Rewind: Orange Cardamom Muffins This is a re-post of an old recipe that never got enough love the first time around. I am working on moving content around to make it easier to find, and this is the start of the project - so enjoy! We are drunk on oranges around here these days. I just can't resist the huge bags of them in the supermarket, and once they are in the house, we go through them like wildfire. Hey - you need that extra vitamin C this time of year, to ward off the multitude of ... Read More about Orange Cardamom Muffins
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Lemony Carrot Muffins
We are getting this first snow of the year as I am writing this today. Just some flurries, and I doubt we will see much in the way of accumulation, but still. The day it first snows is not my favorite day of the year. I do like getting back into baking mode though. Also soup, casserole, stew, roast and chili modes are pretty great. And I am really enjoying being back in bread baking mode! So, in keeping with taking my blessings as they come, we had some rather over enthusiastic carrots left in ... Read More about Lemony Carrot Muffins
Soft Cornmeal Muffins
It has been quite a winter around here, and I would be lying if I said it has been an easy one to get through. Not because of the weather - we live where we expect the winters to be fierce and getting a bad one is no reason for sniveling. I will tell you that as I am writing this on March 13th, there are still several feet of snow everywhere around us, and not a single bare patch anywhere in the yard. Even the chickens refuse to range, preferring to sit in the doorway and peer out on the ... Read More about Soft Cornmeal Muffins
Fresh Cherry Almond Muffins
Darn, I so wish we could grow sweet cherries. Alas - all of our attempts to date have failed, resulting in scraggling, pathetic trees that eventually give up entirely and die. Fortunately, all of our other fruit trees seem to be pretty happy here, though we've not seen any fruit from them yet. That is nothing to fret about though, since they are still not old enough that we would be expecting much out of them. Except staying alive and growing larger that is, which they all seem to be doing. ... Read More about Fresh Cherry Almond Muffins
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Plus, How to Get Those Pretty, High Domed Muffins Every Time! We have had a couple of nice springlike days here, but not nearly enough to make up for how the weather has abused us recently. So, I am looking for a little bit of internal sunshine to brighten up my outlook, and how better than to bake some pretty Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins? I have been experimenting with improving the way I make muffins. Previously, though they tasted good, I found the appearance to be somewhat lacking - kind of ... Read More about Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins