Berry Oatmeal Muffins for Breakfast or Dessert

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. Continue reading Berry Oatmeal Muffins for Breakfast or Dessert
By Diane Erwin on August 19, 2009 | 1
Homemade Popsicles!

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! Continue reading Homemade Popsicles!
By Rachel Crawford on August 3, 2009 | 1
Raspberry Crumb Bars
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. Continue reading Raspberry Crumb Bars
By Raissa Nebie on July 31, 2009 | 10








