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Gluten Free Banana Oat Muffins

I had some ripe bananas on hand and wanted to bake some muffins with them.  I was craving something healthy, quick, and easy to go with my morning coffee.  When I started looking for recipe ideas, I came across this recipe on wellplated.com I was intrigued by the gluten-free and sugar free aspects of the

Bagelicious

Weekend Baking Project: Bagels I have been making my own bagels at home for years.  They are super easy and fun to make.  If you have kids, get them in on the project, and they can learn a little about creativity, math and the science of baking at the same time.  They will love shaping

Holiday Baking

Some of my favorite holiday memories are of baking cookies, breads and other treats, and making candies.  Growing up we always had cut out sugar cookies and ginger cookies, as well as fudge, english toffee, chocolate steamed pudding, and Norwegian favorites, rosettes and fatiman.   As an adult I have added new favorites including King Arthur

Fall Comfort Food

Southern Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy Midwestern Fall weather makes me crave comfort food and Southern Buttermilk Biscuits and Gravy fit the bill!   Over breakfast in Chicago recently with family from North Carolina we discussed the differences between Southern biscuits and Midwestern biscuits…essentially the silky high clouds of the South vs the dense short biscuits served

Zucchini Season!

It’s zucchini season and my wonderful neighbors with gardens have been dropping off fresh vegetables by the heaps.  So, I’ve been making lots of yummy things with the many cucumbers, tomatoes and zucchini that have rained down upon my front deck recently.  Thank you to everyone for sharing the bounty!  It never goes to waste

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

We’ve had a lot of snowy days lately here in Madison, so what better time to bake something that smells and tastes delicious! This week I made a batch of Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins with a recipe I found on Epicurious. The recipe made 15 muffins, which could be either due to the size of