Cooking with Sheila

Rise and Shine Morning Glory Bread

This bread tastes so good that it's hard to believe it is so easy to make.

"What's the story, Morning Glory? Need a little time to wake up wake up." -- Oasis (Morning Glory lyrics) Around Christmastime a coworker of mine brought in an amazing homemade bread to share with us. It was sweet and dense and had carrots in it, so I knew it was super good for me. Right. Well, it was so delicious that I had two pieces (ok, maybe three). So when it came time to make something for a day with the ladies I thought this would be just the thing. I'm bringing it today-hopefully the loaf will make it out of my kitchen. There are lots of recipes for Morning Glory bread out there-you can find both low-carb and low-fat versions, and recipes using different fruits-pineapple, apple or pear are popular choices. I chose to add raisins …

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Celebrate the Arrival of Autumn With Apple Crisp

Apple Crisp is a Fall staple. Welcome the arrival of the season with this perennial favorite dessert.

"By all these lovely tokens September days are here, with Summer's best of weather and Autumn's best of cheer." -- Helen Hunt Jackson When September mornings begin getting cooler and sweaters make their reappearance, I immediately begin craving apples. Those crisp days trigger memories of fun family apple picking days and the subsequent making of pies, crisp and applesauce. I cannot effectively articulate how I much I love this season. I grew up in New England and lived here until I was thirty. It was on my thirtieth birthday that I decided I needed a change of scenery. So with a friend I moved to Florida, where I resided for three years before moving back. Now don't get me wrong, I am not knocking Florida. In fact my parents live half the…

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Food For Thought

When It Comes To Kitchen Gadgets, Keep It Simple

You really don't need fancy contraptions to be a great chef.

Have you ever seen the late Billy Maes hawking the chop-o-matic? Or how about Ronco's set it and forget? The Magic Bullet ? Jack Lalane juicing it? Kitchen gadgets are a multi-billion-dollar industry. Every one is in such a rush. Chop it faster, dice it, slice it, whip it. Bam, bam, bam! Honestly, a real chef needs three knives, a slicer, a chopper, and a parer, to do just about any job needed in the kitchen. So why all the gadgets? First of all, most people aren't real chefs. Secondly, most people ARE gullible. If you think its bad at home, you should see the crazy inventions the restaurant industry throws at us every day. Save time, save labor, lower insurance premiums with less accidents, easy to clean, no drips, no waste, eliminate …

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