The fabulous sub sandwich rolls I purchased a couple of days ago were looking at me rather sadly through their plastic bag, begging to be used up in one final productive way, instead of being tossed in the bin, or ground up to make breadcrumbs. My craving for French toast and my desire to have […]
Baklava Muffins
Every weekend I bake a batch of muffins. I find it tremendously comforting to have some baked goods in the house at all times; it gives me that domestic goddess feeling, and I quite like the idea of owning up to that image of the happy homemaker who cooks and bakes from scratch for the […]
Bacon and Egg Strata
Sundays are typically “bacon and egg breakfast” kind of days at our house. This Sunday is no different, only I have some leftover ciabatta to use up today, before it turns into a solid mass of bread where the only way it will be salvaged is by being turned into bread crumbs. Mine still has […]
Holiday Chocolate Muffins (AKA Chantal’s Toblerone Chocolate Muffins)
Pop quiz. Are you: feeling sad feeling hungry feeling happy wanting to put a smile on someone’s face facing a mountain of leftover chocolates from the most recent holiday a chocolate lover any combination of the above If so, then read on. If not, stay with me here anyways, because today, you will find love […]
Pumpkin Spice Pecan Chocolate Chip Muffins
If there is one consistent message around muffin making out there, it’s to not over mix your muffin batter, lest it be turned into dense little hockey pucks after baking. Over the years, I’ve made hundreds of muffin recipes, and try as I might, no matter how gentle I am in mixing the dry ingredients […]