Swiss Cheese Yeast Bread

Very delicious bread made from shredded Swiss cheese and shredded Parmesan cheese. I love ham sandwiches made from this bread. The addition of dried parsley flakes and basil gives a wonderful aromatic aroma. It is a batter bread and easy to make. I adapted this recipe for a bread machine to hand made. I used…

Cocoa Banana Walnut Bars

This is a flavorful snack cake that will use up over ripe bananas. I hate to see bananas go to waste, but sometimes they just don’t last long enough to be eaten. The recipe calls for 5 bananas. I had 3 large bananas that went ripe, so I use them, and the recipe turned out…

Key Lime and Walnut Quick Bread

This sweet bread is delicious and perfect for any occasion. It is easy to make and bake in a standard loaf pan. I bought the Nordic Ware citrus loaf pan in thrift store. The citrus pan is the only one I have ever seen so I have no idea when it was made. This is…

Date Nut Quick Bread

This recipe reminiscent of the date nut bread that used to be bought in a can. I don’t think they make it anymore. It is a very moist and full of dates and walnuts. It makes a wonderful tea bread that can be served with cream cheese for the holidays. I have looked for a…

Lemon Aid Blueberry Bundt Cake

Refreshing summer treat of lemon cake and blueberries. This is a very light batter bundt cake with a light lemon flavor. It is made in a 6-cup bundt pan or a standard loaf pan if you don’t have a small bundt pan. The sugar and butter have to be beat until it is light and…

Cottage Cheese Batter Bread

Simple batter bread that is easy to make. It is a nice soft bread prefect for sandwiches. I left out the herbs and onion from the original recipe. This way we could toast it and use peanut butter and jelly on it for breakfast. I had a carton of cottage cheese in the refrigerator that…

Homemade Stromboli

Stromboli is fun to make. Don’t be intimidated by the idea of making this yeast bread. It is very forgiving. Stromboli dough is soft and easy to work with. It is easy to shape. This recipe makes enough dough for 2 stromboli. You do have to give a block of time of a couple of…

Pear Cobbler

This is a lovely dessert any time of the year because it is made from canned pears. If you home can pears, you can use them in this recipe. It is a great recipe to add to your recipe box to have on hand for cooking from your cabinet. It is delicious. You can make…

Biscuit Crust Chicken Potpie

Quck and easy weekday meal made from items in your pantry. No pie crusts to roll out or long stewing time. It only takes 15 minutes to put together and bake for 30 minutes. Gives you time to put together a salad and mix up some pudding for dessert. I like to use leftover roast…