chocolate zucchini bread

This recipe is also one that came from Elizabeth, which she copied from one of her recipe books. Sadly I don’t have the title, but the author of the recipe is Michelle Larson of Madison, WI. I’ve made this several times and it is really darn good… and perfect for the end of the summer [...]

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 [...]

hoska bread

This is a traditional holiday bread made by Mike’s family. I absolutely loved it since the first time I tried it, as did my parents!
Hoska bread, Svarovsky style
Ingredients
5 to 6 cups unsifted flour
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/4 tsp ground mace
2 pkgs Active Dry Yeast
1 cup milk
2/3 cup water
1/2 stick margarine [...]

garden herb loaf

This is one of my parent’s favorite bread recipes, originally from the Fleischmann’s Yeast website. I modified it just a bit to add garlic, but you can add whatever herbs you enjoy most. This makes a great round loaf, or you can make two smaller braided loaves if you prefer.
Garden Herb Loaf
Makes 1 loaf.
Ingredients
4 to [...]

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 [...]