Every once in a while I find myself with too much ripe fruit—more than can be eaten before it goes bad. Like the other day…too many peaches! I know that almost seems impossible given my deep love for summer peaches. But maybe that’s why I buy too many when they are truly ripe and then […]
Desserts
Chocolate Chip-Oatmeal-Coconut Cookies from Scratch
Continuing with my latest obsession with coconut, I had a hankering for chocolate chip cookies with coconut. And then I thought, “Why not add oatmeal?” These cookies are absolutely delicious. And even better yet, they’re as healthy as a cookie can get, since they’re organic and made with whole wheat flour. And now that we […]
Banana-Coconut Bread from Scratch (and Damn Quick!)
The other day, my babysitter had dug out my mom’s Banana Bread recipe to make use of some “rotten” bananas. It was yum. A few days later, I still had some old bananas lying around and was craving some coconut. It was a Sunday spring morning, and before I headed out to clean my garage, […]
Cinnamon Buns from Scratch
It all started with a Facebook post from a friend sharing the Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Buns recipe. (Yes, Laurie, it’s all your fault!) I’ve wanted to make cinnamon buns for ages, but now I was downright obsessed. I studied the Pioneer Woman’s recipe and it looked yummy, but it made seven pans of buns and […]
Haika’s Secret to Incredibly Flaky Piecrust
Recently, when I was at the Easton Farmers’ Market, I ran into Haika, one of my favorite bakers. A few years ago I asked her to teach me how to make “Pop-Tarts,” which she does incredibly well. As these things often go, we still haven’t gotten around to it and laughed about “maybe next year.” […]
Pumpkin Muffins
Here’s the plain truth: making a quick bread takes too long in the oven (50 minutes!). If I’m going to bake something, I want it fast. Therefore, I always make quick breads and muffins in my tiny cupcake tin, making them just the right size to eat three—which is still less calories than eating one […]
A Special Australian Cookie
If ever there was a “cookie” that was a love letter, it would be the Anzac Biscuit. ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps, and it was the official cookie (they call cookies biscuits Down Under) that women sent to their menfolk who went off to war—beginning in World War I. The recipe is […]
Banana-Peanut-Chocolate-Coconut Super Cookie!
So I saw this recipe on Facebook for a superhealthy cookie with mashed bananas as the base and I made them (substituting the raisins—blech!—with dried sour cherries—yum!). But they were…not that great. However, I really liked the concept, and I was determined to make them to the whole family’s liking. So I fiddled around and came up with this version that has been deemed Very Good by everyone. Let me know what you think.
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