Last weekend, we went up to Massachusetts to visit a whole mess of our friends, and of course, wherever there is a whole mess of our friends, I try to make baked goods appear. First, we drove up to Vermont to buy some maple sugar, since it’s an ingredient that I’ve been dying for since [...]
Posts Tagged ‘ginger’
Pumpkin Cupcakes with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Posted in baking, tagged baking, cake, cheese, cinnamon, cloves, confectioners, confections, dessert, ginger, maple syrup, nutmeg, pumpkin, vanilla, walnuts on October 7, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Sneaky Apple Pancakes
Posted in cooking, tagged apple, applesauce, breakfast, brunch, cinnamon, farm share, ginger, healthy, nutmeg, pancakes, vanilla, vegan, whole wheat on September 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This morning I woke up before Charlie did, so I snuck out of bed (not an easy feat, since I sleep on the inside next to a wall) and got to the kitchen. I haven’t been able to do a lot of independent cooking and baking lately because my arthritis in my hands has been [...]
Nectarine Crumb Mini-Muffins
Posted in baking, tagged baking, breakfast, cardamom, cinnamon, crumb topping, dessert, farm share, ginger, muffins, nectarine, sweet bread, vanilla on September 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As you can see, we stole one to eat while they were still cooling.
This week brought nectarines in the farm share, and since we’re going camping, we need something for easy breakfasts. I figured muffins would be a good start, and nectarine muffins sounded delicious. A month or two ago, I’d seen a peach crumb [...]
Mock Moroccan Lentils & Rice
Posted in cooking, tagged squash, green beans, garlic, tomatoes, cinnamon, parsley, onion, eggplant, carrot, cayenne pepper, paprika, lentils, cilantro, cumin, ginger, Moroccan, rice on August 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »
1:30pm:
I’ve just put my first ever meal into a slow cooker. I don’t have much experience with them in general, but I do remember, wayyyyy back into childhood, when I still ate meat, that a neighbor of ours made a fabulous turkey corn soup in a crockpot. Charlie and I have been thinking about getting [...]
