Blueberry scones can be either really delicious or terribly disappointing. I find that a lot of scones sold in coffee shops are rock-hard and bland. But when you make scones at home, you can make them delicious, tender, and full of wholesome ingredients. These scones are buttery, filled with tasty spices, and bursting with flavorful…
zucchini bread.
It rained over the weekend for the first time in months. And while we may whine about the rain during the dark winters in the PNW, we can also whine about the abundant sunshine in the summertime. (Life is hard, right?) After months of hot, sunny, sweat-your-way-to-the-grocery-store-weather, we had a glorious weekend of 70 degrees…
whole wheat cinnamon raisin bagels.
I woke up the other day craving bagels. Specifically, a cinnamon raisin bagel. I don’t know that I’ve ever craved a bagel before. I have certainly craved marionberry cream cheese with an intensity most of you wouldn’t understand, but on this particular day, I desperately wanted a bagel. But rather than pay for the immediate…
banana orange burst muffins.
Eric and I are now the proud owners of our very own wetsuits. We need wetsuits for the swim portion of our Canadian half-Ironman (read: swimming 1.2 miles in a cold lake in the great, white north), and after months of avoiding actually purchasing them, we finally bit the bullet and ordered some this week….
banana muffins with peach jam swirl.
Let’s celebrate jam. It will come as no surprise to you that I’m a jam lover. I think this all started back when I worked at a summer camp in Washington after my freshman year of college. It was there that all of us Southerners were introduced to marionberry jam. And it was the best….
the best buttermilk biscuits.
Once upon a time, we lived in a little town called Lexington. And in this town, we spent a year living in an apartment in an adorable, pink, historic home in the heart of downtown. And just around the corner from that apartment was a cute little brunch place called Doodles. And we could walk…
sweet potato blueberry muffins.
Long live the sweet potato. I already knew I loved, loved, loved sweet potatoes. Specifically, I love sweet potato fries. I love the super crispy (read: horribly unhealthy) kind I can get at restaurants. And I love the softer, healthier version I make at home. I love a sweet potato cooked over an open fire…
banana date muffins.
Let’s talk muffins. I love muffins. I generally dig the blueberry variety, but sometimes you have bananas rotting on the counter, and that’s when these bad boys come into play. And they are awesome. I should’ve known they would be all-star muffins because the recipe came straight from Gwyneth. And Gwyneth always leads us to…
whiskey cinnamon rolls.
Eric is back, folks. And although he’s suffering from some serious jet lag (i.e. he falls asleep almost any time he’s in a seated position), it is SO good to have him home! In an attempt to keep him from ever leaving the country without me again, I whipped up one of Eric’s favorite treats…
cinnamon apple scones.
It’s kind of a British day in the Ringer homestead. Perhaps the gloomy weather is bringing about feelings of England. I’ve never been to England, but obviously I’ve seen enough movies to get the idea that it can get pretty gloomy and rainy, which is pretty much Oregon in November (of course, as I am…
blueberry muffins.
There has been a lot of good food happening in this house lately. I feel like we always eat pretty well, but we’ve really been knocking it out of the park in recent weeks. There was one minor chicken and kale casserole catastrophe that was essentially a pile of dry ricotta cheese (but a big…
homemade croutons.
I love croutons. Back when I refused to eat vegetables, I would simply eat the croutons off of salads. I realize that croutons are one of the less healthy salad garnishes, but they taste so darn good. And if they can get you to eat some greens, croutons are fine by me. After picking up…
buttermilk scones.
There are very few things that can pull me out of bed at 3:45 in the morning. Apparently the royal wedding is one of them. This morning, in celebration of the marriage of William and Kate, I had a few friends over for a royal breakfast celebration. Now, I have no idea what people actually…
blueberry banana oatmeal amish bread.
Our apartment is an Amish kitchen. Well, not really, seeing as how we use electricity and other modern conveniences such as a stand mixer and a dishwasher. But the amount of Amish bread baked in our home should cancel all of that out. When I first started my Amish bread baking kick a few years…
amish friendship bread.
I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve made Amish Friendship Bread over the past two years. If you’ve never had a slice of this wonderful delicacy, you should know that it’s a bread that requires a starter (of which I happen to have a few spares, if anyone is interested) and then several days…