This has popped up on my menu plan a few times here and there and lots of you have asked for the recipe. But it’s taken me FOREVER to get around to posting it. Sorry ’bout that! This is a soft, slightly sweet white bread. It’s got a more tender crumb than regular white sandwich […]
How to Make Spiced Pecans (or Cashews. or Almonds.)
Spiced nuts are often considered to be a holiday food, but I love having them around for topping summer salads. So, today I’m republishing this recipe in honor of the arrival of salad season! This recipe, which I found in a Cook’s Illustrated library book, probably doesn’t really qualify as a frugal recipe, simply because […]
Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins
This post contains affiliate links, which earn revenue for this site at no extra cost to you. See my disclosure policy here. (I originally found these muffins on All Recipes years ago, and I’m resharing the recipe now with a printable recipe card!) My kids aren’t enormously fond of plain banana muffins, so they really […]
Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
Today’s recipe is not at all healthy. Not in the slightest. So, if you are the sort of person who shuns all things unhealthy, you can go and bake some whole wheat bread. Or whole wheat rolls. Or you can make a spinach salad. Or a zucchini salad. But if you like to have some yummy […]
Homemade Chewy Snickerdoodles
Recently, I was out with Mr. FG for dinner and I saw a big snickerdoodle cookie at the cash register. I hadn’t had a snickerdoodle in ages, so I decided to give it a try. Friends, let me tell you: It was a crushing disappointment of a cookie. The flavor was kind of ok, but […]
How to Make Popovers (in a muffin tin)
2020 edit: I tried this recipe in a nonstick muffin tin, and my popovers did not rise properly at all. I’m thinking maybe this works best in a traditional tin vs. a nonstick tin! Oddly enough, until a few years ago, I’d never had a popover, despite having seen them in cookbooks for years. One […]
