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Posts from the ‘Breakfast’ Category

I left my heart in San Francisco (it’s at Tartine)

We went to the Bay Area for a week. Sadly, we are back. However, I now have plenty of things to day dream about while I’m at work all day. Read more

Holiday treats 2010

A few people have asked for a recap of this year’s Christmas cookie boxes and other gifts, and particulary because we discovered some great new additions this year, I thought I’d include a little inventory here. This year we made treat boxes, two kinds of liqueur, and a slightly sweeter version of our everyday (everyweek, everymonth, everymorning) granola. Read more

Happy birthday, Mr. Close.

At noon on a Monday, a couch, flannel pants, wool socks, a ginormous mug of tea, and a massive pile of discarded tissues can only mean one thing – home sick from work today. I spent all weekend playing my “don’t get sick” cards, which of course meant that it hit me today even worse.

But it was all worth it, seeing as Brett’s birthday was yesterday and we had a jam-packed weekend of activities and cooking.  Much of what we cooked and ate I neglected to photograph and/or I’m not prepared to blog about quite yet, but I did want to share a couple of things. First of all, this:

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Zucchini muffins

Oh, zucchinis. Why won’t you stop? Sigh. I look forward to the day I open my refrigerator to find that it is zucchini-free.

Well, except, in this case. Because in this case, you are DELICIOUS. Especially with a big mug of mint tea on a dreary, dark, damp, lazy Sunday morning. Oh, it’s afternoon now. I hadn’t noticed.

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Chewy granola bars – a new secret weapon

Consider this your secret weapon.

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Chewy granola bars are an incredibly easy recipe that can serve as a tasty, healthy breakfast, snack, or even a health-conscious dessert (depending on what sorts of delicious little bits you want to sneak inside).

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