Today, I'm sharing with you how to take spent grains from brewing beer, dry them, whiz them up into flour in your blender, and then make some truly flavorful spent grain English muffins. I love working with spent grains, either using grains from The Beloved's brewing forays or getting some from local homebrew groups. My first attempt was a soft spent grain sandwich bread that is just wonderful. You may also be interested in my spent grain crackers, spent grain granola, or these soft, no-bake ... continue reading...
Broiled Goat Cheese Crostini | Effortless Appetizers
Why Make This Recipe Very rarely do I want to recreate a restaurant dish at home, but we were Absolutely Sure that we'd have to eat the Goat Cheese Thing on a Frequent Basis, so it behooved us to figure it out. Broiled goat cheese is a very easy appetizer to make, and you can come up with any number of variations, and that's one of the main reasons to make it. The crostini are just sliced baguette broiled on both sides and then brushed with garlicky olive oil. And the cheese is so ... continue reading...
Summer Tomato Jam Recipe | Sweet & Tangy
Summer Tomato Jam Tomato jam tastes like concentrated summer. This one is made with a neighbor's perfectly ripe, home-grown tomatoes. She gifted us with 2 1/2 pounds, and rather than eat them on sandwiches, which is obviously a viable option, I wanted to concentrate that goodness so we could have full-on tomato flavor with just a tablespoon at a time. Summer is only a season, so bring some summer with you into fall this year with this sweet, slightly spicy tomato jam recipe. Why ... continue reading...
Delicious Cherry Cobbler Recipe
Why You Should Make This Cobbler Recipe It's no secret that I'm a fan of the fruity dessert. I am partial to the NC-centric sonker like this blackberry cherry sonker, but there is almost nothing better than a fresh and bubbling cherry cobbler. Here's what makes this one so good, and why you should make one immediately. Easy: You don't have to make a pastry crust. For the pie crust- and biscuit-averse, this cobbler is topped with a simple batter than cozies down among the cherries.No ... continue reading...
Whipped Coffee Cheesecake Bars | #SummerDessertWeek
This post and recipe was created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine. Why You Should Make This Recipe Friends, coffee lovers, cheesecake lovers, lend me your ears. These are the magical things about this dessert: No-bake (well, minimal bake, since I do ask you to bake the crust) makes it an easy summer choice for dessertMade with no hard-to-find ingredients--no fancy coffee extracts here, just good old ... continue reading...
