Spicy Gouda Skillet Cornbread
Cornbread for a rainy day... Spicy Gouda Skillet Cornbread with green chilies in the crumb. For dry ingredients: 1/2 cup stone-ground cornmeal, 1 1/2 cups flour, 3/4 cup spicy Gouda, 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon baking powder. 1 1/2 tablespoons green chilies, 2 tablespoons slivered or minced red onion. 1 1/4 cups half 'n half milk cream. Melt 3 tablespoons … [Read more...]
Five-Batch Mozzarella Biscuits
Five-Batch Mozzarella Biscuits are concise--simply put together in a hurry--for a small number so there are no leftovers to get stale. If you don't have many to cook for, this'll work! Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit. Measure 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon baking soda. Use a whisk or blend with … [Read more...]
Oat Pecan Fruit Muffins
(Grandmother Anita and Mother) My mother's mother, Grandmother Anita, clipped recipes as often as she cut coupons and sale ads. She was always writing on paper--notes of ideas that she had thought of doing; some of them dreams. Those dreams became plans, whether or not she got to live them through or simply just kept them on a writing tablet or loose notebook … [Read more...]
Savory Pumpkin Bread
This recipe is adapted from Food Wishes... A savory pumpkin bread. It's not quite spring, just not yet, and it won't be, according to a calendar date. … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter-Honey Banana Bread
photos and script exclusively by Skirt in the Kitchen, recipe adapted from CHOW November is Peanut Butter Lovers Month, so why not bake a loaf [or two] of Peanut Butter-Honey Banana Bread? It's perfect for when company calls or when you need to stop in for a visit with loved ones. … [Read more...]
Tomato Jam with Cosmos Muffins
Tomato Jam with Cosmos Muffins, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen I cannot imagine summer rolling into fall without tomatoes, and I can't imagine not making a batch of tomato cinnamon jam with Cosmos muffins before it gets October! It might be the last thing I put off doing, squeezing time for these fruits referred to as vegetables last minute to put up in jars before the … [Read more...]
Wasabi-Zucchini Chocolate Chip Breakfast Muffins
Wasabi-Zucchini Chocolate Chip Breakfast Muffins, exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen I want full color, even in my baked goods, because Spring is springing forth and it has put me in the mood. The dark green peeling left on the zucchini for when it's grated to peek through the muffin cake, the vibrant Easter-green on the wasabi peas-- then finely ground into somewhat … [Read more...]
Kentucky Sorghum Bourbon-Spiced Biscuits with Tapioca and Poppy Seed
exclusively Skirt in the Kitchen I can appreciate the golden sways of wheat from a Kansas wind across miles of field. I can envision an orange sunrise for the backdrop of the world's grain basket, the heart of the bread bowl coming from those fields. I remember walking, prancing, and dancing barefoot on freshly plowed ground after it being harvested and disced in … [Read more...]
Lemon-Amaretto Poppy Seed Bread
Slice this, have this the following day; not the day it's made. It's worth its wait. Make sure it's covered well, without refrigeration, but keep it moist. It's good with coffee or tea after a light breakfast or for dessert after soup on a cold winter's night the next day; whenever you want to give it a try. Lemon-Amaretto Poppy Seed Bread, exclusively Skirt in the … [Read more...]