Whole Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes

Whole Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
February 24th is National Pancake Day and since I love pancakes I couldn’t help but share one of my favorite recipes with you. Whole Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes are easy to make and packed with good-for-you nutrients in the form of whole wheat flour, wheat germ and blueberries. Buttermilk...

Sweet Corn Coffeecake with Strawberries & Blackberries

Sweet Corn Coffeecake with Strawberries & Blackberries
The past three days in Connecticut have been sunny and, by my estimation, wonderfully warm. Today is no exception, with a balmy 40 degrees F filling me with thoughts about the Spring to come. My Southern California based family can’t understand why a day like this would cause me to spend time...

The Wonderful Thing About Crêpes

The Wonderful Thing About Crêpes
Although crêpes are French pancakes, I tend to think of them as pancake/tortilla/pasta hybrids. Like pancakes, you can serve them with things such as caramelized apples, berries or whipped cream; and like tortillas, you can stuff them with virtually any savory filling. Scoop scrambled eggs into a crepe,...

Mexican Vanilla Mini-Muffins with Vanilla Syrup

Mexican Vanilla Mini-Muffins with Vanilla Syrup
It took two weeks to convince my husband to watch “The Duchess” with me, but last night he finally caved. It wasn’t my claim that period pieces aren’t really ‘chick flicks’ that did it (”Yea, right,” he said), but rather the intoxicating aroma of Mexican...

Butternut Squash Muffins with Golden Raisins & Currants

Butternut Squash Muffins with Golden Raisins & Currants
Tomorrow morning I’m heading off to Pennsylvania for a business trip, and since I’ll be on the train for a few hours I decided to bake a traveler’s treat for myself: butternut squash muffins with golden raisins and currants. Spiced with cinnamon, ground cloves and freshly grated nutmeg,...

Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes

Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes
My friends, thank you for your kind comments on my last post, where I shared how my debit card number had been stolen and my bank account emptied with fraudulent purchases. Though our bank never opened an investigation despite our reporting the theft on Friday and faxing a letter of dispute to them,...

Rustic Sweet Potato Muffins with Fresh Sage

Rustic Sweet Potato Muffins with Fresh Sage
There are many ways to love a vegetable, and for some time one of my favorite ways to appreciate the sweet potato has been in the form of sweet potato muffins. A few weeks ago I wrote about the luscious flavor of a baked sweet potato garnished with butter and river salt, and to be sure that preparation...

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