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The end of summer is the perfect time to head off to your local Farmers Market, purchase a sweet basket of peaches and head on home to create a scrumptious batch of Cinnamon Peach Muffins. Read More

Photo: Aine Carlin

Baking is such a soothing practice. Unlike cooking, which can be a bit slap dash and off the cuff, baking requires methodical measuring and is very much an exacting practice. There’s not a great deal of room for risk taking – e.g. if you omit the baking powder, it won’t rise – and yet within the boundaries of baking there is a world of experimentation to be had. Whilst it may be a very bad idea to mess around with quantities of this and amounts of that, you can still have an absolute field day with ingredients.

Savory baking is a recent addition to my repertoire and I’m honestly amazed it has eluded me for this long. I’m mean, seriously, where have I been?  Read More

Photographer: Lindsay Hunt

Since the beginning of Spring, in an effort to get in shape for summer, I’ve changed my morning routine from slow and luxurious to a fast-paced schedule of gym, shower, and go to work. Read More

Photo: Suzanne Lehrer

I’ve always felt that there is something particularly decadent about dates-their almost smoky sweetness, their meaty texture-and so I was excited to discover that I’m actually the last in a very long line of civilizations who felt the same way. Read More

Photo: wenzday01

When life gives you old bananas, make banana muffins!

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