Meyer Lemon Earl Grey Tea Muffins

Meyer Lemon Earl Grey Tea Muffins

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I had serious doubts about these muffins. For one, I don’t even LIKE Earl Grey tea (despite the Captain Picard connection), plus I thought they seemed a little off when I was scooping the batter into the muffin tin. I’d mucked around with the recipe without even a trial run, which is not a good baking process. I was worried about the texture. I was worried about the smell, and therefore the flavor. I was a muffin worrier.

I needn’t have worried. These muffins are so good, so perfect, that I looked forward to waking up this morning so I could eat another one. (And when I say another one, I mean another one in addition to the two I’d had after dinner the night before.)

The texture I was so worried about ended up being part of what makes them so magnificent. They’re just … soft. Beautifully soft.

The flavor? I boosted the bergamot in the tea with Meyer lemons, using more zest than the recipe specified, and adding in a little juice as well. The smell that concerned me was, I think, the baking powder, because it calls for a full tablespoon, and in the batter that smelled stronger than the lemon, but once they were baked, that problem disappeared.

Now my problem is that I’m going to run out of them too quickly. I might have to make these again, just so I’ll have enough to share after I finish devouring my current inventory.

MEYER LEMON EARL GREY TEA MUFFINS

(adapted from Serious Eats)

ingredients:

1 cup 1% milk
3 Earl Grey teabags
1 1/3 cups whole wheat white flour
2/3 cup wheat germ
1/2 cup cane sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 teaspoons Meyer lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
2 tablespoons low fat vanilla yogurt
1 teaspoon Meyer lemon juice
1 egg, lightly beaten

directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees, and prep a 12-cup muffin tin.

Pour milk into a saucepan and heat on medium low until hot, just shy of bubbling. Add the tea bags, swirling them around gently, then remove from heat and cover. Let steep for 20 minutes. Check to make sure the milk stays warm; if it cools off too much, gently warm again just before using, with the heat on low.

Melt the butter, so it’s cool by the time the tea milk is ready.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, wheat germ, cane sugar, baking powder, lemon zest, and nutmeg.

Beat the egg (lightly). Add the tea milk, the butter, the yogurt, and the lemon juice, and mix well.

Pour the liquid mixture into the large bowl with the dry ingredients and mix just enough to incorporate. Pour batter into muffin cups, distributing as easily as possible.

Bake at 400 for 5 minutes, then reduce temperature to 375 and bake for another 10 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then move to a wire rack.

Meyer Lemon Earl Grey Tea Muffins

Clementine Tea Loaf

Clementine Tea Loaf

It’s clementine season!

I brought home another bag of clementines a few weeks ago and realized that we still had a whole lot left, so my mind turned to baking. Granted, my mind turns to baking pretty much every day anyway, but this time it was specifically to the call of the clementine. I poked around Pinterest until I found a recipe that looked good, tinkered with it just a bit. I also skipped the glaze, and sprinkled a little turbinado sugar on top instead.

The results made everybody happy, from my normally not-so-into-the-baked-goods husband to my dentist and hygienist. The orange and vanilla flavors make it almost like a creamsicle bread, but it’s nice and light, too. I’ve already been asked for the recipe more than once, and I definitely need to make this again before Christmas. Here you go.

CLEMENTINE TEA LOAF (adapted from Little Miss Celebration)

ingredients:

1 cup whole wheat white flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1/2 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (scant) cane sugar
1/2 tablespoon clementine zest
1 egg
1/3 cup  freshly squeezed clementine juice
1/2 cup 1% milk
1/2 tablespoon vanilla bean paste
turbinado sugar for sprinkling on top, if desired

directions:

Heat oven to 350 degrees, and spray or grease a loaf pan.

Whisk together the flour, wheat germ, baking powder, and sea salt.

Using a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add clementine rind and beat until mixture changes color, it should look pale. Add egg and beat until well combined.

Separately, whisk together the milk, clementine juice, and vanilla.

Take the bowl out of the stand mixer and fold in about a third of the flour, then a third of the liquid mixture. Keep alternating, gently folding in, until just combined.

Pour batter into a loaf pan and smooth out the top. For a little sparkle, sprinkle some turbinado sugar on top. (I always reduce some of the sugar that goes into the batter when I know I’m going to do this.)

Bake for 40-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Mine was ready at 45 minutes.

Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then remove and let cool on a rack until ready to eat.

Clementine Tea Loaf

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Mocha Banana Bread

Mocha Banana Bread

jump to recipe Love this twist on a traditional banana bread. Next time I’ll push it even more and up the cocoa powder and the espresso, but even as is it was full of flavor and made for a nice spin on a familiar treat. First step, mash the … [Continue reading]

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

jump to recipe Another win for the zucchini muffin! I’m always nervous about these, because I truly despise zucchini. But in a muffin it becomes transformed, adding a health boost without compromising on flavor one iota. They were also really easy … [Continue reading]

Peach Poppy Seed Muffins (take 1)

Peach Poppy Seed Muffins

jump to recipe I have been on a quest: the quest for a peach muffin. To reiterate what I’ve expressed in this blog multiple times, I do not like pieces of fruit in my baked goods. I don’t make or eat blueberry muffins, apple pies, cobblers, or … [Continue reading]

Soft & Thick Snickerdoodle Cookies

Snickerdoodles

jump to recipe When you need to whip together some crowd pleasing cookies, this is a perfect go-to recipe. They’re sweet, cinnamon-y, puffy and soft, satisfyingly filling, and don’t have any objectionable ingredients. I have yet to meet someone … [Continue reading]

One Banana Banana Bread (made with two bananas)

One Banana Banana Bread

jump to recipe I had a problem. My problem? These. They were getting more disgusting daily, they needed to be transformed into something delicious and lovingly baked, but they were small, smaller than they look in this photo, so my options … [Continue reading]

Peach Muffins

Peach Muffins

These didn’t turn out quite the way I’d hoped. I’ve been wanting to make peach muffins for a while, a muffin that would be all crumb but would be full of flavor from pureed fresh peaches. So I started with a Strawberry Mini Muffins recipe I’d made … [Continue reading]

Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Cake

It’s zucchini season! And that means it’s chocolate season too. (It’s not wabbit season, though.) I’ve had my eye on this healthy chocolate zucchini cake recipe for a while because it has cardamom in it, which piqued my interest. So I gave it a … [Continue reading]

Peach Ginger Tea Muffins with Lemon

Peach Ginger Tea Muffins

jump to recipe A few weeks ago, I picked up some peach-ginger tea at an interesting little spice store in Sayville. We were on our way to Fire Island, but had some time to kill before the ferry came, so we stopped in town to get some coffee (for … [Continue reading]

Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Banana Oatmeal Muffins

jump to recipe What to make, what to make…I really wanted to try something new with the 3 revoltingly overripe bananas in my kitchen. And I was in a hurry because I picked up a new laptop this morning so I could blog more portably, so I wanted … [Continue reading]

Buttermilk Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

Buttermilk Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

Flower muffin! I was out of breakfast muffins and needed to whip something together that looked easy and quick, and this fit the bill: Buttermilk Oatmeal Muffins. The chocolate chips came from me. First I had to soak the oats in buttermilk for … [Continue reading]

Carrot Tea Cake with Oat Crumb Topping

Carrot Tea Cake With Oat Crumb Topping

jump to recipe This tea cake is so delicious that I made another one three days after making the first one, and the only reason I waited so long is because we were away for the weekend. The cake itself is warm with spices, and the topping adds … [Continue reading]

Low Fat Coffee Cake Muffins

Low Fat Coffee Cake Muffins

jump to recipe I was in a state when I made these. It was the evening before a Day of Many Mishaps, and I think these are where it all started. Funny thing is, the muffins actually came out great, but the making of them was fraught with … [Continue reading]

Cinnamon Graham Banana Bread

Cinnamon Graham Banana Bread

jump to recipe I know I have a pretty good banana bread recipe, but this one is sublime. And it comes with cinnamon glaze. I’m not surprised it’s so delicious, since I found the recipe on Tutti Dolci, plus it gave me a chance to use more of the … [Continue reading]

Butterscotch Peanut Butter Cookies

Butterscotch Peanut Butter Cookies

jump to recipe It was the 4th of July, and the kids deserved cookies. And when we were in Pennsylvania, I’d picked up something intriguing called “butterscotch peanut butter”, and I thought that would make for an interesting variation. I was … [Continue reading]

Strawberry Mini Muffins

Strawberry Mini Muffins

jump to recipe Strawberry mini muffins? Please keep in mind that I am known as She Who Hates Fruit In Muffins.  Really. I don’t eat blueberry muffins, cranberry muffins, raisin muffins, or any sort of fruit pie or cobbler. I do not like them, Sam … [Continue reading]

Pennsylvania: Breakfast Heaven & Hobo Lunch Blues

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Every year, when school ends, we take a trip to Pennsylvania to stay at the magnificent Mussers’ Bed & Breakfast. (Last year I even had a baking adventure there.) Barb, who runs the place, is an exceptional human being; we love visiting her every … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins

jump to recipe Another win for the peanut butter team! These Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Muffins are delicious, good for you, and hunger-satisfying in the best way. This recipe was as straightforward as a muffin recipe can be. Dry ingredients … [Continue reading]

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Muffins

Whole Wheat Cinnamon Muffins

jump to recipe Do you like cinnamon? These are a lovely treat for the cinnamon-lover, and no doubt a nightmare for the cinnamon-hater. Cinnamon muffins with cinnamon chips, and full of healthy ingredients like whole wheat white flour, wheat … [Continue reading]

Mini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

Mini Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

jump to recipe I thought I had the banana muffin market cornered, but these are just as good as mine and come in mini form! The recipe for these mini banana chocolate chip muffins had unusual instructions, and specific directions, and I obeyed all … [Continue reading]

Banana-Nut Oat Bran Muffins

Banana Nut Oat Bran Muffins

Gluten-free is not for me. I suppose the gluten-free crowd might appreciate these, but only because they’re used to eating muffins made without flour. Me? I’m a gluten-lover. Bring on the wheat! These have good flavor but the texture is a complete … [Continue reading]

Honey Orange Oat Bran Muffins

Honey Orange Oat Bran Muffins

jump to recipe These turned out great! I could have just added some orange zest to one of my existing bran muffin recipes, but I like to keep trying new things, plus it’s been a while since I baked with oat bran instead of wheat bran. The … [Continue reading]

Root Beer Cupcakes with Cream Soda Frosting

Root Beer Cupcakes with Cream Soda Whipped Cream Frosting

Happy birthday Dave! Time for root beer cupcakes with cream soda frosting! The week of his birthday, I sat my lovely husband down and showed up the recipes I’d been pinning for him. He’s a vanilla guy, so I walked him through vanilla layer cakes … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter Muffins

Peanut Butter Muffins

jump to recipe If you love peanut butter, then you love these muffins, whether you know it now or not. (I love peanut butter.) They’re not healthy breakfast muffins, though. They’re dessert-y, peanut butter fantasy muffins. And they’re very … [Continue reading]

Espresso Muffins with Peanut Butter Chips

Espresso Muffins with Peanut Butter Chips

jump to recipe I found a recipe for low fat Mocha Chocolate Chip Muffins, and in a fit of I’m still not sure what, I turned them into Espresso Muffins with Peanut Butter Chips, and they are full of dark espresso cakey goodness. I started … [Continue reading]

Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Baked Apple Cider Donuts

Friday was National Donut Day. So I made donuts. I also needed some baked goods to take to photography class, and I figured we could use some interesting shapes. I had mini muffins and a small loaf, so I decided on donuts to round things out. … [Continue reading]

Honey Whole Wheat Bran Muffins

Honey Whole Wheat Bran Muffins

jump to recipe I already have some tried and true bran muffin recipes, but I had the itch to try something new and Nathaniel had the itch to grate nutmeg, so we scratched our itches together. While I toasted the walnuts, he got to … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter and Banana Bread

Peanut Butter And Banana Bread

jump to recipe This was one of those nights when I had a non-specific baking itch. I had no idea how to channel the whisking urge until I spotted the overripe bananas on the counter, then this recipe from Delish leapt out at me. Who was I to argue … [Continue reading]

Orange Oat Muffins

Orange Oat Muffins

jump to recipe These muffins are such a nice little surprise! I’ve been feeling the loss of the great blood oranges of the season, but now I know the joys of a regular (non-blood!) orange muffin too. Phew! These are lovely. Nathaniel says it’s … [Continue reading]

Double Chocolate Chip Muffins (“Skinny”!)

Double Chocolate Chip Muffins

jump to recipe I have tasted the magnificence that is a “skinny” double chocolate chip muffin, and I’ve personally witnessed all the ingredients that went into them. I alone can vouch for the seemingly impossible truth: these healthy muffins taste … [Continue reading]

Baked Vanilla Donuts

Baked Vanilla Donuts

The kids needed donuts. We ran out of Eggo waffles a few days ago and I kept saying I’d get to the store to get more but I hadn’t had a chance, so to make it up to them, I offered to make something for for breakfast. “Donuts!” they cried. They … [Continue reading]

Baking Class: Ratios

baking class

I went to a baking class today! The class was based on Michael Ruhlman’s book Ratio, and we all got a copy of it to take home. It was called “Baking with Ratios not Recipes” and was a lot of fun. We started with eggs and sugar. Not those … [Continue reading]

Blood Orange Poppy Seed Bread

Blood Orange Poppy Seed Bread

jump to recipe I had the last blood oranges of the season, and I wanted to make sure that whatever I baked would be worthy of them, so I adapted this wonderful lemon poppy seed bread recipe from amyBITES and hoped for the best. I’d already adapted … [Continue reading]

Golden Oatmeal Spice Muffins

Golden Oatmeal Spice Muffins

jump to recipe I stumbled onto this recipe in a moment of desperation. I got out all the ingredients to try a new oatmeal muffin recipe and then, once everything was assembled, I read the first instruction, which was to let the oats soak in … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter Bran Muffins

Peanut Butter Bran Muffins

jump to recipe I wasn’t sure how things were going to go with these.  I got brave and decided to swap out some of the flour for wheat germ (as my current obsession dictates) and I added some vanilla, and what I ended up with, to my delight, was … [Continue reading]

Lemon Yogurt Muffins

Lemon Yogurt Muffins

I’m blogging these for the sake of…education, I guess. I didn’t love these. The texture lacked that fluffiness I like in a lemon muffin, and the flavor was okay but not really enough to make up for it. Maybe a more seasoned baker can take a look and … [Continue reading]

Wheat Germ Bread

Wheat Germ Bread

I know, it doesn’t sound tasty, does it? Wheat Germ Bread. Wheat Germ Bread? How is a person supposed to get excited about that? Well, taste it. Because once you taste it, you’ll get it, and once you find out how easy it is to make, you’ll make … [Continue reading]

Chocolate and Cinnamon Chip Espresso Oat Muffins

Chocolate Cinnamon Chip Espresso Oat Muffins

jump to recipe I won’t pretend they’re pretty, but they sure are delicious. This is a grown-up sort of muffin. The espresso flavor is strong, the oats give the muffins a density that makes them nice and filling, and the only real sweetness … [Continue reading]

Cinnamon Molasses Muffins

Cinnamon Molasses Muffins

jump to recipe If you like molasses, these are the muffins for you. They’re definitely a little intense. You could un-intense them successfully, I think, by substituting half the molasses for honey, but I found that people really liked the depth … [Continue reading]

Blood Orange Wheat Germ Muffins

Blood Orange Wheat Germ Muffins

jump to recipe These muffins have turned me on to a whole new world of wheat germ. They taste SO good, full of orange flavor, contained in this wonderfully textured, soft, substantial muffiny package. I started by zesting the oranges. The … [Continue reading]

Blood Orange Tea Muffins (mini)

Blood Orange Tea Muffins

Mini muffins! jump to recipe A while back I made some delicious Meyer Lemon Tea Muffins, only I didn’t realize they were supposed to be mini muffins so I only ended up with 9 of them. Since they were delicious, I decided to give them another … [Continue reading]

Oatmeal Cookie Muffins with Cappuccino Chips

Oatmeal Cookie Muffins with Cappuccino Chips

jump to recipe Let’s just say that these live up to their name. They stick to the paper a little bit, but what’s a little paper when you’re devouring a sweet delicious healthy muffin full of cappuccino chips? A minor inconvenience. I made some … [Continue reading]

Chai Spiced Vanilla Bean Muffins

Chai Spiced Vanilla Bean Muffins

jump to recipe These are strange and tasty little muffins. An adult sort of taste, being Chai Spiced Vanilla Muffins, but we’ll test that theory in the morning when Nathaniel wakes up. My original plan was to make something for the kids to eat … [Continue reading]

Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins

jump to recipe Sometimes an ingredient shortage can work in your favor. For want of a few more blood oranges, some Meyer lemons were used, and born out of the uncertainty of that unusual pairing, some poppy seeds were added. Thus, a brand new … [Continue reading]

Blood Orange Pound Cake

Blood Orange Pound Cake

jump to recipe I finally fixed the white balance on my camera. (Apologies for the previous two non-white-balanced blog entries.) I also found blood oranges at our local grocery store. I celebrated these events by baking with the oranges and … [Continue reading]

Honey Pumpkin Bran Muffins

Honey Pumpkin Bran Muffins

jump to recipe I still had the white balance settings wrong for this entire batch of photos and it’s annoying me because these muffins were really delicious and you can’t even see their true beauty. Trust me, they looked lovely. I found these … [Continue reading]

Banutter Bites

Banutter Bites

jump to recipe I invented these. I had some overripe bananas, which I had to protect with a label or our cleaning lady would have thrown them away: I also had an itch to do something new, a craving for peanut butter (which is really just … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter Cookies

Peanut Butter Cookies

Sometimes, in the middle of all the healthy baking, it’s time to make something for the kids. They put up with the bran stuff and the pumpkin whatnot for a while, but they’ve become pretty blasé about all the (what I think are) goodies coming out of … [Continue reading]

Pumpkin Muffins, made over and still delicious

Pumpkin Muffins made over

jump to recipe I’ve made these before, but I put a spin on them this time: I wanted to know if I could make them healthier without compromising on deliciousness. And the answer: a resounding yes. I’ve been looking for a formula for a long time … [Continue reading]

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Quick Bread

Whole Wheat Oatmeal Quick Bread

I made this one night last week, when I wanted something hearty and robust and satisfying but not sweet and dessert-y. I know, that sounds weird. But I was after something that would ground me a little. And thus I made this delightful bread. I … [Continue reading]

Coconut Banana Bread

Coconut Banana Bread

jump to recipe Coconut banana bread, who knew? I had many doubts about this one as I was making it and AGAIN messed up with something egg-related (see Cocoa Banana Yogurt Muffins for another egg near miss) but but in the end, it turned out great … [Continue reading]

Cocoa Banana Yogurt Muffins (a Laurie original)

Cocoa Banana Yogurt Muffins

jump to recipe Yesterday, I played with my tried-and-true banana yogurt muffin recipe to see if I could add in some cocoa powder without ruining it. I’ve also been playing with my camera. My photography class started yesterday, and I got cocky … [Continue reading]

Maple Pumpkin Mini Muffins

Maple Pumpkin Mini Muffins

These have been on my to-try list for months. I’m so glad I finally made them! They taste far too delicious to be as healthy as they are, too. And the timing is good, I’m back on Weight Watchers and these puppies are only ONE P+ each. And they are … [Continue reading]

Malted Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

Malted Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve made these before — they’re Dave’s favorites. But I made them again, with some small alterations, because the kids have both just had ear infections and they felt these would help. And why not? The tricky part, though, is that Juliet doesn’t … [Continue reading]

Meyer Lemon Yogurt Muffins

Meyer Lemon Yogurt Muffins

These were…meh. The flavor came through nicely after the muffins had been sitting for a day, and the texture settled a little, but spectacular they were not. I was going to make mini muffins as the recipe suggested, but I had these beautiful, … [Continue reading]

Oatmeal Muffins

Oatmeal Muffins

jump to recipe These are delightful. I took a very basic, healthy recipe that I found on food.com, read the reviews, made it mine, and created deliciousness. If I achieve nothing else over the weekend, at least there’s that. I kept very … [Continue reading]

I Miss My Yoga Teacher Muffins — Honey Sage Corn Muffins

Honey Sage Corn Muffins

Not only are these pretty tasty, they were made in honor of one of my yoga teachers, Nancy, who I have been missing terribly since they changed things up at the studio I go to and she doesn’t teach there anymore. I loved her class, and I miss her … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter Pound Cake

Peanut Butter Pound Cake

This was my birthday cake. This was one of the most decadent things I’ve ever made. This was also the best cake I’ve ever eaten in my entire life. I may have to make it again next year. It started with two sticks of butter. Then, … [Continue reading]

Salted Espresso Oatmeal Cookies

Salted Espresso Oatmeal Cookies

I’ve made these before, but this time I added a twist. I made them at Christmas, and instead of using regular chocolate chips I used Christmas-colored red & green chips, but this time I really took these to another level flavor-wise by … [Continue reading]

Carrot Bran Muffins

Carrot Bran Muffins

jump to recipe These muffins. These muffins! The fact that they are so healthy and good for you makes no sense with how delicious they taste. And I took a risk with these, changing the recipe mid-process, on a whim. A crazy, carrot- bran whim! I … [Continue reading]

Blood Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

Blood Orange Poppy Seed Muffins

I’ve decided that there’s a property peculiar to baked goods with blood oranges in them: it’s all about the second bite. Just like the Blood Orange Muffins I’ve made before, the first bite is a little confusing to the palate, but the second one rolls … [Continue reading]

Meyer Lemon Sugar Cookies

Meyer Lemon Sugar Cookies

I know, there’s been a lot of citrus lately. I feel desperate to play with Meyer lemons and blood oranges while they’re still around, plus it helps remind me that spring is coming, despite the really weird snowfall we had yesterday. Full … [Continue reading]

Pumpkin Espresso Bread

Pumpkin Espresso Bread

jump to recipe Another home run. Make this bread right now. I mean it. It couldn’t be easier and your taste buds will thank you, as will anyone else who gets a bite. I brought some of this to work with me and had someone come back for thirds. Who … [Continue reading]

Greek Yogurt and Coffee Chocolate Chip Muffins

Greek Yogurt And Coffee Cappuccino Chip Muffins

jump to recipe These are insane. Now they’re not crazily low fat or anything, but they’re not anywhere near as decadent as they taste, and the flavor combination in these muffins is absolutely exquisite. Semi-sweet chocolate, turbinado … [Continue reading]

Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Oatmeal Muffins

Meyer Lemon Poppy Seed Oatmeal Muffins

These muffins surprised me. The batter didn’t seem as thick as it should be, and the night I made them, I tried one and it stuck so much to the paper that it wasn’t worth the effort of prying it loose. But then I tried one the next morning for … [Continue reading]

Mini Meyer Lemon Bundt Cakes

Mini Meyer Lemon Bundt Cakes

These are tiny sweet lemony bites from heaven. Oh my. I didn’t even know I owned a mini bundt pan until about a month ago. I’m not 100% sure where I got it, but my money’s on it being a freebie from my friend Scratchy’s days at the Martha Stewart … [Continue reading]

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars (fail)

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars

I’m a little sad about these. There are so many other delicious things I could have done with those three overripe bananas. Instead I made these lame oatmeal squares. They were perfect, too, in an ideal state for baking. They mashed up … [Continue reading]

Carrot Spice Mini Muffins

Carrot Spice Mini Muffins

I make these carrot spice muffins pretty regularly. They’re freakishly healthy, and I say freakishly because they are just ridiculously delicious. The spices are a perfect blend with the carrot base, the texture is moist but fluffy, the turbinado … [Continue reading]