Tag Archive: whole grain

Banana Chip Scones

My hubby has been asking for some of my banana chip muffins for breakfast lately.  So, I dug out some of the ripe bananas that I have stashed (or should I say stockpiled) in the freezer with full intentions of making some muffins.  When I got started, though, I realized that I wasn’t really in [...]

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Whole Wheat Pancake Mix (Ten in 10 – Week 9)

As promised, for today’s Ten in 10 update post, I will be announcing the winner of the FlaxMatters.com giveaway.  But first, I thought I’d share another recipe that uses the milled golden flax that the winner will be receiving!
Saturday’s are a great day for a nice homemade breakfast. Most mornings I eat yogurt and fruit [...]

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Healthy Honey Beer Bread

My husband and I really aren’t beer drinkers. It’s not that we haven’t tried, because we have. We just prefer wine (and I haven’t met a mojito I didn’t like). The thing is, we go through stages where we pick up a six-pack from a local brewery thinking that maybe we will discover [...]

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Healthy (Vegan) Chai Spiced Pumpkin Muffins

You may think that pumpkin is only for the fall, but I could eat pumpkin all year long. I made lots of my own pumpkin puree with the fresh pumpkins from our CSA this fall, and stocked up on a few extra cans, too… Just in case!
I’ve been on a bit of a quest to [...]

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Cinnamon Stuffed Scones

I have been craving scones for a while now. Honestly, I’m not sure why I didn’t make them sooner.
Yesterday, I got up early with great intentions of making doughnuts for Fasnacht Day.  The more I thought about deep frying doughnuts and the inevitable mess that would result, the less inspired I felt.  So, I pulled [...]

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Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches

As soon as I picked up a copy of the King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking Cookbook, I knew I had to try the Chewy Oatmeal Decorating Cookies recipe.  I love to make rolled cutout cookies, but had never tried a recipe with oatmeal.  So, with Valentine’s Day coming up, I decided to make some [...]

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Friday Favorites – 12 Days of Sharing (Episode 36)

As you probably already know, I’ve been participating in the 12 Days of Sharing to benefit Share Our Strength and the fight against childhood hunger in America.  So, I thought it would only be appropriate to pick some of my favorite holiday treats for this week’s Friday Favorites!

I have been thinking about making homemade marshmallows [...]

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Friday Favorites – Episode 11

Happy Friday, everyone!
I am having difficulty focusing today because my new DSLR (Canon 50D) is scheduled to be delivered today! According to the UPS site, it was put on the truck for delivery at 7:08am this morning.
I am really excited to finally have an SLR again. I took photography in high school and used my dad’s [...]

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