Jordan Marsh’s Blueberry Muffins
This recipe came to The Times in a 1987 article by Marian Burros, “The Battle of the Blueberry Muffins.” Two years prior, Ms. Burros wrote about a recipe for the muffins attributed to the Ritz-Carlton …
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Pumpkin Bread With Chocolate Chip Streusel
This pumpkin quick bread is everything you love about the traditional version, but with a ribbon of spiced-chocolate-nut streusel running through the center and topped with more of the same. We like ours served with …
Pumpkin and Ginger Scones Recipe
I always feel a jolt of excitement and satisfaction when I crack open that first can of pumpkin each Fall season. And pumpkin scones are definitely what we should all make first! Just in case …
Quick and Easy Pizza Crust Recipe
This is a great pizza recipe when you don’t want to wait for the dough to rise. You just mix it and allow it to rest for 5 minutes and then it’s ready to go!! …
Pizza With Sweet and Hot Peppers
This pizza is in the light-handed California style, with no tomato sauce. If you prepare the dough in advance (it takes only 20 minutes or so, and can be refrigerated for several days), putting a …
Barbecue Chicken Pizza Recipe
This simple recipe celebrates a 1980s classic invented by the American pizza genius Ed LaDou (whose fingerprints are also on Wolfgang Puck’s famous smoked-salmon pizza). The pizza matches the flavors of chicken with barbecue sauce, …
Easy Herbed Booze Bread
Easy orange ginger cider bread with kawakawa and basil Kawakawa bread! It’s a long time coming. This super plant kawakawa has made several appearances on this blog. The peppermint after-taste makes this booze bread truly …
Orange Cranberry Bread
The base for this recipe came from my good friend, Laura. Laura and I went through the teaching credential program together and have been close buddies ever since. She is a rock star and I …
Apple Streusel Muffins
Spring is here, which means it is time to dust off the winter cobwebs and perhaps engage in a little spring cleaning. It is also a great time to take inventory of your freezer and …
Triple Almond Cookies
Happy Valentine’s Day. The rain is coming down in sheets. It feels like the perfect day to call in sick, curl up with a loved one, watch movies and eat deliciously rich dark chocolate under …