My Big Fatgeek Recipes!

Last week I bought some pumpkin spice granola bars. They were good. BUT… didn’t taste like pumpkin. There were pumpkin seeds, there was pumpkin spice, but no actual pumpkin. Plus it was $3.40 for a box of 6! Holy wow. Crazy expensive! I don’t usually do expensive but the words “pumpkin” and “organic” took over [...]

How beautiful is this?! It was so lovely and wonderful. My best friend is the queen of interior decor! Fall and Halloween being her favorite season and holiday of the year. She also loves candles so she loved the idea of PartyLite candles. I personally like the idea of hosting the parties because A) I [...]

I bet I know what you are thinking… but no, it’s not a cinnamon roll. It’s pizza… Oh yes, that is cheese and herbed french bread you see before you, with hidden layers of pepperoni! Now I bet you are thinking, I want that recipe…. okay. If you insist… 2 cups warm water 2 Tbsp [...]

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water (110〫to 115〫F) 8 cups all purpose flour 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix 2 cups warm milk (110〫to 115〫F) 2 eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil (don’t use olive oil!) 2 teaspoons salt 1/4 cup butter, melted [...]

[   I used a recipe from “Tammy’s Recipes” Blog and we loved it!! Only change I made was adding half a bag of thawed frozen blueberries. Home Made Bagels Yield:8-12 bagels Ingredients:1 1/2 cups warm water (112-115 degrees F) 2 tablespoons dry yeast 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon salt  4 1/4 cups bread flour 8 cups [...]

  French Bread (Betty Crocker picture cookbook 1950) printable 1 c luke warm water 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 cake compressed yeast (I believe a cake of yeast was the equivalent of a packet of dry yeast, so that’s what I used.) 1 tbsp soft shortening 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cups sifted flour When dough is [...]