by Brian | Feb 12, 2018 | Recipes
I am declaring Monday to be Muffin Day. For the next few weeks, Suzi and I will make muffins over the weekend and then, on Monday, share the results with you. Every Monday? Yes, for a while. There are muffin recipes galore out there, of course, but we have the very...
![Ham and Mushroom Muffins [and Cheddar Cheese, too!]](https://cookingbythebook.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/wc-IMG_3015-1080x675.jpg)
by Brian | Jan 26, 2018 | Recipes
Muffins. Who doesn’t like muffins? Warm from the oven, the butter melting, topped with jam or honey. What better way to start the day. Actually, there is an alternative way, a savory way. This muffin is filled with ham and mushrooms and cheddar cheese. The batter...
by Brian | Aug 20, 2016 | Recipes
Muffins. Does anybody not like muffins? How about a savory muffin? Yes, something you do not goop up with strawberry jam. You can still use butter or cream cheese on these but, frankly, jam would be a distraction when you already garlic, yogurt, zucchini, pistachio...
by Brian | Nov 9, 2015 | Recipes
I don’t mean to bait and switch, but I have this lovely photograph of fresh cranberries, the treats we see now in our fall markets. Cranberries are the iconic fall ingredient. Ingredient, for you cannot eat these critters on their own. Cranberries need to be...
by Brian | Sep 30, 2015 | Recipes
What was your first “surprise” food? If you are like me, it was a Hostess cupcake: chocolate frosting with a vanilla swirl on top over chocolate cake with that gooey white filling. I admit that after the first 100 or so, I stopped being surprised but I was...
