Both of my little muffins love muffins.  No matter the size they will devour them in one bite so the bite-sizeyr the better.  There’s a special place in my heart for coffee cake mostly because my father who never rarely went to the grocery store used to bring home ...

When I was a kid the 4th of July felt like the longest day of the year. I’d wake up super early, too excited about the fireworks to sleep, counting the hours until dusk when we’d all pile into the car and drive over to the local fireworks extravaganza. ...

Making your children slave away in the kitchen is supposed to yield adventurous eaters. Which is why as soon as my two-year-old can resist sticking a mixing spoon up his nose, he’s next in my gluten-free school of cookery. Because the only way I can get vegetables into that ...

Have I told you about my irrational fear of rhubarb? It’s really more a fear of celery with some kind of weird transference thing happening where I think rhubarb is basically the red headed cousin of celery. They look so much alike! My fear of celery is not unfounded. ...

Don’t make this coffee cake. Seriously. Don’t make it. Unless you want to keep cutting off little bits saying to yourself “Just one more taste…” or “This will be my breakfast and lunch…” or “I’ll start my diet tomorrow…” or, or, or. The problem is that this is one ...

The most complimented dish I have ever served are these Bacon, Egg & Cheese Bisicut Muffins.  They are made using a roll of biscuit dough I buy at Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. While I enjoy the rave reviews, it’s rather humbling to note that all this cooking doesn’t ...

Months ago when we made German Apple Pancakes my kid asked if I could make him a mini one that he could have all to himself.  Since they are so much like popovers, I attempted to make German apple popovers. Several unsuccessful attempts led me to try ramekins instead. ...

This morning, after I’d already smashed a banana for banana bread, my kid asked if we could make blueberry muffins.  We only had 1/2 pint of blueberries in the house and I wasn’t quite sure how I was going to make them blueberry enough for him. Then I had ...

My super stylish friend, Kay, sent an email last week about a yummy recipe she’d come up with. She called it a  “one dish, no face time, and a hot healthy breakfast.” She also mentioned I could do my hair or makeup while it was in the oven. So ...

I purchased some matzah in advance of Passover hoping to have some around for experimentation.  Once the first box was opened, I had a matzah thief on my hands. Every time I turned around my kid was there with a piece in his hand munching away, leaving a trail ...