These delicious pumpkin gingerbread muffins are made with dates, honey, and loads of spices . . . A Healthier Pumpkin Muffin Option Sometimes, on a very cold morning in fall, nothing is more comforting than warm gingerbread. But typical gingerbread is essentially cake. So I wanted to see if I could make a gingerbread that […]
This recipe makes a fluffy, delicately crispy, and comforting cornbread pancake. My ideal pre-Thanksgiving pancake (but we also eat them in summer with fresh peaches, whipped ricotta, and maple syrup!)
These orange fennel chicken breakfast sausages are sweetened with chopped dates and caramelized fennel and flavored with a hint of orange and nutmeg.
These cranberry and carrot muffins smell like sweet oranges and are filled with pops of tart fresh cranberry . . .
If you could put an apple crisp into a muffin, these ginger apple bran muffins would be how . . .These are relatively healthy, super-fiber apple and bran muffins. Because they are made with apple, dates, and bran, they are packed with nutrients and natural sweetness (no refined sugars in the recipe!), making them both hearty and satisfying. The only sweeteners are the natural fruits, plus honey and molasses.
These honey bran muffins are great on their own or with tart red currants thrown in . . . Yay! It’s the end of summer and red currants are in season! And they are so pretty! But wait, what can I do with red currants other than make red currant jelly? (Hopefully you, unlike me,
Irish Brown Soda Bread with Oats . . . This quick brown soda bread recipe is my version of a healthy brown bread. It is fast, filling, and healthy. What more could you want? When I was 15, my family went on vacation to Ireland. The first night we arrived at our hotel so late
Basic and very easy recipe for sweet potato pancakes that is very popular with my kids . . .
Spiced Secret (Vegetable) Garden Muffins . . . These healthy muffins for kids, A.K.A. “secret garden muffins,” are excellent vegetable hiders. Hence the name. I feed them to my kids for breakfast or put them in their lunches. A little maple syrup for sweetener and lots of spices makes them a treat to eat for
Hearty oat muffins made with buttermilk and berries . . . I was craving some warm, buttery, hearty oat muffins. Something with chewy oats, but not too sweet. Preferably on the healthy side. Ideally bursting with delicious berries. So I found a recipe for a blueberry oatmeal muffin, but it was still not quite what
Greek yogurt with fresh grapefruit and almonds . . . This is my perfect spring breakfast — light, refreshing, and filling grapefruit yogurt. Also, I just want to be able to wear my pre-pregnancy pants again, okay? I’m five months postpartum, and I miss my clothes. (How did I manage to gain like 50 pounds
Honey cornbread muffins with strawberry puddle pockets . . . These honey cornbread muffins are filled with strawberry puddles and make the perfect summer muffin. I crave them when strawberry season hits. The cornmeal gets very crispy and delicious and the strawberries melt into little jammy pockets on the inside. I like to put a
Healthy ricotta and jam toast that feels splurgy . . . Whipped ricotta and homemade strawberry jam toast is a weekend luxury for me, even though it is low calorie and quite healthy. I like to eat the toast and strawberry jam warm and the whipped ricotta ice cold. I usually use my quick brown
These “healthy crepes” might more accurately be called “egg wrappers” but 1) I use them like crepes, and 2) that doesn’t sound very delicious, and these are delicious.
