Basic Cornbread
Corn Cake
Whether you start with cornmeal or a mix, cornbread, corn muffins, and corn cake are great additions to any meal. Most recipes start with simple ingredients, but those ingredients come together to make a treat that’s moist, airy, and slightly chewy. And the same batter often can be used to make bread, muffins, [...]
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Toaster Oven Biscuits
Toaster Oven Pizza
Toaster Oven Fish Sticks
Toaster ovens are efficient appliances that deserve a spot on many counters, not just those in small apartments. Because they don’t heat up the whole house, they are great for making a meal on a hot summer day. Just remember to keep checking for the doneness of the [...]
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Old-Fashioned Lemonade
Lemony Fruit Salad
Lemon Bread
Lemons may seem like little more than tangy fruit, but if you add some sweetness you get something really special. Since lemons are at peak of their season, try squeezing some of their flavor into your Mother’s Day brunch.
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Old-Fashioned Lemonade
1 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup granulated sugar
6 [...]
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Quick Dinner Rolls
Bread Machine Sweet Dinner Rolls
Few things make a weekend or holiday special like gathering the family for brunch, an early supper, or an evening dinner. While quick breads and biscuits complement any of these meals, sometimes the flavor unique to yeast-raised rolls can’t be beat. As a bonus, rolls also are great for [...]
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When it comes to adding heat to food, few things are easier than a sprinkling of crushed red pepper flakes. These flakes are made from hot red peppers, such as cayenne, that have been dried and crushed. Although they are most often seen as a condiment at pizzerias, they bring hotness and a spicy flavor [...]
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When Father’s Day comes around, it’s nice to be able to make Dad some of his favorite foods and to serve them along with his favorite beverages. If beer is one of your dad’s favorite beverages, you can create a tempting celebration by cooking and baking with his preferred brand.
If you want the flavor of [...]
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The number of different recipes for Irish soda bread shows the versatility of this traditional treat. Recipes can be plain or sweet, full of raisins or caraway seeds, and baked in loaf pans or on baking sheets. But all the variations have two things in common—the bread is simple to make, and it’s best served [...]
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There are a lot of gadgets on the market these days, from appliances that promise perfect hard-cooked eggs to countertop grills that drain off fat. But few things are as versatile as a bread machine. With this appliance, you can make everything from sandwich bread to pizza crusts, banana bread, and hot dog buns. You’ll [...]
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Sometimes it’s not the entree that makes a meal special. Sometimes it’s going that extra mile to add a finishing touch to a meal, like with a homemade dessert or fresh biscuits out of the oven. And with these recipes, homemade biscuits don’t have to be time consuming to make.
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Sour Cream [...]
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Few things liven up a meal like bread. But breads made with yeast often are too time consuming for a weekday meal. Since quick breads use baking soda or baking powder to make them rise, they are done a lot sooner than yeast breads. And while quick breads that include bananas and apples are staples [...]
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