Herbed Irish Soda Bread

  4 to 4-1/2 cups flour 1 Tbsp. sugar 1-1/2 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. basil 5 Tbsp. butter/margarine 1 egg beaten 1-1/2 cups buttermilk ½ cup chopped fresh parsley Mix or sift together dry ingredients. Cut in butter...

A Wee Bit About Irish Soda Bread

    A Wee Bit of History about Irish Soda Bread Irish soda bread was made with basic ingredients already found in the household: flour, baking soda, soured milk and salt. Its simplicity, quick fix time, and low cost made it ideal for poor Irish families in...

Love is in the Air!

The plethora of hearts, chocolate and stuffed animals the size of toll booths igniting the air and the airwaves the past month drove me into thoughtful consideration *and into making a  list* of the things I truly love. Criteria for My List  I limited my truly love...

An old Cowboy’s Recipe for FryBread

  In the 1960s, an old cowboy gave this recipe to my mom when we lived on the Mesa Redondo Ranch, Concho, Arizona. To each cup of flour, add: 1 tsp. baking powder ½ tsp. salt Enough milk or water to make a stiff dough, or ¼ cup powdered milk and warm water to...