Braiding the Challah

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Shalom Y’all, I love making bread. It feels delicious! Does that make sense? I think all you bread bakers out there will understand the pleasurable sensory experience of working bread dough in your hands. I particularly enjoy working with my homemade 100% whole wheat and honey Challah dough and braiding it. What fun to see [...]

Lovely Whole Wheat and Honey Challah

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Shalom, This is by far my family’s favorite bread that I make. We have it on Sabbath and on holidays. I made these loaves and crescent rolls from the Challah dough.

Quick Vegan Whole Wheat Chocolate Cake with Cranberries

Shalom, It’s Sunday afternoon. There is snow on the ground and a chill in the air. It’s time to B-A-K-E!!! What is it about home baking that warms the heart as well as the hearth? I don’t know, but I gladly give in to its call! Today I made an easy, very quick whole wheat [...]

Gluten Free Sugar Free Mug O’ Cake

Shalom Y’all, Check out this recipe at my website! Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Egg-Free Mug-O-Chocolate Cake If you have comments, feel free to ask away right here!

MUG O’ CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Shalom Y’all, I know some don’t have, or don’t use microwaves, so if you don’t, please feel free to skip this post. I haven’t been able to duplicate this recipe without the microwave. If you come up with the same results using something other than a microwave, PLEASE email me at vickilynn@realfoodliving.com I made this [...]

TAILGATE MARKET BAKING

Shalom friends, For the past 3 Saturdays, we have been enjoying a new family venture. Due to my physical limitations and my husband’s disabilities, it takes all of us working together to pull this off. It’s hard work, but it’s a wonderful, fun, exhausting challenge… to bake on a large scale to sell at the [...]

Catering an Israeli Celebration

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Shalom Y’all! In 2007, I was blessed to be able to go to Israel with our church group and it changed my life, spiritually and in every way! This year, 2008, I was unable to go to Israel, but I was very blessed to be asked by the pastor to cater their reunion supper. I [...]

Chocolate Pizza

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Today for Ladies’ Bible Study I served 2 (15-inch) Chocolate Pizzas One topped with: Almond butter Chocolate chips Chopped raw almonds Organic coconut flakes The other topped: Fruit-sweetened strawberry jam Chocolate chips Organic powdered sugar I also served homemade organic all-fruit sherbert (strawberry and blueberry). Coffee and sweet tea as well.

BAKING DAY AND TUTORIAL April 2008

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From one (7-loaf) batch of freshly-ground whole wheat flour: TOP TIER: White Pizza and Garlic roll ups MIDDLE and LOWER TIERS: Chocolate Sticky Buns PIZZA PAN: White Pizza and Garlic roll ups Cooling Rack: 4 Twisted loaves RECIPES: CHOCOLATE STICKY BUNS Pictural Tuturial to follow: CHOCOLATE STICKY BUNS 1 pound 2 ounces homemade whole-grain bread [...]

RESURRECTION COOKIES

This is a recent family tradition, but one that the children enjoy each year. The recipe has been around the Internet for many years and the author is unknown. If any reader has the information to give credit to the author of these wonderful object lessons, please email me. This recipe includes a good Bible [...]