Wine Bread

Wine Bread

The bread and wine served astatine the Mass, the Lord’s Supper, the Eucharist, or Communion-whichever your tradition calls this occasion-started out non as isolated elements of bread and wine, as they ar in churches today, but as essential parts of a normal dinner.

As the followers of Jesus spread across the Roman Empire and had need to gather together, they began feeding together astatine a potluck supper held on Sunday evenings. One of the purposes of this gathering was to make sure that even the lowliest, poorest of their spiritual community got to enjoy good food Read the rest of this entry »

Wine List

Wine List

When there is no wine list, tread with caution. I realized only recently that the main reason I don’t like Chardonnay or Merlot very much boils down to the fact that most bars and restaurants without an extensive wine menu will still offer a red and white wine by the glass (called, “the house wine”)-and it’s typically Merlot and Chardonnay. It’s also typically quite cheap, and almost always tastes that way, too. The Merlot will be hard to drink and will leave a bitter finish, and the Chardonnay will be thick and almost slimy on the tongue, with a Read the rest of this entry »

Yeast Bread

Yeast Bread

Many people would much rather buy a loaf of bread from a bakehouse rather than make it themselves. Although many of us would like to eat fresh homemade bread, very few are willing to take the time and effort to bake one. This is understandable because the process involves straining kneading and two long waits for the bread to rise. However, through the 25 plus years of the Cookery School, what inspires maine to keep on teaching this skill is the look of delight on students faces as they take their first loaf of bread out of the oven. Read the rest of this entry »

Yeast Breads

Yeast Breads

Yeast breads can taste very delicious when done right. Here ar a few tips to make yeast bread correctly:

1) One of the secrets to making good yeast bread is to use as little flour as potential and still be able to handle the dough. The dough should be quite moist. Adding flour beyond this point will make the dough heavy and tough.

2) If your yeast dough springs back constantly while you ar trying to roll it out, it needs to relax a bit. Cover it with a dish towel to keep Read the rest of this entry »

Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Bread

A pop response of people, especially kids, to the mere mention of Zucchini Bread is “No way!” or even “Yuck.” Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it.

One of the hardest jobs every mother has is to convince their kids to eat their vegetables. Letting kids know the grandness of having veggies in their diet is almost always exhausting and time-consuming. Here is a solution to make mom’s life easier. It not only helps with the trouble with the kids but it is really very beneficial for everyone in the family as well: Zucchini Bread.

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Wonderbread

Wonderbread

Okay. It’s official. The holidays are here. Here’s a hint from Fiberlady. If you want to control gluttony this holiday season, choose foods high in fiber.

Eating high fiber foods will satisfy your hunger and make you feel full. By selecting high fiber recipes for your vacation menu, you can offer foods that may lower the absorption of fats so you can avoid the dreaded holiday weight gain. Maybe you won’t find yourself gorging on the usual array of fattening cookies, pies and brownies.

It’s incredibly easy to incorporate those precious grams of Read the rest of this entry »

Zuchinni Bread

Zuchinni Bread

The day after Thanksgiving I was still upset over the disaster of my Thanksgiving home made biscuits…among other things. It seems I just do not have the touch for baking. Dough and I simply do not get along. But I still wanted to make those creamy home made biscuits that melt in your mouth.

So, I concluded that the only way I could make good biscuits was to use the simplest recipe I could devise. And after a few trial and errors, I got it. Here it is:

Ingredients

2 cups Baking Read the rest of this entry »