Before I start talking about chili, I want to wish you all a Happy New Year.  I can’t believe that Fickle Feast will be six months old in a couple weeks.  You have made it all a lot of fun (and it still makes me ridiculously happy every time someone leaves a comment).  Thanks for [...]

This is a riff on my Coconut Chai Breakfast Cake.  In that recipe, tea provides moisture and flavor; here it’s coffee.  Like the Mocha Granola, it was inspired by samples of Starbuck’s Via instant coffee.  While the Via makes it a snap to prepare the coffee, any cup of fresh or even leftover java will [...]

A few months ago, Starbucks offered me samples of their Via instant coffee.  Now despite working in a building which has three Starbucks (yes, you read that correctly, three), I don’t actually drink their coffee very often.  At home we favor Stumptown or Tony’s, brewed in a French press.  If I’m going out, I’ll choose [...]

These take a bit more work than usual for something as humble as a muffin, but it’s worth it.  I’ve made them twice now in the space of a week.
Delicata squash is my favorite winter squash for its sweet taste and relatively petite size.  We like to slice them in half and roast them as [...]

You wouldn’t know it from looking at them, but these muffins started out as waffles.
Contemplating a carton of orange juice and a bag of dried cranberries one morning, I decided they’d combine nicely for a winter morning waffle.  They were delicious, but the texture wasn’t quite right . . . too cakey.  The next morning [...]