Plantain Banana Bread
Fantastic plantain-based banana bread that passed muster with my connoisseurs. You might want to bake these two loaves at a time!
Fantastic plantain-based banana bread that passed muster with my connoisseurs. You might want to bake these two loaves at a time!
Oatmeal fortified with eggs and a grain-free custard-based "nutmeal" offer a more balanced breakfast than sugary oatmeal porridge alone.
A recounting of our 2011 Thanksgiving dinner, and a few of the best recipes from it.
The October 2011 Daring Bakers challenge was an unusual filled holiday bread called povitica; I made two gorgeous loaves filled with apples, walnuts and cinnamon.
Whole grain brioche dough baked two ways: a simple cinnamon swirl and a slightly more elaborate streusel-topped apple swirl. A nice change of pace from muffins for breakfast!
Shave and a haircut... This simple pasta highlights finely shaved Brussels sprouts with the addition of nuts, brown butter and Parmesan cheese, and is a great way to ease picky eaters into a fearsome vegetable.
A beautiful bevy of breakfast muffins, from beet-chocolate chip to nibby raspberry to sourdough apple, with a few egg-free, veganizable offerings thrown in for good measure.
This is a summary post overviewing the meals and baked goods I made over the holidays, concluding with the highlight of my father making ebelskivers.
A basic lamb chop recipe livened up with sun-dried tomato compound butter; the latter can also be tossed with pasta, peas, and feta cheese for an easy side.
Z-P (zucchini-prune) muffins are a big hit with my son, and his parents too! Tender shreds of zucchini add moisture to a spicy whole wheat muffin, while walnuts and prunes provide depth and textural interest.
The September 2008 Daring Bakers challenge featured crunchy lavash crackers, decorated with Middle Eastern spices and sesame seeds. I served mine at a going-away party with muhammara, a roasted-red pepper dip thickened with walnuts and…
This simple pureed lentil soup gets just the right touch of depth and richness from a garnish of ricotta cheese mixed with garlic and pulverized walnuts.
My preferred cake for my own birthday, my mom gave me a hand baking this moist, chocolatey New Orleans sheet cake to celebrate the birth of my son.
Moist banana crumb muffins with crunchy streusel caps make a nice change of pace from your basic loaf.
A favorite bar cookie with oatmeal and walnuts for crunch, oozing caramel and melty chocolate.
An old-fashioned paradise pumpkin pie, with layers of cream cheese and streusel, made new with puree from a freshly roasted sugar pumpkin.
These oatmeal-chocolate chip-walnut cookies are my personal favorites---crisp, chewy and crunchy.
A basic green salad with balsamic vinaigrette, dried cherries and toasted walnuts is dressed up with some warm, crispy goat cheese medallions.
An ooey-gooey marshmallow-topped brownie tart to cheer on the Colorado Rockies in the World Series.
Recipes cooked in the wake of a car accident: halibut with a walnut crust, penne with arugula pesto, and roast beef with skillet-roasted Brussels sprouts.