Nature’s first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.
— Robert Frost…
Apple-Plum Baked Oatmeal (enjoy warm or cold)
I’ve made a few baked oatmeals in the past but this one is my favorite.
Out of the oven, the baked oatmeal has the characteristics of a crumble, soft and melty as you scoop it into your bowl but as it cools, it gels (even without the addition of egg) which makes it easy to cut into squares and pop in the fridge for a ready-to-eat cold breakfast (or snack) on a hot summer’s day. I love taking it out of the fridge in the afternoon and slicing it up into little bites with a cup of tea….
Cinnamon Crunch Oatmeal Apple Muffins
take a lil gander at the ingredients and tellll me: mid-day muffin or your new favorite portable oatmeal?
you’re right……
Turmeric Glow Grapefruit (Baked with Maple, Ginger & Cardamom)
About a decade ago, Sam Sifton, New York Times food editor and restaurant critic, made a list of the 15 best things he ate in New York City. On that list, the otherwise humble grapefruit from Pulino’s which he described as transformed into ambrosia through the simple act of roasting muscovado (an unrefined sugar with an earthen flavor). …
Crustless Broccoli Cheddar Quiche
You’re looking at one of my favorite I have no idea what to make for dinner dinners. Served in the company of a scrumptious spring cauliflower salad with roasted chickpea, fresh mint and apple that you can find here (sweet Marie, so unique and tasty). …
Nuts & Seeds Raspberry Bars
By the time February rolls around, my hunch is that most of us could use a little extra tlc.
Not that there’s anything wrong with the soul crushing depths of winter, plenty of notable Pisces have emerged from the doldrums: Chopin, Renoir, Michelangelo, Ginsburg, Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, and Justin Bieber (nuff said)….
Overnight Breakfast Muesli
The dog days of summer have quickly settled in and if you’re looking for a cool and refreshing way to start your day, this recipe is for you!
Muesli – the original overnight oats – was first introduced in the 1900s by Swiss physician and pioneering nutritionist Maximilian Bircher-Benner as a way of supporting the health of his patients (my kind of renaissance man). The original Bircher Muesli contained raw oats and grated whole apple (skin-on) together with some variation of nuts, seeds, lemon, milk/cream….
Spinach & Mushroom Egg Bake
There’s a small park about a 20 minute walk from our home. It’s easy to miss, tucked off to the side of a quiet road without the usual attractions. I stumbled across it one day with my four-legged companion and discovered pretty quickly how different I felt there. There’s a stream that runs along the right side of the walking path and some heritage oaks lining the left. Those big old trees with their noble moss-covered trunks (I love running my fingers along their spine) — it’s hard not to feel awed by their visual beauty but it’s their smell that really sets my senses on fire….
Blueberry Yogurt Banana Bread (+ The Sights & Sounds of Costa Rica)
Recently back from the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, my hands are busy unpacking, sorting laundry and paying bills but my mind is flush with images — swimming against the current in sparkling turquoise waterfalls, trekking in the lush rainforest with polls in hand and tucans overhead, soaking our trail-weary muscles in volcanic warmed hot springs and taking a bumpy boat ride across an endless lake in the unrelenting wind and rain to catch a glimpse of the majestic Arenal volcano – its upper slopes wrapped in mist and cloud. …
Pumpkin Oatmeal with Macadamia & Beurre Noisette
Growing up in the country with miles between houses, trick-or-treating by foot was not really feasible (nor was biking in a costume). Instead, my Dad would drive my younger brother and I along the country roads making as many stops as he could and waiting in the car as we knocked on doors and worked our magic. We would travel around 3 different lakes before retiring back at home to spill our pillowcases full of candy (yes, pillowcases!). My brother, clever as a fox, always ended up with more loot than me. He figured out that if he left his pillowcase in the car and went to the door with a tiny Jack-o-latern pail (which he usually left empty or with one or two feeble candies) it would look pathetic next to my massive and bursting-full pillowcase and the neighbors would naturally take pity on him and give him twice the amount of candy. It worked like a charm. Back in the car, he would dump his loot into his pillowcase and start all over again with an empty bucket at the next house.
All I could do was admire the kid’s ingenuity (although I really should have been asking for a cut of the spoils since his success depended on my compliance – I was half the act). …
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