Dried Mango and Toasted Coconut Muesli

Have you ever started a book and felt an immediate sense of kinship with the author? This was my experience within the first few pages of Whole-Grain Mornings: New Breakfast

Orange Date Oatmeal Scones

Scones are easy to make and they’re so, so tasty. This blueberry scone recipe is a favorite around here; my daughter loves those so much, in fact, that she was

Grain-Free Spiced Squash Muffins

Fall is in full swing where I live. My area is well known for spectacular displays of foliage and the trees are definitely not disappointing right now. This recipe, adapted

Chai Pumpkin Oatmeal

I lift weights and/or do CrossFit most weekday mornings. I like to get some nourishing carbohydrates into my belly before I head to the gym: I just love this recipe

Roasted Cherry Tomato Frittata

My dog Jezebel died last week. She wasn’t sick, so it was a shock…a hard thing for my family to go through. (Not that it’s any easier when your animal

Nutty Olive Oil Granola

Homemade granola is so easy and economical to make….it’s also much healthier and more delicious than granolas you can buy. I’ve been hooked on making my own ever since I

recipe for crespeou

Very Fond of Crespéou

One of the best things to come of blogging for me has been the beautiful cookbooks I occasionally receive to review from Ten Speed Press. What a wonderful surprise to

A Proper Breakfast (and an ochazuke recipe)

Thank you all for your kind feedback regarding the new series I’ve started here at Healthy Green Kitchen: One Simple Change. In case you missed my announcement last Friday, here’s

breakfast-potatoes

Our Favorite Breakfast Potatoes

My husband Dan has a small but dependable repertoire of dishes he likes to make. These breakfast potatoes are on that list, and he cooks them up pretty much every

Peanut Butter and Jam Scones

My assigned blog for the October reveal of the The Secret Recipe Club was Sweet Beginnings. Jaida’s recipes are sweet indeed, and I had a difficult time deciding what to

Mango Lassi

Well, we made it through Hurricane Tropical Storm Irene in one piece. I feel so lucky that we didn’t have any damage to our property and we never lost power…a

gluten and dairy free pancakes

Coconut Banana Pancakes (Gluten-Free)

Some days, I have to force myself to eat breakfast. Today was not one of them. These are coconut banana pancakes from the brand new (and completely fabulous!) In the

Homemade Breakfast Sausage

This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge (dreamed up by meat mavens Cathy and Kim) was to try our hands at grinding meat, and then turn it into sausage. Like pretty much everything

gluten free raisin scones

Coconut Raisin Scones

I’ve made and blogged about gluten-free scones before, and even though I loved that recipe, I’ll admit that those scones are more of a triangular-shaped healthy oatmeal cookie than a