Breads, Rolls

A couple of years ago I wrote an article for WPSU’s Local Food Journey. It came to me from memories I had while baking our Christmas Plum Bread this year. I realized the history that went into the recipe and all the fond memories from those days. I am reprinting […]

Tradition and Plum Bread

15 Dec, 2016 in Breads, Rolls by LaCreta Holland

Cornbread is the easiest side to make for a fall dinner of soup, chili or anything. With a pat of butter on top of hot cornbread, you will want fall to stay around for awhile! Connie’s Jiffy Cornbread 1 box Jiffy brand Corn Muffin Mix 1 cup sour cream 1 […]

Jiffy Cornbread

31 Oct, 2016 in Breads, Rolls by LaCreta Holland

Panzanella Salad—what is it? It is a delicious salad just made for the dog days of summer! It is of Tuscan (that would be Italy) origin. Everyone in Italy has bread in their kitchen. What to do with the stale parts? Mix them with the bounties of summer. AND use […]

Panzanella Salad with Peaches

10 Aug, 2016 in Breads, Rolls / Farmers Markets / Salads by LaCreta Holland

I love cookbooks! I buy them on line, at bookstores, at the AAUW Used Book Sale or book sales at the library. Often, I will read about a cookbook and borrow it from our local library to read and test out the recipes. In fact, I currently have The Little […]

Whole Wheat Banana Bread

31 Mar, 2016 in Breads, Rolls / Breakfast and Brunch by LaCreta Holland

Trick or treat is over in State College, but Halloween still arrives tomorrow. Start Halloween morning off right with a non-candy treat for the family–Pumpkin Sour Cream Muffins. These muffins are moist and delicious, easy to make, use up the left-over pumpkin in your fridge (you have some don’t you?) […]

Pumpkin Sour Cream Muffins

30 Oct, 2015 in Breads, Rolls / Breakfast and Brunch by LaCreta Holland

“There’s something to be said for lots of summer rain for a good plum crop” said the message from Way Fruit Farm recently. They have 4 types of plums harvested and are now selling at their store and the Boalsburg and Friday State College Farmers Markets. Today I made a […]

Centre County Plums!

18 Aug, 2015 in Breads, Rolls / Breakfast and Brunch / Desserts / Fruit by LaCreta Holland

The first day of fall was beautiful here in Happy Valley! A beaming sun in a deep blue sky, a very chilly morning, but enough afternoon warmth to encourage me to remove my jacket. I will miss summer, but autumn here in Centre County is a delight. I thought that […]

The First Day of Fall

23 Sep, 2014 in Breads, Rolls / Soups by LaCreta Holland

OK, this is the last post about zucchini. I could not finish writing about this very versatile vegetable without including 2 recipes for zucchini bread. The first one is a Traditional Zucchini Bread but uses yogurt to enhance the moistness and density of the bread. The second one is Lemon Zucchini […]

Zucchini Bread(s)

12 Aug, 2014 in Breads, Rolls / Breakfast and Brunch / Vegetables / Yogurt by LaCreta Holland

Day three of Young Chefs was Italian Day! We made Stromboli and Pesto Pasta with basil from my garden. It was fun telling the children stories of the experiences our family had living in Italy, especially when I described to them elementary school lunches—3 courses served to the bambini on […]

Stromboli and Pesto Pasta–Young Chefs, Day Three

9 Jul, 2014 in Breads, Rolls / Main Course / Pasta / Pizza by LaCreta Holland

..or Nannie, or Nonna, or some other name that little Alice Catherine will call me in the future. Yes, the little one arrived in late January, healthy and happy, with a head full of brown hair. As the little family was settling in to this new life of changed schedules […]

The Cooking Grandma

3 Mar, 2014 in Breads, Rolls / Meat / Pasta by LaCreta Holland

Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie Since I last posted on this blog, I have cooked Thanksgiving dinner, a welcome home dinner our daughter Rachel and new son-in-law, Jake; cookies and sweet breads for Christmas gifts; Loaded with Good Stuff Loaf our traditional Christmas Eve buffet, Christmas brunch and dinner; lots of […]

Happy 2014!

17 Jan, 2014 in Breads, Rolls / Desserts / Sides by LaCreta Holland

I have been reading a lot lately about cooking and blogs. Future posts will tell you more! The book about blogs said that the first thing you need to do to have a successful blog is to get your office in order. As I looked at the barbells on the […]

Fast Corn Bread

23 Apr, 2013 in Breads, Rolls / Soups by LaCreta Holland