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 [...]

I’m one of those people who think that the real star of so-called Turkey Day is mashed potatoes and gravy, so I’m by nature reluctant to mess with the simplicity of plain potatoes, milk, butter and salt.  My dairy allergies have forced me to try to replicate this perfection with non-dairy options and some of [...]