It’s that time of year again. The pumpkins are carved, I’ve got a boatload of candy ready, and my kids are going to complain about me making them wear their winter coats under their costumes. It’s Halloween, which means we’re about to go into chocolate-caramel-nougat overload. And so I’m bypassing making any Halloween treats and…
Quick Breads & Muffins
Banana Snack Cake
Out of all the recipes I’ve tested out for the blog, the one my kids ask for the most is the very first one I ever published. There’s something about banana snack cake that is simply irresistible. Maybe it’s the fact that you can eat it any time of day, or that it’s sweet but…
Everything Banana Bread
Everything banana bread is for when you have three overripe bananas, a bunch of random ingredients in your pantry, and a burst of creativity. Throw everything together, bake for an hour, and voila! You have a deliciously moist banana bread with a little crunch, a hint of sweetness, and enough variety to have you coming…
Corn Muffins
In my house, there’s never a wrong time or way to have cornbread. And based on how fast these flew off my counter and into my kids’ hands, these corn muffins are no exception. They’re the perfect combination of sweet and savory, with crunchy kernels of fresh corn baked in and a perfectly golden, crispy…
Apricot Ginger Mini Loaves
How cute are these mini-loaves? We’ve reached the point in late summer where I start desperately trying to make sure that I’ve baked with all of summer’s best produce. So get ready for a bunch of blueberry, tomato, zucchini, and stone fruit baked goodness coming your way. I had plans to make blueberry crumble bars,…
Raspberry Oatmeal Muffins
I’ve reached a point in my life where one of the great joys, truly, is waking up after my husband and finding out that the coffee is already made and waiting for me. Having a steaming cup (with plenty of cream) at my fingertips as soon as I get downstairs? Heavenly. And yes, I know…
Cheese Muffins
In my family, cheese is a serious business. My great-grandfather started a store in Detroit’s Eastern Market that sold hundreds of specialty cheeses, and I grew up thinking that everyone started their holiday meals with a platter of at least four types of cheese. So when I tell you that these muffins are exactly the…
Double Chocolate Banana Bread
I have my oldest daughter to thank for this recipe. One day last week she came home from school and, as usual, started looking around for snacks. She noticed a few spotty bananas on the counter and told me in no uncertain terms that I should make chocolate banana bread. Who was I to argue…
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins
Oatmeal muffins, studded with chocolate chips, that will please even the pickiest of palates? Yes, please! Add some yogurt, a dash of cinnamon, and just enough brown sugar to make these taste like an indulgence rather than an obligatory healthy snack, and you have a dynamite snack that you can whip up in no time.
Rhubarb Snack Cake
For the love of snack cake, it’s rhubarb season! I went to the farmer’s market last weekend, and I couldn’t resist getting a big bunch of beautiful, ruby red stalks of rhubarb, along with asparagus and shallots. Spoiler alert: I did not use the asparagus and shallots in this snack cake. Second spoiler alert: I…
