When my sister and I were kids, we lived close enough to take family trips to our cousins’ house in New Orleans and did so on a regular basis. One of the treats our aunt made while we were there were these delicious Banana Oatmeal Muffins. We loved them so much, Mom got the recipe […]
This Week’s Cravings {Easter Cookies & Treats}: Carrot Spice Muffins {Whole Food}
Today’s This Week’s Cravings theme is Easter Cookies and Treats. I’m sharing one of my all-time favorite muffin recipes: Carrot Spice Muffins.This time, I’m adapting them to use more whole food-appropriate ingredients. So hopefully they’ll be just as delicious, and better for us. I opted to go without the cream cheese frosting, but the recipe […]
Chocolate Chip Quinoa Muffins {Vegetarian}
I’m sharing Chocolate Chip Quinoa Muffins, adapted from Martha Stewart’s Quinoa Muffins. We went with chocolate chips instead of raisins in this version mainly because I was planning on sharing the recipe on Cravings chocolate day, but a schedule change for Lent meant these were slated from Friday instead of Monday. I think I’d also […]
Get Real Muffin Comparison
Homemade Lemon Poppyseed (left) and instant muffins (right) When I was taking inventory on my pantry for Get Real, I uncovered a package of Lemon Poppyseed Muffin mix. Now, I’ve never been a food snob by any means. I’d eat store-bought muffins and make cakes and treats from mixes, no problem. There’s a special place […]
The Kids Cook Monday: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins {Vegetarian}
Bug, who turns 3 next month, decided recently that she is too much of a big girl for naps. Now, at first, I’ll admit it, I was terrified. I had no idea what I was going to do without my two to three hour break in the middle of the day to get things done […]
Spiced Cranberry Pistachio Muffins {Vegan}: This Week’s Cravings {Christmas Baking}
Day 339. Today’s This Week’s Cravings theme is Christmas Baking: Sweets, Treats, Candy and Gift Ideas. I decided I wanted to do cranberry and pistachio muffins for the red and green Christmas theme. And, since I had about 1/4 cup pumpkin puree left in the fridge, I decided to make the recipe vegan. I found […]
Papaya Spice Muffins {Vegetarian}
Day 331. Happy birthday to my mommy and my uncle (her twin)! This recipe is my mother’s, who is using a lot of papaya lately to help keep up the platelet count of a relative who is going through chemo treatments. (Apparently papaya is great for that.) And, bonus, it’s delicious! So we’re celebrating their […]
This Week’s Cravings (PUMPKIN): Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
Today’s This Week’s Cravings theme is Your BEST Pumpkin Recipe and I’m sharing my all-time favorite pumpkin recipe: Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins. These are a regular treat at our house and they just keep getting more delicious and difficult to resist. Today, I made them with half whole wheat pastry flour and half white flour with […]
Oatmeal Spice Muffins {Vegetarian}
Day 313. For whatever reason, after our second daughter was born, I managed to still be nesting and went crazy baking for the first several weeks. Of course, that was only physically possible until her grandma went back home. This recipe was one of the muffin concoctions I came up with at the time. It […]
Vegan Pumpkin Persimmon Muffins
Vegan Pumpkin Persimmon Muffins Day 289. I had beautiful little fuyu persimmons in a recent CSA box and decided I needed to try to make persimmon muffins. If you’ve never had persimmons, they’re kind of like hearty apricots with the look of an orange tomato. They’re slightly sweet and juicy and can be used in […]
