Garbanzo Bean Chocolate Cake: Gluten-Free Goodness!

It has no flour.  None.  None at all.  Not wheat, not rice, not tapioca.  It’s held together with chocolate chips, eggs, garbanzo beans, and butter.   It rises with the help of a mere teaspoon of baking powder.  It is moist, flavorful, rich and reminds me of a...

Pasta Fagioli Recipe

A hearty, healthy, cheap soup that changes based on what I have available. Ingredients for this particular batch: 1 c. dry great northern beans (or navy.  or cannellini.) 1 c. dry kidney beans 4 c. beef broth* 2 c. water* 2 cans tomato paste 1/2 large onion 2 cloves...

Baking Day: The Sequel

Baking day got off to a slow start this morning.  I just wasn’t feeling as motivated.  But I eventually got around to it. I started a quick soak for the beans for dinner tonight. (Pasta Fagioli in the crock pot) Next, I started the pizza dough for breadsticks....

Easy Peasy Granola Bar Recipe

This is a base recipe that you can tweak any way you want!  Make it as frugal or as fancy, as healthy or as decadent as you wish. (Double recipe shown in picture) Ingredients: 3 c. quick cooking oats 1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk 2 Tbs melted butter 3 1/2 c....

Half-Whole-Wheat Cornbread Recipe

Hearty, healthy (kinda), crispy, buttery cornbread!  Perfect for days when crockpot chicken is on the menu. Ingredients: 1/2 c. whole wheat flour 1/2 c. all-purpose flour 3/4 c. corn meal 2-3 Tbs sugar 2 1/2 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp salt 1 Tbs butter 2 eggs 1 c. milk...