Author: Stephanie

  • Everything Bagel Seasoning Rustic Bread

    Everything Bagel Seasoning Rustic Bread

    Today I tried baking bread for the first time, and honestly, I don’t know why I ever thought it was so scary. Maybe because I have watched every episode of The Great British Baking Show and imagined Paul Hollywood criticizing my every move while making it. Those steely blue eyes could break a person. When…

  • Cozy Cottage Mushroom Stew

    Cozy Cottage Mushroom Stew

    I love mushrooms! I love the way they look, the aesthetic they bring, and especially the way they taste. Mushrooms bring such a cozy, hearty, earthy flavor to dishes. They are a happy place for me. My mushroom stew makes me think of a rainy day in a cozy cottage somewhere in the countryside. This…

  • Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole

    Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole

    As I’ve gotten older, I measure ingredients less and less. I have just become accustomed to what a teaspoon or 1/4 of a cup looks like. My family hates it because while they love the food, I can never recreate the same meal twice. It may taste similar, but a tweak here and a tweak…

  • Just a Small Town Housewife, Living in a Modern World

    My name is Stephanie. I am the Anachronistic Housewife. Anachronism- “old fashioned. Something that belongs to a period other than which it exists.” I am not your modern day feminist. I have nothing against feminists, but I thrive being more of the traditional, frugal housewife. I am happier and more peaceful now than I have…