Sweet potato needs more love, rather than pumpkin! Its flavor is deep, rich, and well-suited to a spiced muffin/cupcake. In this recipe use canned puree, rather than baked at home potatoes. It needs to be silky smooth. Of course pumpkin can be used instead, but look for the sweet potato puree, it is worth it!… Continue reading Glazed Spiced Sweet Potato Muffins
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Meals and whatnot.
A Mix of Energy Balls, Bars and Raw Treats
Have a good Friday everyone! My morning is to try to fix the havoc the boys have wrecked on our Christmas Tree. Oh yay. It is apparently a "fun tree". Complied from posts on my TrailCooking blog, these are some of the treats I take hiking with me when Alistaire isn't along - on those… Continue reading A Mix of Energy Balls, Bars and Raw Treats
Ooh La La and a side of Gâteau Millasson
What is French for fancy-worded Gascon-style flan? Gâteau Millasson. Ooh-La-La. Sounds so fancy. And hard. It isn't. In fact, it is beyond easy. But being that French food is often presented as "fussy" and "pretentious"(in other words, who has time to make in-depth recipes!), I haven't exactly spent a lot of time reading French cookbooks.… Continue reading Ooh La La and a side of Gâteau Millasson
The Fresh 20: Vegetarian Nicoise Salad
I received a copy of The Fresh 20: 20-Ingredient Meal Plans for Health and Happiness 5 Nights a Week last month, and finally had a chance to get into it. I have been using their vegetarian meal plans on and off for the past 3 months. It has been great for getting me inspired when… Continue reading The Fresh 20: Vegetarian Nicoise Salad