Blackberry Bread

There is an upside to days that I need to drive to Philadelphia instead of taking the train, I get to stop at Highland Orchards!  The day’s picks included blackberries.  I love quickbreads, so I searched for a recipe for a blackberry quickbread.  The one below, from Food.Com caught my eye as simple, straightforward and combined…

Blueberry Oat Bran Pancakes

Happy Fourth! I am very excited about this post.  It is the first time Cam is the chef and I am the assistant.  We discussed our plan the night before so he would know what to expect and what tools we would use. We made our pancakes with oat bran and whole wheat flour.  In…

Zucchini & Garlic Scape Frittata

The zucchini has arrived and I picked up garlic scape from Beechwood Orchards at the farmers market again, so I thought I would combine the two in a frittata using Farmer Kim’s eggs.       Using some herbs from my garden, I had everything for the frittata except cheese.  Choices in my fridge included feta,…

Raspberry & Dark Chocolate Scones

All I can say is, “Oh my goodness, these are wonderful!”  Another winner from joyofbaking.com.  I did not change the recipe at all (other than to use black raspberries), so I am referring you back to their page for it – click here. I did have help making these, so I decided to include some…

Blueberry Muffins – “Big Blues”

Farmers markets are a great way for me to fill in what I am not growing myself.  I spend a few days each week doing sustainability consulting at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, so I enjoy being there on Wednesdays when the farmers market hits campus.  I get access to more farmers growing different…

Cherry-Apple Bread

My sister-in-law, nephew and great-nephew just went cherry picking and have immediate use for this recipe, so, I am taking some liberty and adding it here now, before my cherry tree has matured enough to bear fruit.  This is a beautiful, delicious bread, based on a recipe for blackberry-apple bread I found on joyofbaking.com (they…