A friend of mine made this it was so good. Of course, I had to try it with some adjustments. The is the original recipe. Very yummy!!!! The post that follows contains my experiment...my attempts to make this a white flour and cornmeal free recipe. It came out decent. It needs a little adjusting, but I think with those adjustments it will be a good quick bread base. I served this with quiche. It not a sweet quick bread...more like a cornbread.
Quick Buttermilk Herb Bread
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup cornmeal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 TBL. finely minced fresh rosemary
1 1/4 cup fat-free buttermilk
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 TBL. honey
2 TBL. olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray interior of 8X4 inch loaf pan with oil spray.
In large bowl, combine dry ingredients and rosemary.
In separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, honey and oil. Stir into flour mixture just until blended. Spoon batter into the baking pan.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool slightly on a rack. Turn out the bread and cool completely on a wire rack. Serve immediately or store wrapped in plastic wrap or foil.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Quick Buttermilk Bread-Experiment
Quick Buttermilk Bread
(Experiment )
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup oat flour
1/2 cup almond meal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cup fat-free buttermilk
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 TBL. honey
2 TBL. olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray interior of 8X4 inch loaf pan with oil spray.
In large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
In separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, honey and oil. Stir into flour mixture just until blended. Spoon batter into the baking pan.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool slightly on a rack. Turn out the bread and cool completely on a wire rack. Serve immediately or store wrapped in plastic wrap or foil.
NOTE: Add more salt. Try with ripe bananas, raisins, apples, applesauce.
(Experiment )
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
3/4 cup oat flour
1/2 cup almond meal
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1 1/4 cup fat-free buttermilk
1 egg, slightly beaten
2 TBL. honey
2 TBL. olive oil
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray interior of 8X4 inch loaf pan with oil spray.
In large bowl, combine dry ingredients.
In separate bowl, combine buttermilk, egg, honey and oil. Stir into flour mixture just until blended. Spoon batter into the baking pan.
Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Remove from oven and cool slightly on a rack. Turn out the bread and cool completely on a wire rack. Serve immediately or store wrapped in plastic wrap or foil.
NOTE: Add more salt. Try with ripe bananas, raisins, apples, applesauce.
Oat Flour Pizza Crust
I have been fairly successful in eliminating white flour from my diet while at home. (With the exception of last week when I was sick and didn't care what I ate). I came up with this pizza dough made of oat and whole wheat flour. It was adapted from a regular pizza dough recipe. I took my chances and the results were...ok...nothing spectacular. It wasn't great, but not terrible either. I am going to keep it as a base that needs tweaking. It didn't rise hardly at all. The final texture was not bad, but not pizza "doughish."
Oat Flour Pizza Dough
2 cups oat flour
1/2-3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup warm water
1 tsp. honey
1 scant Tbl. active dry yeast or 1 package
2 Tbl. Olive oil
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir honey into warm water in a large bowl. Stir in yeast until dissolved. Let stand for 10 minutes or until foamy. Add flour, salt and oil. Combine. Knead for 6-8 minutes until you have moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic. Let rest for about an hour or so. Lightly grease pizza pan. Roll dough onto pan. Top as desired. Bake for 10-20 minutes uni done.
NOTES: All the mixing and kneading was done in Kitchen Aid Stand mixer.
Oat Flour Pizza Dough
2 cups oat flour
1/2-3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
1 cup warm water
1 tsp. honey
1 scant Tbl. active dry yeast or 1 package
2 Tbl. Olive oil
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Stir honey into warm water in a large bowl. Stir in yeast until dissolved. Let stand for 10 minutes or until foamy. Add flour, salt and oil. Combine. Knead for 6-8 minutes until you have moderately stiff dough that is smooth and elastic. Let rest for about an hour or so. Lightly grease pizza pan. Roll dough onto pan. Top as desired. Bake for 10-20 minutes uni done.
NOTES: All the mixing and kneading was done in Kitchen Aid Stand mixer.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Stephanie O'dea Post
I liked the following article/encouragement from the "Crock Pot Lady" (http://stephanieodea.com/):
http://totallytogetherjournal.com/the-daily-7-for-a-highly-successful-household/
http://totallytogetherjournal.com/the-daily-7-for-a-highly-successful-household/
Rice and Beans-No tomatoes
In my attempt to save money in this new year I decided to have at least one meatless or low meat meal a week. I would like to try to have two. That would be a challenge. I am a big meat eater and my husband...well.... every time I serve a dinner without meat I get comments like, "Where's the beef?" You have to know my hubby. He needs his protein and really can't afford to lose weight. I have another challenge. WD hates tomatoes. In our house you eat what you are served, but I do consider our tastes when I plan my menus. I don't want to constantly serve things the kids don't like. Many meatless meals use tomatoes. I searched the web for "tomato-less" beans and rice. I found a few, but decided to take one as a base and make my own. Here it is:
Rice and Beans
1small onion, chopped
1/2 cup or so carrots, chopped in very small pieces
2 cans of beans (any you like), drained and rinsed
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 tsp Thyme
2 TBL. McCormick Premium Taco Seasoning mix...any taco seasoning would be fine or some cumin, chili powder, etc.
2 tsp. Garlic powder
3-4 cups brown rice, cooked
Salt and Pepper to taste
Bring broth to a boil in a medium pot or large skillet. Add onions and carrot. Once broth returns to a boil reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Add beans. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Stir in rice a cup at a time until you have the desired bean to rice ratio. Cook for another 10 minutes stirring frequently. Season with Salt and Pepper.
NOTE(for personal reference): Try cooking rice in Chicken broth instead of water with spices. Add beans half way through. Try with more veggies (i.e. celery, peppers, corn)
Rice and Beans
1small onion, chopped
1/2 cup or so carrots, chopped in very small pieces
2 cans of beans (any you like), drained and rinsed
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 tsp Thyme
2 TBL. McCormick Premium Taco Seasoning mix...any taco seasoning would be fine or some cumin, chili powder, etc.
2 tsp. Garlic powder
3-4 cups brown rice, cooked
Salt and Pepper to taste
Bring broth to a boil in a medium pot or large skillet. Add onions and carrot. Once broth returns to a boil reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes or until vegetables are crisp tender. Add beans. Simmer for 10-15 minutes. Stir in rice a cup at a time until you have the desired bean to rice ratio. Cook for another 10 minutes stirring frequently. Season with Salt and Pepper.
NOTE(for personal reference): Try cooking rice in Chicken broth instead of water with spices. Add beans half way through. Try with more veggies (i.e. celery, peppers, corn)
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Goals
"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:14
We must press toward a mark...spiritually as well as physically and practically. We need to know where we are going and how to get there. Once we have a plan the work begins...taking each task and working to accomplish it. Write down the "big picture," but don't focus too much on the big picture. Focusing on the big picture causes us to feel overwhelmed. Start with number 1. When it is completed cross it off...yes paper and pencil here...cross it off with a pencil... a very satisfying feeling. Now move onto number 2. Keep going through the list. It is amazing how much can be completed by setting a goal and focusing on each task individually.
Now to make it personal...
I have a few goals this year...some are personal and I don't want to share with the entire cyber-world, but here are a few:
1. Get our house in order (a never ending task). My hubby and I sat down and wrote a list of household goals for this year. Redoing rooms, cleaning out clutter, putting on a new roof...everything we could think of.
2. Lose 15 pounds...I wish it were as easy as it sounds.
3. Have a devotional life...interesting wording...a life filled with devotion...to my Lord...it must start with a devotional time. I don't mean just reading the Word here...I have done that for years. I mean really getting to know the Bible and the Lord.
4. Increase my prayer time. Praying when I don't have a need. Just talking to my Saviour.
5. Be more encouraging.
6. Work harder at being a friend.
7. Be a witness for the Lord.
I would love to hear others personal goals for the year as well as any tips for organizing and keeping your goals. It always helps to have some encouragement along the way.
"Let all things be done decently and in order." -1Corinthians 14:40
Friday, December 23, 2011
Christmas Traditions
Often people ask me if we have any Christmas Traditions. My answer is usually, "Not really." Then I start to tell the simple things we have done for the past 10-13 years...in fact these are our Christmas traditions. Our children confirm these are traditions when they say when are we going to do...or are we going to do...like we did last year?
So, what are our traditions?
-Sister shopping trip. My older sister and I take a day the first week of December and go Christmas shopping. Most of the shopping gets done on this day. We start early and end late. It is a great time.
-Cutting down our Christmas tree. As a little girl we would always go as a family and cut down our Christmas tree. This has carried over into our married life. The first weekend in December my entire family goes to a tree farm to get our trees.
-Christmas chains. The kids make paper chains to count down to Christmas (one link per day). Each day they rip a chain off.
-Christmas puzzle countdown. A dollar store puzzle broken down into 25 small stockings makes a great "advent calendar." Each day the kids dump out the pieces and add it to their puzzle. On Christmas morning they will add the last pieces to see the completed puzzle. I wasn't thrilled with my choices this year. I always love to get a winter scene or Christmas themed puzzle, but the best I could do for a dollar was toy story. Oh, well!
-Making Christmas cookies. Even Dad helps. We try very hard to pick a night for all of to make cookies together. More get made during the days leading up to Christmas, but it is a special time for us all to make cookies together. I usually end up rolling and cutting while Dad and the kids decorate...they are much more artist than I and they cookies always come out great.
-Movie/Present wrapping night. I guess not truly a tradition because we don't do it every year. I try my hardest to find a time when hubby and I can watch a Christmas movie and wrap presents together. It is fun and a big help to me. This year we watched "It's Wonderful Life" while we wrapped.
-Christmas Music. We listen to Christmas Music/CDs from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Some of our favorites: Christmas Carol, Harold the King, Christmas Sing-Along, Handel's Messiah, knvbc.com Revival Radio.
-Candlelight Christmas Eve dinner. Who would have thought this would be my son's favorite? Christmas day is full of visiting. We wanted to choose a time to have some quiet family time. We chose Christmas Eve for this time. Before our grandparents passed away we would sometimes visit them on Christmas Eve, but we always set aside time to have a quiet, candle lit dinner together. Even when the kids came we kept this tradition. We have added a few things like each person choosing a part of the meal and a birthday cake/dessert for Jesus. We put candles in the cake with a little nativity scene and sing Happy Birthday.
-Christmas themed devotions/family Bible time. My favorite Christmas book is The Christmas Story According to Luke. I love the illustrations. It is completely KJB scripture. We always read the Christmas Story on Christmas morning. I love this book because it illustrates what is being read. It is great for pre-readers. This year I found a book at CBD.com that had a poster with stickers. We have been using this in some of our morning devotions this week.
-Reading the Christmas story on Christmas morning. (see above)
-Christmas breakfast. Not much traditional about this except Sausage loaf. My mom always made sausage loaf (kind of like breakfast sausage meatloaf) around Christmas time. We usually have this as part of our breakfast.
-Christmas Day Visiting. Our Christmas day is a busy one. We start out opening gifts at home with the kids. Then around 11:00 or 11:30 we head off to my husbands parent's for dinner and exchanging gifts. We stay for a few hours then head over to my mom and dad's for a gift exchange desserts and light snacks. It is a full day, but I love it. I am very thankful we are close to both of our families for Christmas. It would be hard not to see everyone on Christmas day.
-The last and most important. Using Christmas as an opportunity. Christmas is definitely a great time to point lost people to Christ. I like to use it as an opportunity in our home to point the kids to Christ. To really emphasize what Jesus' birth truly meant for mankind. In a practical way it is an opportunity to teach the children about giving. How to give, how to receive, and manners. I always tell the kids we are going to their grandmas, to give them their gifts. Maybe they will have something for them and maybe they won't, but we are going to give to them.
I would love to hear your traditions or any ideas you may have. I have learned that some traditions we purposefully make, but others just happen. I think I like the ones that just happen best.
Have very Merry Christmas!!! Di
So, what are our traditions?
-Sister shopping trip. My older sister and I take a day the first week of December and go Christmas shopping. Most of the shopping gets done on this day. We start early and end late. It is a great time.
-Cutting down our Christmas tree. As a little girl we would always go as a family and cut down our Christmas tree. This has carried over into our married life. The first weekend in December my entire family goes to a tree farm to get our trees.
-Christmas chains. The kids make paper chains to count down to Christmas (one link per day). Each day they rip a chain off.
-Christmas puzzle countdown. A dollar store puzzle broken down into 25 small stockings makes a great "advent calendar." Each day the kids dump out the pieces and add it to their puzzle. On Christmas morning they will add the last pieces to see the completed puzzle. I wasn't thrilled with my choices this year. I always love to get a winter scene or Christmas themed puzzle, but the best I could do for a dollar was toy story. Oh, well!
-Making Christmas cookies. Even Dad helps. We try very hard to pick a night for all of to make cookies together. More get made during the days leading up to Christmas, but it is a special time for us all to make cookies together. I usually end up rolling and cutting while Dad and the kids decorate...they are much more artist than I and they cookies always come out great.
-Movie/Present wrapping night. I guess not truly a tradition because we don't do it every year. I try my hardest to find a time when hubby and I can watch a Christmas movie and wrap presents together. It is fun and a big help to me. This year we watched "It's Wonderful Life" while we wrapped.
-Christmas Music. We listen to Christmas Music/CDs from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Some of our favorites: Christmas Carol, Harold the King, Christmas Sing-Along, Handel's Messiah, knvbc.com Revival Radio.
-Candlelight Christmas Eve dinner. Who would have thought this would be my son's favorite? Christmas day is full of visiting. We wanted to choose a time to have some quiet family time. We chose Christmas Eve for this time. Before our grandparents passed away we would sometimes visit them on Christmas Eve, but we always set aside time to have a quiet, candle lit dinner together. Even when the kids came we kept this tradition. We have added a few things like each person choosing a part of the meal and a birthday cake/dessert for Jesus. We put candles in the cake with a little nativity scene and sing Happy Birthday.
-Christmas themed devotions/family Bible time. My favorite Christmas book is The Christmas Story According to Luke. I love the illustrations. It is completely KJB scripture. We always read the Christmas Story on Christmas morning. I love this book because it illustrates what is being read. It is great for pre-readers. This year I found a book at CBD.com that had a poster with stickers. We have been using this in some of our morning devotions this week.
-Reading the Christmas story on Christmas morning. (see above)
-Christmas breakfast. Not much traditional about this except Sausage loaf. My mom always made sausage loaf (kind of like breakfast sausage meatloaf) around Christmas time. We usually have this as part of our breakfast.
-Christmas Day Visiting. Our Christmas day is a busy one. We start out opening gifts at home with the kids. Then around 11:00 or 11:30 we head off to my husbands parent's for dinner and exchanging gifts. We stay for a few hours then head over to my mom and dad's for a gift exchange desserts and light snacks. It is a full day, but I love it. I am very thankful we are close to both of our families for Christmas. It would be hard not to see everyone on Christmas day.
-The last and most important. Using Christmas as an opportunity. Christmas is definitely a great time to point lost people to Christ. I like to use it as an opportunity in our home to point the kids to Christ. To really emphasize what Jesus' birth truly meant for mankind. In a practical way it is an opportunity to teach the children about giving. How to give, how to receive, and manners. I always tell the kids we are going to their grandmas, to give them their gifts. Maybe they will have something for them and maybe they won't, but we are going to give to them.
I would love to hear your traditions or any ideas you may have. I have learned that some traditions we purposefully make, but others just happen. I think I like the ones that just happen best.
Have very Merry Christmas!!! Di
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