Old-Fashioned Comfort Foods
Try this versatile basic muffin recipe and add chocolate chips, white chocolate chunks, dried fruit, raisins, cherries, apricots, or dates. Serve these muffins for breakfast or brunch. This is an old basic white muffin recipe and very good. It came from my mom’s freshman Home Economics class in the early 1960’s. You can add anything … Read more
A pumpkin raisin bread recipe made with pumpkin and flavored with nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, raisins and walnuts. Serve for brunch, dessert, or a snack. What says fall better than pumpkin and the spices like ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg that go with it? This is a nice treat for any occasion like a fall brunch, Thanksgiving, … Read more
This quick and easy chocolate muffin recipe stays moist because it is made with applesauce. A light sprinkling of cinnamon and nutmeg along with cocoa and raisins makes this a delicious muffin recipe. They taste almost like cupcakes, but with a bit more spice and a crustier muffin top. Who doesn’t like a bit of … Read more
A delicious ham glaze made with pineapple juice, raisins, and cherries and flavored with the heady spices of cloves, allspice, ginger, and nutmeg. Serve over baked ham for a Christmas or Easter brunch. This glaze for ham is quick and easy because you can make it in the microwave in about 5-10 minutes. Spoon this … Read more
An easy bread pudding recipe made with cinnamon bread, cranberries, cherries, and raisins. This bread pudding has vanilla sauce in the recipe, making it rich and moist. You can also make your own vanilla sauce too. The roots of bread pudding go back many centuries. It was a way to use up stale pieces of … Read more
An old-fashioned butterscotch bread recipe made with brown sugar, golden raisins, and buttermilk. Serve this quick bread recipe for a sweet treat at breakfast or brunch. This is an interesting recipe not often found in many cookbooks. I believe this one came from my Grandmother’s recipe box. When I first read the recipe, I doubted … Read more
An Old-Fashioned bread pudding with raisins recipe made with day-old bread, milk, and sugar. Serve bread pudding with a couple of scoops of vanilla ice cream or drizzle caramel sauce over individual servings. It also tastes great served just on its own. Just what do you do with bread and buns that are less than … Read more
Heirloom raisin muffins are made with raisins, butter, sugar and egg. This muffin recipe has moist plump raisins in the batter because you simmer the raisins to allow them to retain moisture. Serve for breakfast or brunch. My mom used to make these when I was growing up. What I remember most about them was … Read more
This chilled breakfast fruit compote is made with a generous mix of prunes, apples, raisins and oranges. Served chilled, this fruit recipe is a nice addition to add color and flavor to your breakfast or brunch table. The warm bright inviting colors of the fruits are eye-catching and add that needed punch of color when … Read more
An easy homemade golden granola recipe made in the microwave with oatmeal, chopped dates, dried apricots, shredded coconut, pecans, raisins, and sweetened with honey and a touch of cinnamon. You can make this healthy granola in the microwave so it is quick and easy and can be ready to eat in about 10 to 15 … Read more