Granola applesauce muffins use applesauce instead of oil in this Whole Foods recipe. Taking small steps towards healthier choices starts with breakfast and you might as well start with a muffin! New year, new you? Well, that is how the saying goes but it is hard to put new habits into practice sometimes. I like …
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Can you make bread in a tin can? Yes! Try this recipe for Boston Brown Bread from the Epicurious site. It’s a unique rye bread recipe steamed in a tin can such as a coffee container. Baking with Rye Flour Rye flour was previously not in my pantry but I learned that I should bake with it …
A reliable sugar cookie recipe is a must in this season of baking! This recipe produces a dough that is easy to roll out and cookies that don’t spread while baking. These cut out cookies are made with a Whole Foods recipe provided by Chef Elyse at the newly opened Bradburn Whole Foods. She gave …
Chocolate caramel thumbprints are in my top ten list of cookies that I could eat for the rest of my life. A chocolate dough coated with pecans and then filled with caramel after baking is really all you could ask for in a cookie! Oh these chocolate caramel thumbprint cookies are something! The good kind …
Add a festive touch to your holiday table with this stunning raisin and nut bread wreath. The technique of braiding the strands of dough is not as hard as you might think and the process creates an impressive visual effect. This raisin and nut wreath bread is a recipe from the website for The Telegraph, …
Pepparkakor is a Swedish ginger cookie like a ginger snap often made for Christmas cookies. A flavorful, thin cookie will become a favorite this holiday season! This cookie is featured in the book, Pippi Longstocking. You can also skip the recipe and buy a store-bought batch at Ikea! What is a pepparkakor? This Swedish ginger …
This hatch chile bread is something to cheer about on any day of the year. I have The Hatch Chile Store to thank for the deliver of hatch chile. If you have missed the window of time during which you can buy freshly roasted Hatch chile at roadside stands and markets, or if you are …
Pumpkin Macarons are a seasonal twist on standard macarons and well worth your time. Pumpkin pie spice adds flavor to the shells and pumpkin butter elevates the filling. I made pumpkin treats which take basic macarons to silly-holiday-fun when you add a jack-o-lantern face. Let the kids get involved and decorate their own! Or keep it simple …