I love pancakes. Especially chocolate-chip pancakes! They’ve always been one of my favorite breakfasts ever since I was little. There were many relaxing Saturday mornings in my childhood when I would wake up to the sound of a spoon clinking against the mixing bowl and the aroma of the warm pancakes waiting for me… Continue reading Chocolate-Chip Buckwheat Sourdough Pancakes
Category: Recipes
Dark Chocolate Maple Cream Homemade Truffles
February can be a pretty drab, dismal month, but there is one thing I always look forward to this time of year – maple sugaring season! It’s still a bit early for the real sugaring season, but my cravings for maple-flavored treats are already going into overdrive. Last year I made a batch of Maple Sugar… Continue reading Dark Chocolate Maple Cream Homemade Truffles
Traditional 19th Century Fruitcake Recipe
This traditional 19th century fruitcake recipe is a rich and buttery spice cake with plenty of fruit and citrus to give it nice a festive flavor. And of course you can never go wrong with a generous drizzle of lemon-flavored icing too! Fruitcake usually has a pretty bad reputation these days. It’s the gift nobody… Continue reading Traditional 19th Century Fruitcake Recipe
Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Spiced Butter Glaze
“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire . . .” is one of those nostalgic Christmas traditions I’ve known about for as long as I can remember, but up until last year, I had never actually even tasted a chestnut before. And my first experience with chestnuts wasn’t exactly a very good one either. I found… Continue reading Oven Roasted Chestnuts with Spiced Butter Glaze
Old Hartford Election Cake
One old-fashioned tradition that I think should make a comeback in our modern day is the tradition of making a big fancy cake on Election Day. It seems a bit strange today to think of celebrating Election Day by baking a huge cake, but that exactly what many people did in previous centuries. When looking… Continue reading Old Hartford Election Cake
How to Make Homemade Yeast
For a long time, I had been confused about the subject of yeast. The only yeast I knew about was the little packet of active dry yeast or rapid rise yeast that I would sprinkle into my dough. But then I started collecting 19th century cookbooks and found recipes that called for “one gill of… Continue reading How to Make Homemade Yeast
Autumn Harvest Stew
This autumn harvest stew recipe is the perfect way to use all of the vegetables that you harvest from your garden (or from a local farmer’s market) during the autumn season. This hearty and warming stew is perfect for the chilly fall nights when the weather starts to turn colder and the days are getting… Continue reading Autumn Harvest Stew