Pear & Rosemary Buttermilk Muffins

It's a tea and muffin morning on the balcony. The perks of being a member of the pajama-clad workforce. It's nice to enjoy breakfast in the sunshine after working evenings for so long. Someone recently suggested that I needed more socialization. Honey, I've had enough to last a lifetime. I've worked late hours in psychiatric emergency rooms for a long time. Solitude and morning sun is what I crave. For now, it's more than fine.

French Twist Cran-Raspberry Sauce

I live in New England where cranberries are plentiful and ruby red. This is a French twist on classic Thanksgiving cranberry sauce. It's sweet and tart, thick and glossy with soft banknotes of raspberry.

French Vanilla Pear Muffins

Muffins are a favorite of mine. Simple ingredients are mixed with fruit and in less than thirty minutes home-baked-happiness-happens. 

  

Whole Wheat Buttermilk Berry Muffins

I love muffins! I love making them because they're quick and easy.  Warm with an extra hot cup of coffee in the morning is blissful. I keep a steady supply in my freezer to pop in the microwave for a quick, weekday breakfast. These are a riff on my incredibly moist blueberry muffins. They're made with a combination of whole wheat and regular flour. They're ultramoist, packed with berries and not too sweet (but sweet enough). If you like your muffins sweeter, increase the sugar in the recipe to one cup. Just about any berry will work here. I've made them with frozen blueberries and raspberries too.