As I opened up a pantry door yesterday, I realized I was opening the last 1-pound bag of yeast I had bought before the pandemic years. It sunk in just how much bread I bake. In 2020, as the news was ramping up about issues in China, I panic-bought a lot of yeast on a… Continue reading Another Day, Another Loaf of Bread
Tag: Recipes
Bread Machine Dinner Rolls
Do you want soft dinner rolls with only a few minutes of hands-on time? This dinner roll recipe will quickly make them, and the only real work is shaping the dough into balls. The recipe is designed to work in a Zojirushi bread machine; if using a different brand, follow its directions. The Zojirushi prewarms… Continue reading Bread Machine Dinner Rolls
Vintage Recipes: Cream Rice Pudding
Vintage recipes can be interesting in making them. The rice is cooked in this rice pudding recipe until it falls apart. It works, but you start questioning your idea to make it right up to dishing the pudding up. A taste of it warm confirms it was worth cooking the life out of that poor… Continue reading Vintage Recipes: Cream Rice Pudding
Daily White Bread
This recipe reminds me of my childhood, baking bread with my Mom. She often made bread from scratch when we were young before life got complicated. All by hand, no stand mixer as a helper. She had me to help knead. It's not a complicated recipe. It uses regular ingredients. And it is fast. No,… Continue reading Daily White Bread
WWII Ration Recipes: Scrambled Corn and Macaroni
My kids looked at this meal and were making gacking noises, but when they tried it..it wasn't that bad. One of them actually liked it. Your mind thinks of mac and cheese, but there is no cheese. And there probably hasn't been a recipe like this since 1945, when war rationing finally ended. This vintage… Continue reading WWII Ration Recipes: Scrambled Corn and Macaroni