No, We’re Not Dieting Here

Although it may not look like it, we have been eating here in this household. Mostly there have been things like sausage sandwiches, homemade pizza, and other quick but good meals. One such meal was our specifically designated MWV meal, which included the Corn Bread from the Bread Baker’s Apprentice Cookbook. The BBA Challenge was begun by Nicole of Pinch My Salt and has been a source of great joy and rejoicing, as well as increasing waistlines, in this household. I’ll leave you with a photo of the bread and this short note.

This is the first recipe we’ve been disappointed with in this stellar cookbook. First let me admit I left out the corn and bacon, the corn because we were already having a corn dish with the meal. Other than leaving out these optional ingredients, the recipe was followed. We found it to be more cakey than cornbread and quite sweet, perhaps better suited to a breakfast corn muffin.

The other half of the meal isn’t quite ready for recipe publishing yet. I’m still tweeking the amounts of a few things. Still, it is excellent, lightly cheesy and flavorful. Corn Florentine:

To come over the next few posts: an amazing Carrot Cake, Chicken with Basil Cream Sauce, and hopefully the recipe to go with the above photo!

And if you’d like some bread to go with any of your meals this coming week, you might try checking out the BYOB Roundups at the blog At the Baker’s Bench. Sandy gathers up all the bread (often including quick breads and other baked goods) of those participating and lists them all in one handy place. Yum!

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BloggerAid: Changing the Face of Famine

Yesterday I shared a review, as well as a recipe, from a wonderful cookbook. I hope that whetted your appetite, because I wanted to share a bit about the wonderful organization that provided the opportunity for that review: BloggerAid.

BloggerAid: Changing the Face of Famine, a group of food bloggers determined to help relieve world hunger, is currently involved in a project called the BloggerAid Cookbook. With recipes from devoted and experienced foodies and cooks, the book, which will soon be ready for purchase, promises not only great recipes, but also a way to further the goal of feeding our planet’s hungry. 100% of the proceeds from the cookbook will benefit the United Nation WFP’s School Meals Programme.

To find out more about the UN’s School Meals Programme visit:

WFP’s School Meals

BloggerAid is also running an initiative to help raise $500 from The Cookbook People. For each BACFF member who blogs about their site, they are donating $20. The Cookbook People (CookbookPeople.com) is a company which has created a software solely for the purpose of helping families collect their favorite recipes all in one place. You really should check them out! My mom recently did something similar for myself, my sister and my brother. I can’t tell you how happy it makes me to have all of the recipes from my grandmother(s), relatives, friends, and her all in one place

To join BloggerAid or just learn more about them, go to their website:

BloggerAid

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