Oct

5

Muffins, Muffins, and Muffins

Posted by Annie Mueller

October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

I love breakfast food, just not at the traditional breakfast hour. Something in me simply can’t handle eggs and salty meat and syrupy pancakes early in the day. (Unless Joe takes me out to IHOP; then I find I can handle the waffle pretty well. With a side of fried ham. Maybe it’s just cooking [...]

Nov

26

Lighten up :: How to make your baked goods more healthy!

Posted by Annie Mueller

November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Well, Thanksgiving is past.  I hope everyone had a wonderful time preparing and sharing a delicious meal with family and friends this year.
This is definitely a food-focused time of year.  We all tend to eat more than we should of the kinds of food that aren’t what you would call Healthy or Light. It’s just [...]

Aug

8

A Simple Bread Recipe

Posted by Annie Mueller

August 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

My boy is going to a Waldorf School next year. We’re pretty excited about it—and nervous. The Waldorf style is a mixed age Kindergarten. So, even though he’s only 3, he’ll go 4 days a week, full days. Granted, we’ll probably work up to that over the first few months, but it’s a big [...]

Jul

18

Grilled Pizza, part 2

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 18, 2007 | 4 Comments

So, your dough has risen and rested.  Now it’s time to get to the good part—grilling. Well, eating is really the good part, but the cooking part is fun, too.
4. Heat your grill (I’m a gas-grill kinda gal. I know charcoal is preferable for many reasons, but man, the gas grill is so easy. . [...]

Jul

17

Grilled Pizza, Pt. 1

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 17, 2007 | 1 Comment

So, here we are continuing this week’s FoodFocus of Great Grillables! Let’s get to it!
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m about 7 months pregnant with my second child. People often ask what food cravings/aversions I’m having and how they differ from last time. Last time around I wanted chowders of all kinds—clam, corn, seafood, [...]

Jul

8

The other Berry.

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment

It’s one of my favorite times of year right now. Strawberry season. We belong to a CSA farm and for 2 weeks we have gotten 2 quarts of fresh-picked, native strawberries. Um. . . . YUM!! Now, for the most part these little beauties don’t make it into recipes at all, they [...]

Jul

7

Corn can be confusing.

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 7, 2007 | 2 Comments

My husband loves corn muffins and corn bread.  In fact he likes anything corn. He’s not big on the vegetables in general.  We often debate about whether or not corn is a vegetable at all.  I say it’s not and even if it is, it’s largely indigestible and loaded with sugars.  And therefore, he can’t [...]

Jul

6

Wheat-free, but still yummy!

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 6, 2007 | Leave a Comment

There’s lots of folks in the world who can’t handle gluten. For whatever reason their bodies just can’t deal with it. These folks are lucky that they live in a time where we have lots of resources for eating gluten-free. There are some great recipes out there, and I have one here [...]

Jul

4

Tricks of the Muffin Trade

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 4, 2007 | 3 Comments

Let’s continue the week’s topic with some muffin basics—things you need to know to succeed in the muffin-making world.
First, how to make nice, high-domed muffins like the ones at your favorite bakery—it’s easy. Most recipes call for your muffin tin to be 2/3 full, which is just not going to suffice. Fill it to [...]

Jul

3

The Merits of Muffins

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 3, 2007 | 2 Comments

The merits of muffins are mixed and many. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Who doesn’t love a good muffin and cuppa-somethin’-hot in the morning?
I, for one, am a big fan of the breakfast meal in general, but don’t always have the appetite or the time to down eggs, toast and bacon. Sometimes you need a [...]