- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Sift together the flour, salt, sugar, and baking soda.

2. Mix the pumpkin, oil, eggs, 1/4 cup of water, and spices together, then combine with the dry ingredients, but do not mix too thoroughly. Stir in the raisins.

3. Pour into a well-buttered 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes until a thin skewer poked in the very center of the loaf comes out clean. Turn out of the pan and let cool on a rack.


Adapted from: Simply Recipes' Pumpkin Bread
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Ingredients
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1 Tbls sugar
- 1 1/2 tsps salt
- 1 Tbls vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 2 tsps yeast
- 1 1/4 to 11/2 cups warm water

Directions:

1. Activate yeast with warm water and sugar (you do not need to do this if you are using instant yeast).

2. Mix together all ingredients, but with only 1/3 of the flour. Slowly incorporate as much of the rest of the flour as you can.

3. Need dough for ten minutes or until smooth. Divide into 8 pieces. Wait for 10-20 minutes.

4. Preheat oven to 425 F. Roll bagels into shape. Let them rest for 20 minutes.

5. Bring a deep saucepan of water to boil. Boil each side of bagel for 1 minute. Let them dry.

6. Place bagels on well oiled tray. Bake for 10 minutes on each side.


Notes: I entered an International cooking contest with children. I needed to test out the recipe before contest day. These bagels turned out fantastic! It was easy to make and quick in the oven.

Adapted from: John D Lee's Homemade Bagel Recipe
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Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1 bar of milk chocolate
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 pieces of thick bread, torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins or berries (optional)

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk just until film forms over top. Combine butter and chocolate with milk, stirring until butter and chocolate is melted. Cool to lukewarm.

2. Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.

3. Place bread in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.

4. Sprinkle with raisins or berries if desired. Pour batter on top of bread.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Serve warm.


Notes: I couldn't find baker's chocolate so I tried to make chocolate bread pudding with regular milk chocolate. I reduced the sugar by half but it ended up not being sweet enough.

Adapted from: Stephanie Stout's Bread Pudding Recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

2. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix.

3. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour.


Notes: I'm using a microwave that's also an oven so the heat is trapped in a much smaller area. The recipe called for an hour in the oven, but it was a little too much in my small microwave so the top burnt a little. I should remember to trust my nose the next time I bake.

Adapted from: Simply Recipes' Banana Bread
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Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 pieces of thick bread, torn into small pieces
- 1/2 cup raisins or berries (optional)

Directions:

1. In medium saucepan, over medium heat, heat milk just until film forms over top. Combine butter and milk, stirring until butter is melted. Cool to lukewarm.

2. Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add milk mixture.

3. Place bread in a lightly greased 1 1/2 quart casserole.

4. Sprinkle with raisins or berries if desired. Pour batter on top of bread.

5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes or until set. Serve warm.


Notes: Stephanie gave me this recipe. She was on this particular food kick for three weeks! I don't think I'll try another recipe for bread pudding. This one is awesome.

Adapted from: Stephanie Stout's Bread Pudding Recipe
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Notes: I went over to Chen's to learn how to knit. It was too cold to buy ingredients for food so we scrounged around our kitchens to see what we could make. This is what we came up with.
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Notes: I went over to Chen's to learn how to knit. It was too cold to buy ingredients for food so we scrounged around our kitchens to see what we could make. This is what we came up with.
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- sweet potato, potato
- egg, mayonnaise
- apple, cucumber, carrots
- vinegar


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- rice noodles
- chicken
- vegetables (onions, carrots, cucumbers)






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- seasoned ground chicken
- vegetables (onions, carrots, cucumbers)



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Ingredients
- 4 cups sliced apples
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C. Grease an 8x8 inch baking dish.

2. Place apples in prepared dish. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour water over all. In a bowl, cream together sugar and butter. Blend in flour. Sprinkle mixture evenly over apples.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes, or until apples are tender and crust is golden.


Notes: I used my microwave to bake for the first time! The settings were a bit tricky. It took so long to preheat that I just put the cobbler in and waited until it looked ready. It took around an hour.

Adapted from: All Recipe's Apple Crisp III
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