Garlic Soup
When I was younger, my foster mother was convinced that garlic was a cure-all for many different ailments. And she used to eat raw garlic every morning because she thought it would keep her healthy. She would tell the story…
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Easter Paska Buns (Easter Bread)
Easter bread, otherwise known as Paska bread, is a sweet, citrusy bread topped with buttercream icing. Every year around Easter, there has always been Easter bread in the house, somehow. Whether it was bought, made by us, or given to…
Cinnamon Raisin Artisan Bread
Full Disclosure: I was ill-prepared this Easter, and we didn’t have the right ingredients to make a proper Easter post (I actually thought Easter was next weekend). My children all wanted Paska (Easter Bread), and have been asking daily for…
Easy Neapolitan Pizza Dough Recipe
Neapolitan pizza has a thin crunchy outside, with a soft, airy middle that is thin at the base and puffs up around the edge. This recipe is the closest that you will get to a wood fire pizza while still…
No-Knead Artisan Bread Recipe
Artisan bread is a no-knead bread that usually consists of 4 ingredients: flour, water, salt and yeast. And it uses time while proofing to do the kneading for you. It is cheaper and easy to make than most bread recipes…
Paska (Easter Bread)
I was hemming and hawing on making a blog post about paska. Because to be honest, I’ve always hated paska. When it started getting close to Easter, my foster mother would start baking loaves and loaves of paska in…
Moist, Delicious Banana Bread
When I was growing up, we always had some type of baked good or fresh fruit to snack on. When my foster mother would buy fruit, she would usually buy way too much and it would end up going bad…
Cream Gravy with Tomatoes Recipe
Tomato fat is my favorite type of schmaundt fat. By the time I was 14, Green Valley School and I had had enough of each other. Well, to be honest, I loved going to school, and I’d try to always…
Cabbage Borscht Recipe
Before I get into this blog post, I’d like to thank everybody for checking out my blog! It’s really crazy to see how much positive feedback I’ve been getting from everyone and seeing how many people continue to discover and…