Almond Milk vs Milk: Which Bakes the Best Muffin?

Almond milk muffins on right have orange sprinkles on top; remaining are dairy milk

A recent online search yielded almost zero results for the difference in baking performance between almond milk and regular dairy milk, or the difference between rice milk and dairy milk. Most company web sites or blogs note that alternative milk beverages such as almond, soy and rice can be substituted in a 1:1 ratio, but [...]

Potato Cheddar Waffles – Improv Challenge

Potato Cheddar Waffles

March is usually maple syrup season anywhere in the northern US. Ever since I lived in Boston and visited a western Massachusetts sugar shack on March weekends, I’ve been fascinated by the process of maple sugaring. After a long drive up a bumpy graveled road, we would emerge in a small clearing surrounded by tall [...]

Breakfast Rice Bowl with Dried Plums, Pears & Almonds

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I’ve been on a dried fruit + whole grain kick lately so I was intrigued when a box of Sunsweet Plum Amazins showed up on my doorstep. These diced dried plums (formally known as prunes) have 50% more fiber than raisins and dried cranberries. And since they also have less sugars, they are not overally [...]