Archive for Easter
How To Stay On A Diet Over The Holidays
If you are on a diet then the holidays represent a lot of stress and the testing of your willpower. Trying to stay on a diet is hard enough in and of itself, but throw in the holiday feast and it gets even more difficult.
Don’t worry though, there is no need to stress about being [...]
Easiest Hack Mashed Potatoes - Period.
Mashed potatoes, a staple component of the American holiday meal. If not for this fine concoction, what would we put next to our peas, serve our noodles over, and later turn into potato cakes? It seems like everywhere I go for the holidays lately, people are adding all kinds of things to their mashed potatoes. [...]
Easiest Part of the Holiday Meal to Hack
Some people like to make a loaf or two of homemade bread to go with their holiday meals. Why? While homemade white or wheat bread can indeed be a tasty treat, it is also time-consuming and takes up space in the oven. Now, if making the bread at home was the only possible way to [...]
Hack Appetizer - Oil Dipped Bread
We all know what appetizers are for. They rev you up for the big-eat and keep you from wasting away while you await your entree. During any big cooking holiday, appetizers serve one extremely important role as well. They keep people out of the kitchen!
One simple way to both keep down the tummy rumblings and make [...]
Focaccia Bread
An Italian kick to go with any special meal. A fantastic bread alternative.
INGREDIENTS:
 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 pinch ground black pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup [...]
Italian Dipping Oil
It’s the holidays, and Italian spices likely won’t go well with your holiday meal, but it might. If you want to dip your bread in the kind of dipping oil used in most Italian restaurants, this recipe should serve your purpose. Best served with crusty french bread or Focaccia.
INGREDIENTS:
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon oregano
1 [...]
Holiday Bread Dipping Oil
Popular as an appetizer in mostly Italian restaurants, there can be as many variations of dipping oils as their are spice combinations, so it’s not an entirely Italian delicacy. A spice combination can be created to go with any meal. Any kind of basic fresh bread, white, wheat, sourdough, etc, can be dipped.
One of the [...]
Egg Bread with Cinnamon
Traditional egg bread with a swirl of cinnamon.
Prepare using the recipe for Egg Bread.
After dividing the dough in half, roll each half into a 12×6-in rectangle. Lightly brush dough with water.
Combine 1/2 cup sugar with 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.
Sprinkle half of the cinnamon-sugar onto each rectangle, covering the entire area of the dough.
Roll up the [...]
Egg Bread
Looking for a special treat for your holiday breakfasts? This egg bread is sure to delight.
INGREDIENTS:
4 3/4 all-purpose flour
1 package active dry yeast
1 1/3 cups milk
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
DIRECTIONS:
Combine 2 cups of flour with yeast.
Put margarine or butter in a saucepan with milk, sugar and salt. Heat until margarine [...]