Home made bread making 101

I decided to try my hand at making bread from scratch again.  I've tried this in the past and I was always disappointed.  Since my culinary skills have improved I thought I would try again.  This is another old recipe from my Mother's recipe box.

I love that this recipe is in my Mother's handwriting and that she wrote in the corner who the recipe was from.  (I remember her friend Virginia when I was a little girl)

All mixed up and ready to let raise





Finished baking and hot out of the oven!  The house sure does smell good.

Okay, they tasted wonderful but they still aren't perfect.  The bread is a little flat, as my hubby reminded me at least 10 times, but they tasted great.  I refuse to give up, I'm going to keep trying this recipe until they are just like my Mother used to make.  Stay tuned for bread making 101 take II coming soon.

How about a 70 year old cookie recipe!

DELICIOUS!!!!

I found this recipe in my Mother's recipe box it belonged to my Grandmother.  I'm trying out some old family cookie recipes for my mother's 90th birthday celebration. "I'm working on impressing my Family."

-Roll the dough into a log and refrigerate over night.

...and this is what you get!

Be sure to stay tuned for all the party details.  My dear Mother has 6 children, 17 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.

We are going to need a lot of cookies.

Carmela Soprano would be so proud.....

My homemade sauce made fresh every Sunday morning

Homemade crepes made one-by-one to be sure they are all the same size

Rigotta cheese mix

crepes rolled and covered with homemade sauce ready to go in the oven..........

MANGIA, MANGIA, MANGIA