Muffins are the perfect breakfast, especially when made with whole-grain flours, oats, and plenty of eggs. Toss in some crème fraîche and some apples, and you’ll have a delicious reason to get up! But the best part about these muffins — aside from the taste, of course — is that they’re so satisfying that they [...]
You might think it’s unhealthy to have a brownie first thing in the morning, but if you make your brownies with low-glycemic flours like buckwheat and cocoa powder (remember that anything dry and powdery counts as “flour”!) and include oats and eggs and bananas, your DIY brownie breakfast is going to be far more nutritious [...]
Although pumpkin has become our default winter squash for the holidays, from buttercup to butternut, plenty of other winter squash make great pies. My favorite is acorn because they’re so conveniently small and easy to deal with. And all those ridges mean that the squash won’t try to roll away while you’re cutting into it with [...]
There’s one bad thing about fall, and that’s having to abandon sandals in favor of closed-toe shoes. But there are plenty of great things about fall, from autumn fruits to technicolor leaves to cider mills with giant apple-pressing wheels. And making cobblers (and slumps and grunts) from apples and pears is definitely one of the [...]
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If you want to enjoy an unadorned fish filet, it’s best to choose wild salmon or tuna — they have so much innate flavor that it would be a shame to not let it shine through. But if you’d like to dredge a fish filet in crumbs or flour and add a few spices to [...]
Aside from kilts, heather-infused beer, and fantastically imposing claymore swords, I’d say that Scotland’s greatest contribution to the world is the humble — yet hearty! — scone. (Incidentally, Scone is also the name of a Scottish town that dates back to medieval times. Knowing that might come in handy if you’re ever playing a culinary-themed [...]
Whole-grain baked goods are, by nature, drier than baked goods made with refined flour. Sometimes this is a good thing — biscotti and crackers are supposed to be crunchy and dry, meant to be dunked into coffee or spread with savory soft cheese — but usually you want baked goods to be moist and perhaps [...]
It’s true: oatmeal makes a great breakfast. But not the flavored, sugared, powdery instant oats that are more chemicals and sweeteners than they are oats. Plain, old-fashioned rolled oats are a much better choice…and you can flavor them any way you want! You could even cook a giant batch once or twice a week and [...]
Lemons are lovely, especially when you pair them with oats and almonds and eggs and call them breakfast. Baked goods (or leftover pancakes) are my favorite things to have for weekday breakfasts since they require zero work first thing in the morning. Fifteen minutes of effort once or twice a week can provide you with [...]
