It tastes like a pie! And a muffin! But serioulsy, it tastes like apple pie. Warm apple pie if you eat them hot out of the oven like it did. Two wonderful buttery worlds collide and the resulting muffin is everything you need this Thanksgiving. Thick juicy apples rolled in a sweet spicy mix …
Sometimes you just need cake. But sometimes you are too sick to go out for a slice so you have to make it yourself. This happens to you right? Or is it just me? Well sick at home and craving cake I decided to put my fresh orange juice and some Satsuma mandarin oranges …
The recent crisp cool air makes me crave warm comforting spices and desserts of stewed apples or pears. This time of year I just love the smells of nutmeg and cinnamon and cardamom that seem to come with the holidays. This morning still warm and snuggly in my pjs I baked up some pear …
Tis the season for pumpkins, it is my favorite time of year. I swear I could eat pumpkin everything all year long. Pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, pumpkin pasta you name it, you add those tasty orange gourds and I’m there. And now that I think of it, pumpkin is probably one of …
The end of summer is slowly creeping up. My heart will break when nectarines, peaches and plums start disappearing from the farmer’s markets. Thankfully there is Sqirl Jam to capture my favorite fruits and preserve their beauty for enjoyment in the fall and winter. Jessica Koslow is the jamming maven behind Sqirl …
Some friends recently returned from a short visit to New York, while other friends are currently visiting the big apple as we speak. I am jealous. I miss New York. When I think about their fun travels eating their way through the city my mind instantly drifts to doughnuts. If you’re in …
Lately I’ve been craving white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, in a bad way. I don’t know what started this craving, but it has been all I can think of. When I was younger they were my favorite cookie. In fact the only cookie I really liked. As a special treat my mom would by …
When I wake up in the morning I’m starving. Does this happen to you too? I mean stomach growling, need to feast, starving. That and I’m tired. I never wake up not tired. Does this happen to you too? So when I finally stumble into the kitchen I just want to eat. Muffins aren’t …
Peaches check. Shortcake check. Muffinized yes! The glorious beauty of summer stone fruits, in this case ripe juicy peaches, stuffed into crumbly shortcake all tucked into a muffin form. Break them open hot out of the oven and slather them with fresh whipped cream and more fresh peaches, I mean what can be better? …
Cherry sour cream muffins. Juicy, sweet, nutty. The sour cream gives them a richness that almost tastes like cheesecake. The muffin is loaded with ripe cherries that bleed sweet fruit juice with each bite. I used half almond meal and half flour to create a light crumbly texture that is buttery and luscious.
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