Minimalism. Mindfulness. Munchies.
I saw a recipe in the coupon section this weekend for “3 for 100” mini pumpkin muffins from Libby canned pumpkin and decided to whip them up this morning—making them my own, of course. I used egg whites instead of whole eggs and plain rolled oats on top instead of granola, as was called...
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you know my feelings about veggies and how you should eat them at every meal of the day. But, like most Americans I expect, I have trouble fitting them in at breakfast. I want to, but a bowl of cereal or slice of toast is...
Things have been a bit topsy-turvy at our house since the holidays. My daughter picked up a few bad habits when we were traveling and right after—it’s rough when your routines are all a jumble and it’s easy to relax the rules a bit. She’s been munching a lot more between meals, demanding snacks...
Baby D. and I had a play date last week with one of her little friends, who happens to be a very picky eater. I whipped up a batch of these muffins—based on my low-sugar carrot cupcake recipe—with some chunky homemade applesauce and pumpkin puree I had in the fridge. I LOVED the addition...
Today’s Kitchen is a series of posts documenting my adventures cooking through the recipes from my grandmother’s 1950’s era cooking show of the same name. These are genuine retro recipes, updated (as needed) for a modern table. Have you noticed how many meals are being made in muffin tins these days? You need...
We really didn’t know what to expect with this recipe. I mean, the ingredients are innocuous enough, but with a name like “omelette puff…” Turns out, these are pretty tasty, if a little unusual. They have a nice, fluffy, slightly spongey texture. The other nice thing is that they lend themselves almost infinitely to different toppings; pretty much...
We made it! Twelve weeks of DIY foodie Christmas gifts. And to wrap it all up, I present my mother’s apricot nut quick bread recipe. Every year, my mom makes loaf upon loaf of this stuff to give to coworkers, neighbors and friends—all of whom look forward to it every year! This year,...