Posted in Baked Goods, Breakfast on Nov 19th, 2011
I think you will love this pumpkin bread; it has a lovely light and moist texture, and a perfectly sweet flavor from the winter squash and hint of maple syrup. The cranberries add a nice burst of color and tangy flavor to the batter too. This bread is very different from the overly sweet cake-like [...]
Posted in Baked Goods on Dec 2nd, 2010
Ever since the beginning of fall I have been craving a good scone, one that’s naturally sweet, light and buttery to accompany a good, hot cup of tea. You can enjoy the scones here without jam and cream or butter. They are what I call American style scones. American scones usually have fruit and/or nuts stirred into the [...]
Posted in Baked Goods on May 31st, 2010
Carrot Pistachio cupcakes with citrus frosting There are many more of my favorite ingredients in these cupcakes that I wanted to fit into the title, but how long can a name for a cupcake be?
Posted in Baked Goods on Mar 10th, 2010
There was suddenly a lot of talk about baking bread around here and during the last couple of snowstorms we finally brought our talk to fruition. I should mention our impulse to get a loaf in the works was spurred by my sister’s arrival back from Australia with a few precious gifts: a jar of [...]
Posted in Baked Goods on Dec 10th, 2009
This fall my sister got a serious “baking bug” and made everything from delicious ginger carrot layer cakes, biodynamic quark cheese cakes and pavlova, to whole wheat shortbread and a tiramisu (“pick me up” in Italian) that lived up to its name so much so that I was tipsy after I ate a piece and [...]
Posted in Baked Goods on Jul 18th, 2009
“Sprouts represent the point of greatest vitality in the life cycle of a plant.” Paul Pitchford, Healing with Whole Foods
Posted in Baked Goods, Breakfast on Jul 15th, 2009
This one is for my father. If you saw his comment back in June he hasn’t had a decent muffin in very long time. I broke out the frozen organic blueberries (that I preserved in the freezer from the summer before) xmas morning and whipped up a batch for him. Although it was years ago, [...]