August and September end the lazy days of slow breakfasts, but they don’t have to end good breakfasts. For a quick, healthy breakfast or afternoon snack, bake a loaf of whole-grain, low-fat, higher protein but still moist and delicious zucchini bread, chocked full of good stuff like pepitas, which contain healthy fatty acids. Take a [...]
Archive for the ‘kefir’ Category
Back-to-school breakfast from the garden: zucchini bread with pepitas
Posted in baking, bread, breakfast, buttermilk, cake, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, dried fruit, Food, frugal living, gardening, kefir, organic food, organic gardening, preserving the harvest, raisins, recipes, summer squash, sweet things, walnut, whole grains, zucchini, tagged bread, breakfast, children, family, Food, recipes on August 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Carrot Cake: have your cake and eat your veggies too!
Posted in buttermilk, cake, carrots, Cooking And Baking, dessert, family, Food, kefir, organic food, organic gardening, sweet things, whole grains, tagged cake, carrots, dessert, family, Food, photography, recipe, recipes on April 27, 2010 | 9 Comments »
It’s dessert time again. Today’s dessert is carrot cake, perfect for using up the last of your winter carrot crop. This rich cake is loaded with fresh carrots for good health, and apple sauce and buttermilk bring moisture without fat to the crumb. Neufchatel cheese for the cream-cheese frosting gives all the flavor of traditional [...]
Whole-Wheat Angel Biscuits: a healthier version of a Southern favorite
Posted in appetizer, apple butter, bacon, bread, breakfast, butter, buttermilk, Cooking And Baking, Food, frugal living, ham, kefir, lettuce, organic food, Southern food, tomato, turkey, whole grains, tagged bread, breakfast, Food, health, history, recipes, Southern food, whole grains on February 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Every now and then I get a hankering for an old Southern favorite. This week it was angel biscuits, also known as “honeymoon biscuits” because with yeast, baking, and baking soda, they are just about guaranteed to rise, even for novice bakers. The original recipe featured ingredients we don’t use for health reasons–like lard or [...]
