No sandwich speaks of late summer to me more than a BLT. It became a tradition at my family’s house to have corn on the cob (fresh from Mom’s garden) and BLT’s near the end of summer (that’s when the corn ripens in northern Minnesota). It’s the perfect combo. We would eat them night after night…
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Buttermilk Oatmeal Bread
This Buttermilk Oatmeal Bread is soft, a little bit sweet, and a little bit sour. Perfect for toasting! Since I don’t own a stand mixer (we’re working on that), I often avoid making bread that requires kneading. Instead, I opt for a no-knead bread, which is quite good, but sometimes you just need a slice…
Grandma’s Cooking School: Banana Cream Pie
This post entitled “Grandma’s Cooking School: Banana Cream Pie” was originally posted on February 10, 2010 on Cooking for Seven. Because these lessons were such an important part of my life, I will be re-posting them here. {Grandma’s Cooking School is my chronicles of the informal cooking lessons that my Grandma graciously decided to give…
Sparkling Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea
This Sparkling Strawberry Jasmine Green Tea is a refreshing spring or summer drink. So. Our house flooded. At six thirty in the morning we heard Grandpa calling from upstairs (we live in the basement apartment of Reuben’s grandparents’ house). At first we thought one of them had fallen down, but…
Wordless Wednesday: Tea + English Muffin
Blueberry Lemon Drizzle Bread
This Blueberry Lemon Drizzle Bread is basically a cross between a cake and a quick bread. “You should never make cake again – when you want to make cake, you should make this instead. It’s way better,” Reuben informed me after gobbling down a slice or two of this bread. “I’ll take TWO pieces,” he requested…
