Tag Archives: breakfast

Bran Muffins

Posted on October 19, 2012 by scarpettakate

I’ve tried a million different bran muffin recipes over the years, most of which were really just cupcakes masquerading as health food. (Cupcakes are delicious, of course, but I don’t always want one for breakfast. Sometimes, but not always.) There … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking, bran, breakfast, brunch, fiber, freeze ahead, healthy, muffins, raisins, snack | 9 Comments

Pumpkin Tea Cake

Posted on October 5, 2012 by scarpettakate

Fall is my most favorite season for baking. I love brown sugar, and spices, and a warm kitchen on a crisp day. I love heading out for a morning hike with a mug of hot coffee and an apple spice … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged breakfast, brunch, coffee cake, dessert, fall, freeze ahead, poundcake, pumpkin, tea | 6 Comments

Blueberry Coffee Cake

Posted on June 15, 2012 by scarpettakate

As the product of a sound Catholic school education (plaid kilts from kindergarten to 12th grade), I’m an inveterate rule follower. I make full and complete stops at all stop signs. I return my library books on time. I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, berry, blueberry, breakfast, brunch, cake, coffee, coffee cake, crumb cake, dessert, strusel, tea | 10 Comments

Fresh Ricotta

Posted on March 9, 2012 by scarpettakate

Now, in full disclosure, this probably isn’t the most cost-effective way to get your hands on good ricotta. You’ll want to start with the highest-quality whole milk you can afford, the really good stuff from that farm where the cows … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged appetizer, breakfast, cheese, cheesemaking, dairy, easy, fresh, homemade, kitchen project, milk, ricotta, side dish | 7 Comments

Doughnut Muffins

Posted on February 17, 2012 by scarpettakate

The stomach flu descended on our house with biblical force this week, and by Valentine’s Day, the living room was littered with blankets, plastic bottles of candy-colored sports drinks and packages of water crackers, ignored and uneaten. (I can tell … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, breakfast, brunch, cinnamon sugar, donut muffins, muffins, simple, sweet | 16 Comments

Clementine Muffins

Posted on December 16, 2011 by scarpettakate

Clementines are a type of mandarin orange, a botanical cousin (or sibling, maybe? Biology 101, anyone?) to both the satusma (Japanese mandarins) and tangerines (Mediterranean mandarins, named for the Moroccan city of Tangier). The modern orange, with a tangled family … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, breakfast, brunch, citrus, clementines, muffins, oats, winter | 5 Comments

Oatmeal Scones

Posted on September 30, 2011 by scarpettakate

With origins in Scotland, scones got their start as humble griddle cakes (by some accounts, they get their name from the Gaelic sgonn, or “shapeless mass”) made from barley meal, oats and/or flour. While they’ve maintained their slightly rough-hewn texture … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baked, baking, biscuits, breakfast, brunch, currants, oatmeal, scone, simple, sweet, tea | 10 Comments

Strawberry-Banana Smoothie

Posted on April 20, 2011 by scarpettakate

There’s something very 80s about the smoothie. (I’m willing to wager that Jane Fonda knocked back a few of the frosty drinks in her Lycra and legwarmer days.) In my young 80s-saturated mind, every low-fat-crazed Californian got from one place … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged banana, beverage, breakfast, brunch, drink, flax seed, fresh, fruit, smoothie, strawberry, vegetarian, yogurt | 11 Comments

Whole Wheat Buttermilk Pancakes

Posted on March 12, 2011 by scarpettakate

Oh, pancakes. It’s been awhile. You, old friends, are the stuff of fond childhood memories, of Saturday morning cartoons and footie PJs, of sugar-rush rapids of Aunt Jemima and orange juice. By your lacy-edged stacks we might judge the merit … Continue reading →

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Irish Soda Bread

Posted on March 5, 2011 by scarpettakate

Well, dearhearts, our table is nearly set for a Saint Patrick’s Day dinner party: we’ve got braised lamb, Irish cheeses, colcannon with kale, pints of Guinness. And if I can manage to abstain from devouring the entire loaf before dinner, … Continue reading →

Posted in Recipes | Tagged baking soda, bread, breakfast, brown soda bread, buttermilk, caraway seeds, currants, Ireland, Irish, soda bread, St. Patrick's Day, toast, traditional, whole wheat | 13 Comments