A guest who stayed at our bed and breakfast made my Flax Irish Soda Bread. She emailed to say that she had posted about it, so when I visited her blog, I decided to try one of her recipes that she found in a pamphlet called Prize-Winning Salads (The Country Cooking Recipe Collection) by Mary Beth Jung, 1990. Thanks, Rosemary! I do…

Click on over to angry chicken's blog for a free pdf that Amy Karol, author of Bend-the-Rules Sewing, calls her "recipe cheat sheet." She created a chart listing ingredients, oven temp, and baking times for 13 of her most frequently used recipes… all on one 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. There are no directions…

Sprinkle this crunchy maple syrup-sweetened nut and seed mixture atop a tummy warming bowl of oatmeal, a stack of hearty ancient grain pancakes, or crisp salad greens. Stir it into popped corn or eat it plain. It'll add a satisfying texture dimension and an earthy visual appeal. I tore the recipe from a Country Living…

This tuna salad from eatingwell.com was a quick lunch as I finish my last project due for the present college term. It is a nice change of pace from the traditional mixture. Serve it on a lettuce leaf strewn with toppings (e.g., raw sunnies, pumpkin seeds, and sprouts) alongside homemade yogurt and fruit.     Walnut Dill Tuna Salad 1…

This quick fruit and nut dessert from eatrightamerica.com is equally appropriate and yummy for breakfast.   Mango Pudding ¼ cup slivered almonds 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into chunks (I used a 16 oz pkg partially thawed frozen mango chunks + 2 tbsp pineapple juice because my blender needed some extra liquid to encourage the blades…

My daughter Heather plans to make Irish soda bread for my granddaughter's St. Patrick's Day class treat. She makes it frequently, but I had never tasted it, so today when I ran across a page I had torn from a November 2007 issue of Country Home with a recipe for Flax Soda Bread, I headed to the kitchen… in honor of Heather's birthday…

This "hotdish oatmeal for breakfast"recipe comes from Ann Burckhardt (aka "The Hotdish Queen"), a born-and-bred Minnesotan who is the author of Hot Dish Heaven: Classic Casseroles from Midwest Kitchens. She was featured in the October 2008 issue of Midwest Living Magazine.    This bowl of oatmeal looks plain jane, but it is anything but. A little twist packs a…

I made these lightweight buttermilk pancakes from Clean Eating Magazine this morning. The sucanat adds wonderful flavor. We were racing out the door, so I didn't get a photo of the end product.   Buttermilk Sucanat Pancakes Makes 16 pancakes 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour ¾ ¼ cup organic sucanat (I'm going to try reducing…

 This pudding from eatrightamerica.com is a nutrition powerhouse! Check it out… avocado, banana, and spinach with raisins and shredded coconut toppings. Dick wouldn't get up in the middle of the night to devour it, but he ate it. That's a reliable testament to its flavor quotient. It's really very good. I have included a few recipe…

Last night, I prepped for this morning's breakfast by combining 3 cups rolled oats (not quick-cooking variety), 3 cups purified/filtered water, and 6 tablespoons buttermilk (or Kombucha, kefir, or whey). By allowing it to sit overnight on your countertop a minimum of 8 hours up to 24 hours, the acidic medium neutralizes the phytic acid in the oats.…