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Pumpkin Spice Granola

Granola is a great alternative to traditional cold cereal, but also serves as a hearty snack or a versatile crunchy topping for yogurt or oatmeal. With a drizzle of maple syrup and a dollop of creme fraiche, it becomes dessert. This granola has a warm spiciness and toastiness, and the mahogany syrup adds sweetness with [...]

Posted 26 November 2011 | baked goods   breakfast   grains   kid snacks   pumpkin   seasonal   winter holiday | Comments (0) Tagged: , , , , ,

Pumpkin Pie Spice Toast

This can hardly be called a recipe (especially since I’m not giving you any measurements). It’s more ‘inspiration for bread’. Inspiration that made for a very nice afternoon snack with tea. Here goes: Toast your favorite bread. Spread it generously with butter. Sprinkle it with brown sugar. Sprinkle it with pumpkin pie spice. Enjoy. Here is [...]

Posted 16 November 2011 | bread   breakfast   comfort food   kid snacks   kid stuff   snacks   vegetarian | Comments (0) Tagged: , ,

Maple Banana Oatmeal

My three year old took a bite of his breakfast and asked me, “Mommy, is this pudding?” ‘Nough said. This is a good breakfast. So much so, one might actually think it is dessert. And  not because it is overly sweet, just very flavorful for such simple ingredients. The oats are creamy, the banana and [...]

Posted 25 September 2011 | breakfast   comfort food   grains   vegetarian | Comments (5) Tagged: , , ,

Raspberry Coconut Oatmeal

This is my first post in May. Sigh. My asparagus bed has foot tall stalks and weeds from lack of attention and harvesting. Double-sigh. I planted spinach and lettuce seeds over a month ago, and many didn’t come up, and those that did are not even an inch tall yet. Exasperated sigh. My recent goals to [...]

Posted 14 May 2011 | breakfast   vegetarian | Comments (17) Tagged: , , ,

Strawberry Cream Waffle

Spring gardening is well-underway here in the Upper Midwest. The rhubarb and asparagus are mere DAYS away from first harvest, I have some tomato and pepper seedling starting in the basement, and out in the garden we’ve put in potatoes, onion sets, leeks, and a salad garden with carrots, kale, and lettuces. I plan to [...]

Posted 30 April 2011 | breakfast   gardening   kid stuff   strawberries   vegetarian | Comments (4) Tagged: , , , , ,