Slow Cooker Bread - A solution to hot summer baking woes! Home baked bread is tops in the Thompson house, so that's why I use this Slow Cooker Multigrain Artisan Bread recipe to give the family one of their favorite treats when the weather is hot and I don't want to heat up the kitchen. Slow Cooker Bread is a way for me to give the family something they love without … [Read more...]
French Baguette Recipe
My hubby loves this Crusty French Baguette Recipe! One of Bill's favorite breads is the crusty French Baguette and he says that my recipe is one of the best he has ever had. I had never made a French Baguette until we moved here to remote northern Maine. Bakeries were plentiful in southern New Hampshire where we grew up so I never had the need. But here in northern Maine … [Read more...]
Olive Oil and Rosemary Artisan Bread Recipe
Incredibly tasty Olive Oil and Rosemary Artisan Bread Recipe This Olive Oil and Rosemary Artisan Bread Recipe is one of my favorite bread recipes. It's rustic profile is visually appealing and the flavor is to die for. It makes a great bread for a dinner that has a meat entree so this is what I am planning to go with my Slow Cooker Ham Recipe for Easter. Not only will it … [Read more...]
Pumpkin Recipes after the Witching Hour!
After tonight there will be a lot of "slightly used" pumpkins around that shouldn't be allowed to go to waste. I light my Jack o' Lantern using a glow stick so as not to ruin the flesh. It's been kept nice and cold outside for the last few days with our northern Maine chilly temps - 41 degrees today. So tomorrow I will dig out a few of my favorite pumpkin recipes and put … [Read more...]
Nestle Coffee-mate Helps Me Say Thank You To My Heroes – #CMSalutingHeroes
I had the chance to participate in a #CollectiveBias promotional event to honor military heroes - #CMSalutingHeroes. This week Bill and one of his veteran friends, Toby, were doing some yard work, and I decided to give these two heroes a special “Thank you for your service” treat during their coffee break. I baked a special “My Hero Pie” (recipe below) made with a … [Read more...]
Soft Moist Gingerbread Cookies
Making My Gingerbread Man a "Softy"......The search for a Soft Moist Gingerbread Cookies Recipe I love anything with ginger in it and I definitely love moist gingerbread warm from the oven with a huge dollop of whipped cream on it. Yummmmmmmmmmm..... but I am not all that crazy about hard gingerbread cookies. I'm a soft cookie fan and most gingerbread recipes I tried … [Read more...]
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies Recipe
Strawberry Shortcake Cookies - The Portable Alternative! This past weekend ended up a total bust! What had been planned as a Memorial Day picnic at the lakeside turned into a cold rainy weekend in the house. Thank goodness we have a very large front porch (10' x 30') that accommodates a large picnic table and gas grill so we could keep the menu that had been … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Crumble – It’s a Spring Thing!
Rhubarb Crumble with Vanilla Ice Cream .....It's a Very Good Thing!Rhubarb Crumble is good anytime of the year but I love it in the spring because that's when I can grab fresh rhubarb from the garden. Let's face it....there's nothing like ingredients that are garden fresh! Eaten alone, fresh from the garden, rhubarb is extremely tart! It makes a lemon … [Read more...]
Apple Crumble Pie
Apple Pie and Mom ...it's an American thing! This Apple Crumble pie is one of my favorite Apple Pie recipes.. I love making pies and ,of course, Bill loves eating them, and apple is his favorite. To change things up from the typical two crust apple pie, I try different recipes. This apple pie recipe for Apple Crumble Pie is from an older cookbook circa 1978 called … [Read more...]
The Annual Christmas Cookie Swap
When you get to be my age, you have a lot of Christmases to reflect on; lots and lots of memories and traditions from Christmases past. One of my favorite traditions was started by my sister Pat and her husband Moe (short for Maurice) – the annual Christmas Cookie swap. It happened on the Sunday afternoon before Christmas at Pat and Moe’s home in Peterborough, New … [Read more...]