Tuesday, June 30, 2015. Photo courtesy of Elle from Pancakecroissants. This month the Bread Bible Alpha Bakers tackled the Ricotta Loaf. A simple and sort of quick bread to make. The person who had the most help with the loaf had to be Patricia.

Monday, July 27, 2015. Blueberry Pie - minus elderberries. I even found and ordered freeze-dried elderberries because no fresh ones seemed to be found here in Texas, at least not at present. I had read that red elderberries are not edible and, when picking, one must choose dark berries not red.

Even though the cheesecake turned out amazingly well, it would have been even better if it were chilled. He told the Photographer to take a picture of his mud pie and post it on the blog. So here it is Cowboy! Photography by Oldtrucksndirtyboots Photography.

Roll out the red velvet. I think I might have said this before but this is one strange way to bake a cake. You do start by creaming the butter and sugar but you also add some oil. This turns the creamed mixture into an eerie white colour. Then you add flour and buttermilk and then finally egg whites with red food colouring.