Never work before breakfast; if you have to work before breakfast, eat your breakfast first. ~Josh Billings There's nothing sexy about bran muffins. They are the sensible shoes of the breakfast world. (For the record- I'm a big believer in sensible shoes. Am I the bran muffin of … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
My mother made a lot of things because she thought they'd be healthy for us. There were some very unfortunate experiences with whole wheat bread and bananas. I always tried to get rid of that sandwich and eat one of my friends' lunches. ~Alice Waters These Whole Wheat Banana … [Read more...]
Cranberry Cardamom Muffins
No individual raindrop ever considers itself responsible for the flood. ~Unknown School cancelled two days in a row due to rain. In December! The frozen ground can't keep up with the torrent, so there is localized flooding and some roads washed out. It's unseasonably balmy, but … [Read more...]
Big Batch Date Bran Muffins
Preserve your memories. Keep them well. What you forget, you can never retell. ~Louisa May Alcott This recipe is adapted from one I found in my grandmother's recipe notebook. The original was titled 'Brian's Muffins', and 'good' penciled in next to it. The eponymous Brian was … [Read more...]
Whole Wheat Dairy-free Zucchini Muffins
If you tickle the earth with a hoe, she laughs with a harvest. ~Douglas Jerrold It has been a summer of collectives. A clowder of cats. A clutch of chicks. A paddling of ducks. An embarrassment of zucchini. Two modest seeds grew to alien heights and produced and produced and … [Read more...]