Quick Breads

This weekend I bought a box of coconut flour. I hadn’t a clue as to how I’d use it, but I liked the idea of a more healthful flour infused with the lovely scent of coconut. Whole Foods had two brands, Bob’s Red Mill and Coconut Secret. I went with the Coconut Secret because a) [...]
Published on July 2, 2012

This isn’t much of a Father’s Day recipe. In fact, I made it for my mother. But oddly enough, Todd really liked it even though he’s not much of a quick bread person. Or a date person. Or a pecan person. Maybe he was just really hungry? I don’t know, but it was a surprise [...]
Published on June 17, 2012

Last night while re-reading Dreena Burton’s Vive le Vegan!, I came across a recipe called Squirrely Scones. I’ve passed it up dozens of times and don’t know why, considering the ingredients are things we keep around the house and that we love scones. So this morning, thinking I’d surprise Fuzz with some scones (she’s going [...]
Published on June 6, 2012

Happy Friday! To start the weekend, here’s a no-oil, no-butter recipe for Chocolate Chip Apple Bread from Dupont Teflon’s magazine, Carefree Cooking. It tasted great, and might taste even better to you if you make it in a free ProBake loaf pan courtesy of DuPont Teflon. Just leave a comment telling me your least favorite [...]
Published on May 4, 2012

I was in the mood for brownies, but Fuzz wanted chocolate muffins. This was our compromise — very chocolaty muffins, sweet enough for dessert, but not so sweet they’d be confused with cupcakes and rich enough not to need icing. In other words, they’re true muffins and not cupcakes. Just for fun, I used coconut [...]
Published on February 18, 2012

Last week the people at Swerve sent over a lovely sample pack of their sweetener. I’m still testing it in different things and will give you the verdict soon, but along the way I discovered a really good muffin recipe and wanted to share it. I like this one because it calls for …
Published on February 4, 2012

There’s no shame in having a little bourbon for breakfast, right? At least in this case, where it’s baked into banana bread. Then again, you may prefer this bread for a late afternoon snack with coffee or even dessert because it’s sweet, and you can really taste the bourbon. It’s so strong …
Published on January 30, 2012

This has been one of those crazy, insane weeks where I barely have time to brush my teeth let alone post a cookie. Given the circumstances, I reached out to my friend Mary at Chew The Fat (creator of awesome breakfast cereal personality tests) and asked if she’d like to share a recipe here on Cookie [...]
Published on January 27, 2012