Mar
14

Granola

Happy 5th Blogoversary to me! It is hard to believe that 5 years ago today I started this blog (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015). My paternal grandma passed away 1 1/2 weeks ago and tomorrow is her funeral. My cousin recently asked me for some of her recipes (Biscotti, Artichokes…
Blogoversary Breakfast Snacks
May
01

Plum Jam

One year ago today I posted about making Orange Marmalade for the first time. A jam I have made many times is Plum Jam. The difference between jam and jelly is that jam is made with cooked fruit and jelly is made with the juice of the fruit. Just as…
Breakfast Condiments Jam
Jan
02

Bran Bread

Let’s start the year semi-healthy! My mom made these bran muffins when I was growing up. We would slice them in half, put a pat of butter in the middle and microwave them. I enjoyed taking a bite of the warm muffin with the melted butter inside. Now, I skip…
Breakfast
Nov
26

Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins

So there’s a funny story about my banana bread recipe. When I was younger, I enjoyed baking. I would occasionally mail away a couple UPC’s and money for shipping/handling for some simple cookbooks. There was an offer on Gold Medal Flour that I sent away for. For many years, my…
Breakfast Chocolate
Nov
12

Layered Pumpkin Loaf

When it’s hot in California, it is hard to get in the fall spirit, especially with baking. After some 80 degree weather this week, it cooled down and rained last night! I received an e-mail on Thursday from Kraft Foods with this wonderful picture under quick breads. It looked too…
Breakfast Holiday