A few weeks ago, I had a weekend off. A real weekend off, with no obligations, no place to be. This does not happen very often for me. When it does, you would think I would take it easy. But instead, I cook. I called my friend Jane and invited her for breakfast.

I looked through the fridge and the cupboards to see what there was. This is what I came up with.

This is my contribution to Real Food Wednesdays.

Continue Reading »

Okay, I know I just posted scones 2 weeks ago. What can I say? I ran out and had to make more.

These are a little bit of a creative take on Cindy Mushet’s recipe for Candied Ginger Scones in The Art and Soul of Baking. I loved the idea of these, because they have no butter in them, and the cream is whipped. The original recipe was not whole wheat, so I substituted 1/2 of the flour with whole wheat pastry flour.

I wanted to go back to my original idea for this blog – the eleven best foods you’re not eating. So, blueberries it was. And lemon peel is supposed to help prevent cancer. Besides, what isn’t a little better with some Meyer lemon in it?

Continue Reading »

Chocolate-cherry whole wheat scones. I could eat these every day. One of these days, I will share with you what I really do eat every morning. But these are my special treat. In my freezer, there is a bag of frozen raw scones, so I can always have melty, tender, warm scones right out of the oven. A cappuccino on the side. Now that’s breakfast. Also try the Blueberry-Meyer Lemon scones!

Continue Reading »