gras King Cake. This is a baked good that is similar to the oval shaped “kringles” one would find in Wisconsin – essentially a coffee cake in a round form. King Cakes were [...]

Chocolate chip pumpkin bread – from allrecipes

This recipe is from Allrecipes – you can get it directly from there by clicking on this link. It’s really really good – try it!
Chocolate chip pumpkin bread
INGREDIENTS
3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking [...]

Chocolate chip scones!

Do I dare start this foodie collaborative with my chocolate chip scone recipe? I don’t want to disappoint you guys for all the subsequent recipe entries i’ll make here because it won’t be this good, but here goes… ( i should mention that this isn’t *my* recipe, but i make it all the time, so [...]