Quick and easy recipes for all
Upon hearing that we were out of whole wheat flour, my husband and kids were elated. They started chanting “white bread” at the top of their lungs. How can white bread bring so much joy? Does whole wheat bread taste that bad? Of course not! Especially when you can make soft one rise whole wheat …
I’ve been making Betty Crocker (BC) cakes the last few years for my kids’ birthdays. I’m ready to take the next step and graduate to Chinese Bakery Cake! We love cakes from Chinese bakeries. They’re light, fluffy, and have just the right hint of sweetness. The cakes are made the same way as sponge and …
My family LOVES white bread but it’s obviously not as nutritious as whole wheat. Since we eat sandwiches regularly for weekday lunches, I can’t help but add a little bit of whole wheat to inject some fiber and nutrients into our meal rather than having us chomp on empty calories. The beauty of this whole …
My family loves these cheesy biscuits. Then again, they love anything with white flour. And white flour + cheese = homerun! This recipe is so easy, even young kids can make it. It has no rising time, does not require use of food processors to cut butter into small pieces, nor does it require folding …
While we were dating, my husband surprised me with a dinner date, where he made pizza. He used a pre-made Boboli crust and topped it with pizza sauce, pepperoni, and shredded cheese. After we got married, it became a tradition to make pizza on our wedding anniversary. Our pizza recipe has come a long way …
Here’s a No Knead Crusty Artisan Bread recipe for ya! No knead means none of that sticky dough on your hands and fingers. Just give a stir, let it rise, shape, rise, and bake! Sound easy? It is! With this recipe, you can make two loaves. You can either form the dough into rounds or …
A few weeks ago, I encouraged everyone to bake bread because what else can we do while stuck inside with the COVID-19 pandemic around us? I guess the whole world took my advice because people are having a hard time finding flour nowadays! Today, a friend mentioned that she couldn’t find flour to bake banana …
My kids are out of school for the next few weeks. My husband is working from home. So we’re all staying in for the most part, except for an hour or so where we get out and get some fresh air! So if you are hunkering down with social distancing and staying in, it’s the …
Who knew rice cookers could make more than … just rice? We have the Zojirushi rice cooker and love it! It makes the softest and fluffiest brown rice… that almost tastes like white rice… at least to me. My kids and husband think otherwise. The rice cooker has a “cake” option that I use to …
Just in time for Valentine’s Day… a heart shaped cake with whipped cream frosting! I actually made this cake a couple of months ago for my daughter’s birthday. Usually, we pick a cake at the store but since her brother has gotten homemade specially decorated cakes the last few years, she wanted one too… and …