Joyce Middleton's Blog, page 18

Halloween Costumes for 2012

It’s time to get ready for Halloween. If you have children, will you buy them a costume or do you dress them yourself? Here’s what’s most popular this year:

How to Measure Flour

As I was baking yesterday, I was measuring flour and thought back to when I first learned to bake. My Grandmother was a voracious baker… bread, pies, cakes… you name it – she was baking it. The thing I found most interesting in watching her bake was that she rarely measured anything. Oh sure, she would measure the flour, but not accurately, I came to discover years later. You see, she didn’t use a written recipe for baking – she {Read More}

Green Olive Coleslaw

This is a recipe that I have been making for over 30 years. It’s actually part of a larger recipe that I will include in one of my “classics” books. Recently, I was looking for something to do with a bag of coleslaw I had in the fridge and suddenly, I remembered this old recipe given to me by a friend who grew up in the South. Checking my pantry, this is what I had: Bag of mixed cabbage Green {Read More}

A Way to Spread THANK YOU Just for Being Thankful

“Thank you.” Two words not said enough, by bosses, by spouses, by friends, or by strangers on the street. Tiny Prints is out to change that. I have been following Tiny Prints for years and think they’re line of cards and stationery are unique and just fabulous. Now you can try their cards as an introduction to their products. For one week only, you can get 10 FREE thank you cards from Tiny Prints. All you pay is shipping (as {Read More}

Chocolate Coffee Banana Bread

Another sneak peek… Have you ever baked your quick bread as a cake? Well – this recipe is perfect; it holds up no matter how you bake it or slice it. And the best part is that you don’t have to wait for the butter and sugar to cream – that’s because it’s actually a quick bread recipe. Take this recipe and spin it with your favorite additions! I baked this bread with a heavy layer of granulated sugar on {Read More}

Peach Apple Crumb Bread

I have been out-of-touch the past week as I’ve been busy baking for a new sampler book that I hope to have ready by next week. This is a quick bread recipe, but I’ve done something different with it. If you’re a subscriber, you will be getting first access to the book – FREE! Here’s a sneak peek… I’d really appreciate it if you would Tweet about this or share in any way you like! Just click on one of {Read More}

Lettuce Lemon Garlic Soup

Since I don’t like running to the grocery store, I will admit I sometimes “over buy” when I do my routine shopping to restock the pantry. And in summer, it’s even worse. How do you ever get out the door when there are so many fresh fruits and vegetables to inspect? I go very slowly through the produce department… I review, inspect, think of what I can make, bag it and then move to the next items. Unfortunately, sometimes my {Read More}

Marshmallow Peanut Butter Snack

I was going to tell you that I had kids over the other day and this is what I made them as a snack, but that’s not true. I actually was craving peanut butter and needed a little pick-me-up. Celery or rice cakes with my PB just wasn’t going to cut it. So – I started snooping around the pantry – or – more like blowing my way through the pantry…. and found: Graham crackers Peanut butter Marshmallows Normally I {Read More}

Black Bottom Ice Box Pie

I couldn’t get to sleep one night, so I started thinking of ingredients for a new recipe. Usually I get my inspiration when I’m walking, but this worked just as well, although I would rather save my creative moments for walking instead of laying awake at night. A traditional black bottom pie uses chocolate graham crackers or cookies for the crust. Well, I recently did that and wanted something new. This idea for a pie started with thinking about many {Read More}

Rustic Mini Boysenberry Pies

I call these “hand pies” – aren’t they cute? Think back to the Hostess Pies you might have loved when you were a child; only these have a lot more filling. Boysenberry Pie is one of my favorite pies. I order it when I’m out when I find it’s on the menu, but I haven’t had it in a long time. As usual, I checked my pantry and refrigerator to see what I have and here’s what I found: Frozen {Read More}