A riff on the classic pumpkin bread that includes ground oats and maple syrup!
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Maple Custard Pie with Spelt Crust
My school of thought when it comes to sweets is that if I am making a treat, I shouldn’t really worry about making it ‘healthy’. This custard pie might seem like it goes against that thought. However, the two swaps I’ve made to the original recipe are less about health and more about flavor. The…
Rye Waffles with Black Raspberry Sauce
While roaming around the farmers’ market last Sunday, I noticed a table with a few cartons of berries. Even though every other booth had berries, I headed over to see what the seller had because two things were apparent: he was only selling berries and the berries must have been delicious- they were almost gone…
Maple-Cinnamon Quinoa Granola
While there are many awesome things about blogging, one of the best things is being able to connect with people who share similar passions as I do whether that be photography, cooking, or food advocacy. Before I moved across the country, I knew I wanted to get back over to Indy and visit Sonja and…
Brown Butter and Pecan Pancakes
M and I kind of have a running joke/tradition about my birthday and it’s called, “birthday week.” I think birthdays are less about the actual day on which you are born but more about the idea of celebration. Celebrating the fact that I am indeed alive and life is good! While ideally I celebrate those…
Banana-Pecan Amaranth Porridge
Silence. I teach music appreciation and one of the first questions I pose to the class is, “have you ever been in complete silence?” I always get a trickling of raised hands who name times they’ve thought they were in silence (and only once has a student actually been in complete silence-vacuum chamber). From there,…
Blueberry Maple Corn Cake
There are so many things I wanted to write about this morning but in reality, every time I started a paragraph, I asked myself why did it matter? The answer was that it didn’t and I promptly deleted it. Blogging has become a “thing” and it’s hard to ignore it, but I’ll keep it brief. Major online…
Apple-Pecan Whole Wheat Scones
Moving. I’ve found that even in my short stint with adulthood, I’ve collected more items than I could possibly ever need. Moving has become a time for refocus on what’s really important. Every time I move, I reassess. I moved over the weekend to M’s apartment to take over his lease until May when I…
Maple, Butter, and Sea Salt Popcorn
If I were being honest, popcorn may be one of my favorite things to make. I know, it sounds silly, but it’s fantastic that all popcorn needs is some hot oil to make one tasty snack. I also love when I accidentally load the pot with too many kernels (I always think in my head- those won’t…
Roasted Pumpkin and Pecan Pancakes
This is how my writing of these post have gone recently: I sit down, upload the photos, and then stare at the white space in between said photos. I watch the cursor blink back and forth, taunting me because the words just aren’t there. I flip over to twitter or the news for a brief…
Roasted Banana-Nut Granola
Technology can be great for hoarding small things. I’m allowed to keep all of my photos I’ve ever taken (even though I need to start deleting them). I have enough music to play for days on end and yet not a cd in sight (although I would be happy if I could have a…
Blackberry Coconut Muffins
I have an uncanny ability to overwork myself even when I’m not “working.” Since I teach, summer is usually full of relaxation, catching up on reading, and hanging out with friends. However, somehow, this summer has turned in to one of the busiest I’ve ever had. I spend my days cramming them full of personal,…
Blackberry Cardamom Crostata
Thanks to the CSA, I am accustom to the idea of only eating certain vegetables at certain times of the year. Asparagus? I ate my weight in it and now I don’t care if I see it again until next spring. Tomatoes? I’m about to do the same. There is always plenty and when the…
Rhubarb Oat Quick Bread
I think one of the things I love most about creating recipes around produce is how easily adaptable that recipe becomes. So often I’ll create a recipe for one specific type of produce in one season and when the next season rolls around the recipe still works great with only a few small tweaks.