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Beer Bread

Published on June 3, 2017November 12, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

I love how easy this recipe is and the crust is so good. I have to be careful or I could eat all of the crust of the bread by myself! This is a recipe that I haven’t made in a while but when I went for a spell without going to the grocery store I had to use up what I found in the kitchen to make up a couple of quick meals. I made up a batch of Boston Baked Beans and wanted some fresh bread to go with it.

I had seen a bottle of beer in the fridge and had no idea where it came from or who it belonged too. After a week or so I just guessed it must’ve been something forgotten by a guest. I dug through some old recipes and found this recipe. It smelled so good when it was baking and it tasted even better.

You could play around with the ingredients to make it different flavors and such. I’d say that different beers would probably give it different flavors too but I have not experimented with that. Continue reading “Beer Bread” →

Grandma’s Mac N Cheese w/low carb alternative

Published on March 10, 2017January 15, 2024 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog26 Comments

Now I do confess that in years past I used boxed macaroni and cheese a lot because:

it’s cheap
it’s easy
I was too tired to make the real deal

However, I did try to make this recipe every so often and on special occasions and/or holidays. You can add a little ham or meat to make this a hearty main dish!

Things have changed over the years and we rarely buy the boxed stuff anymore at all. We’ve even adapted this for our low-carb eating and that recipe is below.

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