Cheese Bread:

This is actually the first bread recipe I tried that actually WORKED for me. I can honestly say that this is one of the best breads I've ever had, and my family devoured one and a half loaves the first night. It's super moist, holds its shape and tastes delicious! I've messed around with this recipe a bit and have come up with a recipe that I've made a few times. I will add that at the end, although I don't have a picture for it.



Ingredients:

1 cup milk
3 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. salt
1 Tbsp. soft butter or margarine
2 Tbsp dry yeast (or two packages)
1 cup warm water
4 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

Directions:

Scald milk. Remove from head and add the sugar, salt and butter. Set aside mixture to cool. Add your yeast to the warm water and allow to dissolve. Place in a large bowl your flour and cheese. Add the yeast mixture and milk mixture and mix well. Cover with towel and let rise for 1 hour. Spoon into greased bread pans and bake at 375 for 35 minutes. Makes two loaves.

Pizza bread:
I decreased the amount of salt to 2 tsp. and the amount of sugar to 1 Tbsp. I also used mozzarella instead of cheddar. Before making the bread, I sauteed half an onion and one green bell pepper in oil until they were tender. I then cut up pepperoni in fourths. When it came time to mixing everything together (yeast and milk mixture with the flour mixture) I dumped in my peppers, onions and pepperoni and let it rise like normal. Bake for the 35 minutes at 375. Dip in your favorite pizza sauce.

Eggless Chocolate Cake:

So on Thursday I had a big, fat craving for some chocolate cake only to find out I had NO EGGS! So after a moment of self-pity, I decided that I CAN and WILL find a recipe for an eggless chocolate cake. I didn't have to look far. I found this recipe on allrecipes.com and needless to say, it was the most AMAZING chocolate cake I have ever eaten. It's super moist and not lacking at all on chocolatey flavor. I did adjust it a bit because my first one sunk in the middle. Yes, I made this again on Sunday and it turned out beautifully! I topped this one with a basic vanilla frosting. You can adjust the frosting to fit your needs/wants. I also recommend almond flavoring. I did this on Thursday and topped it with slivered almonds and it was really good. Also, don't add the vinegar until last!



Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cake flour (I used all purpose and it was fine)
1 cup white sugar
4 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup water
1/3 cup vegetable oil
2 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 8 x 8 inch square pan.

Sift the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt together.

Make a well in the center and add the water, oil, vanilla and lastly vineger. Beat until smooth and pour batter into the prepared pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

Here we are!

I love cooking and my family loves to eat my cooking, and I've had so many requests for me to make a cookbook, so I decided to make a blog instead! Here you will find many of my tried and true recipes. I've also decided to be rather adventerous and try some new ones as well and give you my thumbs up or down on. I'm hoping to have at least 2+ recipes posted on here a week.

First thing though, I'm most definitely not the best picture taker so you will have to bear with me.

I hope you enjoy this and find some interesting and fun recipes for you to try out on your family.