There are two types of muffins in this world. 1) Sad and sorry, store-bought muffins that are weirdly soggy and sometimes come in bags. 2) Home-made, hearty, moist but sturdy, and delicious morsels of goodness. These Banana Espresso Chocolate Chip Muffins fall into the number two category. They are moist but still have plenty of…
Maple Date Scones
Maple Date Scones are the darling of the afternoon tea table. Oats and whole wheat flour keep them savory and wholesome, while dates and maple syrup add just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy your afternoon knackering for something yummy. Tea should be the new brunch. In the past year, brunch has became such…
Basil Dark Chocolate Scones
Basil and dark chocolate are an unusual pairing, but if you brave the unexpected and taste these Basil Dark Chocolate Scones, you’ll be rewarded with a savory-sweet breakfast treat that will surprise and delight. You trust us, right? Enough that if I put the words “basil” and “dark chocolate” side by side in Basil Dark…
Carrot Zucchini Bread with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
Carrots add an extra bit of sweetness to the already-moist zucchini bread foundation in this recipe for Carrot Zucchini Bread. Hiding vegetables in a delicious, flavorful quick bread smothered in a luscious maple cream cheese glaze is pretty genius, and will make your breakfast (and morning) a little more special. Confession: I’m kind of obsessed with…
Pumpkin Overnight Oats
We’ve been patient, haven’t we? Starbucks has been out there with their PSL’s since August, trying to cajole us into jumping the gun on pumpkin season by offering frozen frappuccino PSL’s designed to trick our tastebuds into thinking pumpkin is actually appropriate for 80-degree weather. (It’s not, get your head in the game.) But we…
Coconut Chocolate Chip Scones
These Coconut Chocolate Chip Scones get their coconut flavor from replacing cold butter with solid coconut oil, and from shredded coconut. Add a generous amount of chocolate chips and you have a delicious, moderately healthy breakfast treat on your hands. Sometimes people just need some baked goods. I’ve found that baked goods can be the perfect…
Extra Crumb Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Extra Crumb Cinnamon Coffee Cake is a tender cinnamon coffee cake with an extra heaping dose buttery delicious crumble. Perfect for a leisurely weekend brunch with a never-ending cup of coffee. Do you have a flavor that is just your flavor? Like every time that flavor is an option, you get it. Or if you had…
Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
Skinny Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins are a delicious breakfast to enjoy leisurely or on the go. My birthday happened a couple weeks ago, and I got 4 cookbooks and a baking instruction DVD. Sooo… the next morning I had some serious reading material and inspiration. And old bananas. That lovely combination led to these skinny…