Currently baking out of Macrina Bakery & Cafe Cookbook by Leslie Mackie
Versions four and five of my fresh fruit muffins went from complicated to simple, but got better as a result.
For the fourth attempt at tweaking this recipe, I increased the maple syrup to 1/4 cup and decreased the amount of milk by the same [...]

Currently cooking out of Pure Dessert by Alice Medrich.
I hadn’t planned on making these muffins, but every time I flipped through Pure Dessert, I kept stopping on this recipe. Muffins just didn’t seem exotic enough to try. But they have raspberries. And chocolate. Really, it was only a matter of time before I caved.
The batter [...]

Currently cooking out of Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass.
Remember this post a couple of weeks ago? Well, ever since then, I’ve been beating my head against a wall called Lemon-Poppyseed Muffins. And the wall has been winning.
From the first time I made these muffins, I thought they had promise, but also [...]

Currently cooking out of Whole Grains Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass.
Look at those muffin liners! They are called tulip muffin papers, and I love them. I need to open my bakery just so I can bake everything in them. Sadly, those muffin liners were the best part of this recipe.
The muffins weren’t bad. [...]

Currently cooking from Whole Grains, Every Day, Every Way by Lorna Sass.
I only have few food dislikes. I hate liver (and am too old to be told it is steak, mom!) and I hate oatmeal. I dislike liver because of the taste. My dislike of oatmeal, however, all comes down to texture. I don’t care [...]

Currently baking from The Art & Soul of Baking by Cindy Mushet.
In my follow up attempt at the chocolate cream scones, I tweaked a couple of things. Some on purpose, some not (I blame the 4 hours of sleep I got the night before). I increased the amount of sugar from 2 3/4 oz to [...]

Currently baking from The Art & Soul of Baking by Cindy Mushet.

I’ve been searching for the perfect scone for several years, now. When I get a new baking cookbook, it’s one of the first recipes that I scrutinize. I’ve found some fairly good ones and some pretty bad ones. But the one thing they all [...]