by Renee Pottle | Dec 24, 2013 | cakes, Instagram, Real Food
It might be a little late (the story of my life), but I received a request for this yummy fruitcake recipe and thought I would share with everyone. Although fruitcake improves with age, a little known secret is that fruitcake is also delicious the day it is made. And... 
by Renee Pottle | Oct 30, 2013 | Real Food, Sourdough and Other Fermented Foods
Barm Brack is a fruit-full Irish bread traditionally used to tell fortunes at Halloween. Different items are baked into the bread; the person who gets the pea will not marry, the person who gets the stick will have an unhappy marriage, the person who gets a piece of... 
by Renee Pottle | Oct 29, 2013 | Real Food, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Friday was World Pasta Day, an event that provided inspiration for some homemade pasta. Although I own a pasta machine, it’s heavy and clunky and I haven’t dug it out of the cupboard in ages. But homemade pasta is soooo much better than the dried kind, or... 
by Renee Pottle | Oct 1, 2013 | book reviews, Real Food
In honor of World Vegetarian Day and Vegetarian Awareness Month, we have marked down our favorite vegetarian cookbook, Homestyle Favorites Made Meatless. All this month it will be 25% off. Homestyle Favorites Made Meatless – Cooking with Meat Substitutes will... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 29, 2013 | Real Food, Sourdough
There is something about making bread that is both very satisfying and a little bit magical. A simple mixture of flour, water and yeast – with a little abuse (kneading) and a bit of love (a warm place to rise) – turns into a nutritious, filling, food that has... 
by Renee Pottle | Jul 17, 2013 | Real Food, Sourdough and Other Fermented Foods
Really good red wine vinegar is comparable to balsamic vinegar in taste and versatility. The problem is finding really good red wine vinegar. Have you ever noticed that most of the stuff at the grocery store is not red at all but pink? We don’t buy blush wine...