When I am preparing to cook, one of the many pleasures I get is from simply pulling together ingredients from the pantry, fridge, or from our garden. It’s kind of like staging for what’s ahead, seeing what is ready to be tossed into something delicious. It’s calming to view my collected ingredients as the natural …
I feel so lucky to have the guidance of my brother in law, Neil’s original granola recipe. It’s the perfect inspiration to inspire my morning to make a batch of granola. Being the intuitive cook that I am, my end results are never exactly the same as Neil’s recipe. I use whatever seeds, nuts and …
For the past several years, Roger and I have taken the train down to attend the Santa Barbara Film Festival. This year it was offered online due to the pandemic. Since we are film freaks, we of course decided to create our own Film Festival experience from home. We invited Neil and Mary, Roger’s brother …
I made my sister in laws chocolate carrot cake recipe, but made up my own frosting. So easy to make. Just add about 3 tablespoons powdered sugar to our 9.5 oz. container spreadable Vache (it’s in place of cream cheese). A little lemon juice brings out just the right balance of delicious frosting for any …
Did you know that when you taste the delicious artisan farmstead cheese from Samish Bay Cheese at your local farmers market or in our Bow, WA cheese shop that you are actually eating award-winning cheese? Avid fans of Samish Bay Cheese will remember that last year, SBC walked away with rather high marks at the …
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Ingredients 5 oz. Aged Ladysmith 1 sheet pastry or pie shell 1-2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons pepper jelly or jam/preserves To Create: Preheat oven to 425° Melt butter. Use a small amount to butter the bottom of a baking dish. Place the Aged Ladysmith in the center of pastry dough. Gently fold pastry dough over …
Ingredients 1 1/2 C flour, white minus 2 Tablespoons ½ C flour, whole wheat* 2 t baking powder 1 t baking soda Dash of salt 2 t cinnamon Dash of ground cloves Dash of nutmeg 2 t cocoa powder 4 eggs (large) 2 t vanilla 1 C white sugar 1 C brown sugar (dark) 1 …
Ingredients 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, brought up to room temperature, plus extra for greasing. 1 cup sugar 2 or 3 very ripe bananas, coarsely mashed (about 1 1/2 cups) 3 large eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup Samish Bay Yogurt 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour, plus extra for flouring 1/4 cup flax seed meal 1 …