I’m a fan of date squares, but often I find them too sweet. When I tried the cranberry-date squares from 3 Tarts, a bakery in my neighbourhood, I thought “what a smart combination!” Those squares became the inspiration for these muffins. The dates give them a rich flavour (and minimize the sugar required) while the [...]
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Local Bakery-Inspired Date and Cranberry Muffins with Oatmeal Streusel Topping
Posted in Cooking, tagged cranberries, dates, fall, kitchen, muffins, oatmeal, recipe, winter on March 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Birchermüesli, My Pregnancy Superfood
Posted in Cooking, tagged fruit, kitchen, oatmeal, recipe, summer, Swiss food, yoghurt on March 26, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Birchermüesli is a combination of fresh fruit, oatmeal, yoghurt and nuts. It was created around 1900 by a Swiss physician who promoted eating raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and whole grains (instead of bread and meat) for maintaining health and encouraging healing. Now that I’m eating for two – yes! – Birchermüesli has become my pregnancy [...]
