This recipe is a healthy way to start the day (or enjoy a snack). Makes 12 muffins. 1 ripe banana 3 tbsp honey 1 c plain yogurt (or applesauce, to make them vegan) 1 c whole wheat flour 3/4 c all-purpose flour 1 tbsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp [...]
Archive for the ‘breads’ Category
Pink and Purple Muffins
Posted in $, breads, easy, sides, snacks, something to eat in the morning, sweets, vegan, vegetarian on May 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
French Toast
Posted in $, breads, easy, something to eat in the morning, sweets, vegetarian on May 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, for Mother’s Day, I made French toast for my mom and we ate it together with fresh strawberries, maple syrup and plain yogurt. I made the toast the same way we’ve made it for years, which -I think- started with my dad. He’s a good breakfast cook, and every time I make pancakes, [...]
Rosemary Bread!
Posted in $, breads, not quick, not TOO hard, sides, vegetarian on March 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This has to be my favorite bread ever. It comes from an oldish cookbook my mom has called The Italian Baker by Carol Field. It is prefaced with this lovely story about its origin in Italy (where it is called Panmerino.) I don’t remember the story exactly, but it has to do with the sea [...]
Chutney Lunch
Posted in $, breads, easy, entrees, quick, sauce, sides, snacks, vegetarian on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A couple of weeks back, I stumbled upon a link that led me into an entire cache of food and garden blogs. I bookmarked them all, and am still sifting my way through. One of them was Wrightfood, which is written by a guy named Matt who is a Brit living in Seattle. He describes [...]
American Pumpernickel Bread
Posted in $, breads, not quick, not TOO hard, snacks, something to eat in the morning, vegan, vegetarian on March 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
This is my second favorite bread and I’ve learned quite a bit about it from working in a bakery. Traditionally German pumpernickel bread contained only rye flour and did not include cocoa/coffee/molasses to darken it. The bread was slow baked until it was almost black. But we impatient Americans tweaked the bread to include darkening [...]
Banana Basil Cake (Cake à la Banane et Basilic)
Posted in $, breads, easy, not quick, sides, snacks, something to eat in the morning, sweets, vegetarian on March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is another different but delicious sweet that’s sure to wow your friends. (I guess that’s the sort of recipe I’m in the mood for today.) It comes from a cookbook called Made in Marseille, by Daniel Young (Harper Collins). I have included his introduction to the recipe as well. “Two tablespoons of chopped basil [...]
Ciabatta Bread
Posted in $, breads, not quick, not TOO hard, sides, snacks, vegetarian on March 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ciabatta—-Italian “slipper bread”—-is by far my favorite bread. This is the best ciabatta recipe I’ve tried so far, though I am sure there are much better ones I have not yet found. This tasted amazing when I baked it in my awful oven in Savannah, and tastes even better now that I don’t have an [...]
Yoghurt and Milk Plain Naans
Posted in $, breads, easy, sides, vegetarian on March 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think naan is tremendously delicious. However, I have felt that the naan at my local Indian restaurants doesn’t come close to comparing with those at Taste of India (Savannah folks – you know what I’m talking about.) So I took matters into my own hands. In retrospect, this seems a little rude, assuming that [...]
