Berry Oatmeal Muffins for Breakfast or Dessert

Posted by Diane Erwin on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment

My husband picked up a rare treat one recent weekend: a carton of blueberries.

But he wasn’t about to use the whole stash for his fruit smoothie. I claimed a cup to make blueberry muffins.

Not just any ho-hum blueberry muffins, however. Berry Oatmeal Muffins.

Several years ago I cut the recipe out of a magazine — I can’t even remember which anymore — but I had never followed the exact recipe. Blueberries often are expensive, so I had always replaced them with the (free) red raspberries from my parents’ bushes. The results were delicious. Read more

Filed under: Baking, Berries, Brunch, Dessert

Homemade Popsicles!

Posted by Rachel Crawford on August 3, 2009 | 1 Comment

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So I had an epiphany the other day, at the DUMBO flea market in Brooklyn. I was willing to pay $3.50 on a hot day for a delicious popsicle. $3.50! They’re not even filling! But it made me realize I could probably make popsicles just as delicious at home — and then I remembered I actually had a popsicle mold! I acquired said mold from a friend, who hosted trivia night at her house and gave it out as a prize. I promptly stashed it somewhere and forgot about it, until it got to be a billion degrees outside. Thanks, New York summer! Read more

Filed under: Berries, Dessert

Raspberry Crumb Bars

Posted by Raissa Nebie on July 31, 2009 | 8 Comments

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On a rainy Monday circa 5ish pm, this conversation took place on gchat…

5:15 PM Raissa: give me an idea.. what can i make that’s sweet and yummy? will bring to the office for the interns. oh and on the easy side.
5:16 PM Rachel: well, i have to say, the lemon bars I made were really good and easy. i was also just looking at this recipe: http://smittenkitchen.com/2008/07/blueberry-crumb-bars/. i think bars are a great thing to share. i prefer them to cookies, and they’re good to use fresh fruit
5:20 PM Raissa: yum! that looks great. may try raspberries instead. Read more

Filed under: Baking, Berries, Cooking, Dessert

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