Liz Houle is the owner of Good to the Last Krumb (find her on Facebook @goodtothelastkrumbnh), a homestead business specializing in scratch-made quick breads, whoopie pies, cookies, muffins and other baked goods, including multiple seasonal items. A native of Hudson, Houle has also worked as a baker at Lull Farm in Hollis for the past three years. Her products can be found at Estey’s Country Store (9 Old Nashua Road, Londonderry) and Mack’s Apples (230 Mammoth Road, Londonderry) and are also available to order through Facebook, for local pickups with at least a three-day advance notice.
What is your must-have kitchen item?
Probably a good sturdy rubber spatula.
What would you have for your last meal?
Filet mignon with a baked potato and a nice cold salad.
What is your favorite thing that you bake?
It would probably be either my lemon blueberry bread, or my whoopie pies.
What celebrity would you like to see trying something you’ve baked?
[Food Network’s] Duff Goldman.
What is the biggest food trend in New Hampshire right now?
I think it’s food trucks. Whenever there’s a food truck festival, all my friends and family are there.
What is your favorite local restaurant?
North Side Grille, right here in Hudson.
What is your favorite thing to make at home?
Any type of cookie, whether it’s chocolate chip or molasses. My family loves them.
Molasses sugar cookies
From the kitchen of Liz Houle of Good to the Last Krumb in Hudson
¾ cup shortening
¼ cup molasses
½ teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 egg
½ teaspoon cloves
2 cups flour
Mix ingredients together well. Roll into balls in sugar. Bake at 375 degrees for 6 to 7 minutes.
Featured photo: Liz Houle. Courtesy photo.