I haven’t played much with yeast on this blog. I love making English muffins, last year’s Easter treat was Hot Cross Buns, and occasionally I whip up a quick-rise pizza crust, but that’s about it. I promise one day I will get more into yeast breads – one of my New Year’s Resolutions was to… Read More Brown Sugar Carrot Bread
When it comes to dried fruits, raisins are my least favorite. Remember when we were kids, how our parents would give us raisins as a “healthy” snack? Lame. I will eat raisins, but I’ll only eat them 2 ways: covered in chocolate, and baked into oatmeal cookies. And sure, oatmeal raisin cookies sound like a healthier… Read More Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (or, “The Greatest Low-Fat Cookies in the World”)
It’s now officially Spring! I may still have a few more Winter-y posts up my sleeve, but now that the official start of Spring has passed, I think we’re all in the mood to see some green. This chicken salad just screams Spring – three types of bright green peas, and a naturally creamy but low-fat… Read More Three-Pea Chicken Salad
It’s now December, and that means I get to kick off my second December of holiday cookie recipes! For the first cookie of the month, I chose a recipe that is currently on the cover of Bon Appetit, one of my favorite food magazines. The cover features a close-up portrait of gorgeous, airy, red-striped meringues that were… Read More Peppermint Meringues