Category: Sides

  • Judy’s Texas Cornbread

    1 cup corn meal                      1 cup buttermilk 1 cup flour                              2 eggs beaten ½ cup sugar                            2 Tblsp butter melted ½ tsp salt 1 Tblsp baking powder ½ tsp baking soda If you don’t have buttermilk, put 1 tblsp cider vinegar in regular milk Mix corn meal, flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda. Add…

  • Baked Potatoes in the Crockpot— YUM

    My relationship with my slow cooker (eh-hem, slow cooker collection) has not always been rosy. And I must admit there is still some trial and error going on in the 144 household. But I’m getting better! At Christmastime I was trying to figure out how to optimize my cooking options and still serve a delicious…

  • Not so good bread and super yummy bread

    Last night I attempted to make a whole wheat bread I hadn’t yet tried. It didn’t rise much and turned out to be much more dense than I had hoped. My sweet three year-old enjoyed it… but I think that was only because we put lots of honey on it. The rest of it didn’t…

  • A few bread recipes from the 144 family…

    Not too long ago I spoke to a MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group and some of the ladies have asked for a few of my bread recipes. I thought I should share them with anyone else who might be interested, as well. These recipes are for a 2 pound loaf in my breadmaker. Sometimes I let…