I am a bread lover and nothing is better than a great slice of warm bread right out of the oven. Our Garlic Cheese Quick Bread will allow you to have a nice warm slice of this bread in about an hour, from mixing to out of the oven. This bread has a great texture with a flakes of melted cheese throughout the bread. The bread is delicious right out of the oven and is special toasted. We have served it with many different cuisine's and is good as a special treat all by its self.

At the end of our summer garden season we usually have a great harvest of herbs and other vegetables. I like to find recipes that I can use as much of that harvest as possible. My Caprese Garden Bread is just that recipe, just packed with garden goodness. This is a very easy to put together and in no time can be on your table. This is one of our favorite garden to table recipes.

My Mother was a fruit cake lover as I think many in that generation were and every time I make this Fruity Pumpkin Bread recipe, I think of her. Isn't it nice to be making a recipe and have a lovely memory of family and that smile comes on your face and into your heart. This is a delicious bread with wonderful dried fruit and nuts, very moist and perfect for dessert or afternoon tea.

Our Crumble Top Sweet Potato Bread is one of our favorite ways to use the sweet potatoes that come out of our garden. We are having a big sweet potato harvest this year so I have been making this awesome recipe and even freezing extra loaves to have on hand. This bread has a combination of great spices that compliment the sweet potatoes, then we topped the bread with nutty crumble topping. This is a great bread for brunch, dessert or a special treat, and we make a great gift!

  We really enjoy a nice skillet full of biscuits and our Garden Vegetable Biscuits bring a special addition to that recipe list. A basket full of late summer vegetables will help produce these very tasteful rustic biscuits. This recipe will make you think your Grandmother made the biscuits just for you and your family, they are delicious. This biscuit recipe is so light and fluffy with a nice light brown top and vegetables hiding on the inside. These biscuits have lots of surprises and can be served with any meal to make it very special!

The combination of orange and cranberry is one of my favorites and I love being able to use that combination in this awesome Orange Cranberry Bread recipe. We love a nice fruit bread for our coffee break and it is perfect for afternoon tea. I really enjoy making this recipe during fresh cranberry season although it can be made the year round with frozen cranberries. This recipe will make 1 large loaf or 3 small loaves, you may want to share an extra loaf with a friend.

Apple Zucchini Bread gives me a chance to use some of the beautiful Zucchini from our garden and mix with some apples, makes this wonderful recipe. This bread is very moist and we added some pecans to bring in that nutty flavor to make this a very rich bread. This is a delicious garden to table recipe that will be a hit in any season, but is a great transition into fall and winter. Make an extra recipe for the freezer, it will keep for about 3 months.

The Irish make wonderful soda and brown breads and like many others they will gather up the old stale bread and made a lovely dessert. Often times it is a bread pudding, that is filled with not only the wonderful spice from the bread but put into a custard with some lovely sauce and then they serve you the most delicious dessert, from the left over bread. Our Irish Brown Bread Pudding is a recipe that uses the day or two old brown bread, then soaked in a custard base and baked. After it cools just a bit it is cover with a very rich sauce and later served with the sauce on the side. Oh my goodness this is a very special treat that I am proud to serve my family and friends and share with you today.

Cornbread is a staple here at the cottage so we like to change it up and spice it up just have fun with the flavors. The cheese and jalapeno in this recipe is a great combination then add the crisp bacon and that sends it over the top. Since I developed this recipe it has become one of our favorites. If you are a cornbread lover this recipe will be a must try for you and your family.

Every year around March Madness Time our family and friends like to get together and make Beirocks. They are a great little bun that is filled with meat, vegetables and great flavor, perfect for a nice round of Basketball or just a great visit with family and friends. Beirocks originated in Russia known at that time as Pirogi, it made its way to Eastern Europe and the German's renamed the little bun a Beirocks. They eventually migrated to the mid western United States and became very popular in Kansas and Nebraska.   We lived for a time in Kansas and our youngest son and his family still live there. I was hooked on Beirocks the first time I ever had one and have made many recipes through the years, but this by far is the best.

I grew up with my Grandmother and Mother making homemade bread almost for every meal. I still love homemade bread and although I don't make it for every meal, we really enjoy it when it is fresh from the oven. The Herb Skillet Bread recipe that I am making today is a very easy recipe and has a delicious flavor almost like a sour dough. No worries about what to do with the left overs, here at the cottage there are no left overs when this bread is on the table.

There is nothing like walking in the door and smelling homemade bread baking in the oven. I really enjoy baking bread and my family loves it. We have no problem with left overs when it comes to a great loaf of bread. Our Cheesy Olive Beer Bread is a quick bread that doesn't take all day but rather just a few minutes to mix and put into the oven. This recipe is a blend of a olive and cheese board all rolled into a wonderful bread. Just one slice of this bread won't be enough!

Tex-Mex Corn Bread is filled with the wonderful flavors of peppers set in a deep corn base. It is a great side for any meal and will always compliment the main dish of the meal. I have been making this recipe for years and had never thought to put it on the blog until a friend asked me for the recipe recently.That is the way most of my recipes have been written, someone wants the recipe and it has to come out of my head on to the paper. I have learned that many of you are the same way. I sure hope that you enjoy the recipe.

I was making a special dinner for friends the other day and wanted to serve a special bread to go with the meal. I wanted something that was easy and yet filled with flavor, and these Buttermilk Jalapeno Scones were just the perfect addition to our meal. These Scones will be a great addition to a breakfast, lunch or dinner, we have even served them as the appetizer with a great salsa on the side. Be sure and make enough they won't last long!

We just love this Fresh Apple Quick Bread, it is a wonderful bread for morning coffee or afternoon tea. The bread is filled with wonderful fruit and nuts with warm seasons that will make it a perfect bread for the holidays. Divide the recipe into small loaves and you will have the perfect hostess gift or a nice holiday gift for a friend. We just love this bread and hope that you will enjoy it. Fresh Apple Quick Bread Fresh Apple Quick Bread Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 1 1/3 cups all purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon apple pie spice 1 cup granulated sugar 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs , beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 2 cups apples, peeled, cored and chopped 1/4 cup raisins 1/4 cup dried cranberries 1/2 cup chopped nuts ( I used pecans) Zest of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon sugar mied with 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon ( for topping) Directions Coat the ...

Herb Garlic Bread is a very flavorful bread with a crusty outside and a wonderful soft texture on the inside. It is great to serve with any meal and to use as a base for any appetizer topper. There is nothing better than walking into the door and smelling that wonderful smell of homemade bread baking in the oven. I just love to tap that bread on the crust and hear that sound and know that it will have that crusty crunchy bite. We just love this bread and I sure hope that you will too. Herb Garlic Bread Herb Garlic Bread Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients Makes 2 Loaves 2 packages active Dry Yeast 2 1/2 cups warm water 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoon rosemary, chopped fine 1 tablespoon thyme, chopped fine 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1 tablespoon butter, melted 7 cups flour 1/4 cup corn meal 1 egg white plus 1 tablespoon water Directions Mince the garlic and add it to the butter. In a sauce pan or the micro wave melt the butter w...

With the recent rains and the cooler fall temperatures our jalapeno plants are really producing.  In the fall they tend to turn red much sooner, and that means they are hotter. The Jalapeno Bread recipe is a great recipe to use some of those awesome jalapeno's and it is delicious.  It smells wonderful as it is baking in the oven and then the first slice just melts in your mouth.  Jalapeno Bread Miz Helen's Kitchen Ingredients 3 cups all purpose flour 3 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sugar 3 tablespoons jalapenos, chopped 2 cloves garlic, chopped 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated 1 1/2 cups beer 2 tablespoons butter, melted Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees Spray a loaf pan with cooking spray In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt, mix well Add the jalapeno's, garlic and cheddar cheese, mix well Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour the beer in the well, mix well until completel...

I just love to have a nice flavored bread that we can enjoy with our morning coffee or afternoon tea, or maybe just a simple dessert for lunch or a casual supper.  This is a wonderful full flavored bread with a hint of sweet and savory in an unusual combination.  We really enjoy this bread and hope you will to. Candied Lemon Thyme Bread Candied Lemon Thyme Bread Miz Helen's Kitchen The Bread Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons thyme 3/4 cup sugar 2 eggs 3/4 cup half and half 6 tablespoons butter 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice Zest of 1 lemon  1 sprig thyme for garnish Directions Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, together in a medium bowl and stir in the thyme In a mixing bowl, cream the butter, gradually adding the sugar and beat until flufffy Add the eggs one at a time beating after each addition Mix in the Half and Half, Lemon Zest, and Lemon Juice into the ...