Holiday Cheese Log

Well, no one should be having a holiday cocktail party this year, but if you live in an alternate reality and can have that gathering, here’s a vintage cheese log recipe. Serve with crackers. These are the type of thing you see in the Harry & David catalog or in the background of pictures of … Continue reading

Whole Wheat Bread

Another large quantity recipe – this one makes 6 loaves of whole wheat bread. Today, 6 loaves might be an awful lot for a small family, but for instance when my mother was a child in the 30s and 40s, Gram would bake bread every other day for their family of 5. A larger family … Continue reading

White Bread (5-6 loaves)

It’s good to have a basic white bread recipe, although I don’t know if this would make something more like a rustic loaf, or closer to Wonder Bread. It goes without saying that you would combine the various ingredients and blend well, then knead it until it is smooth before setting it out to rise … Continue reading

Weight Watchers Corn Muffins

This is a new one for me – corn muffins made with pineapple. I know in the early days of Weight Watchers, they would substitute cauliflower chunks for potato in potato salad, so I wonder if this is another unusual substitution. I have not made these and probably would not, nor would I rely on … Continue reading