quick breads

  • Jazzed Up Banana Bread

    Adapted from Molly Wizenberg’s A Homemade Life. Getting rid of ingredients that have been in the pantry forever — this time cacao nibs and crystallized ginger. I sometimes think banana bread without walnuts is almost sacrilegious, so I don’t make… Continue reading

  • Success Report! Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins (Eggless, Wheatless, Dairyless!)

    Yes! Success! These are muffins my kids actually LOVED — hubby too. ratings all around, for an allergy-free muffin. Please please try it if you have allergies, and let me know how you like it! To make these, you need… Continue reading

  • Brazilian Cuisine: Pao de Queijo

    Pao de Queijo from scratch: mixing the dough. Working with this dough was such fun — because it’s made from starch, the feel that’s most similar is working homemade playdough — have you ever made some? It’s made with flour… Continue reading

    Brazilian Cuisine:  Pao de Queijo