“Have another Nutter Butter peanut butter sandwich cooooookiiieeee!” For us old-timers, that song sure can get stuck in our heads. But this peanut butter cookie is the cure. And it’s gluten-free! (Too bad almost all of my gluten-free family members hate peanut butter.) You can make these as plain-old peanut butter cookies or fill them […]
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10 Things to Do with “Rotten” Bananas
Unless you loathe bananas (like my oldest), you are bound to, at some point, have a few rotten ones on your counter (you should never store them in the fridge). I was reminded about how versatile a product a rotten banana is the other week when I was in the Florida Keys and ordered a […]
Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Pie
by guest blogger Maria Luci, social media and content editor at Rodale Forget the candy; for me, the best treats always come in a crust. That’s right, I’m talking about pie. So when it came time to sign up for the Rodale’s Halloween potluck, I decided I’d make one. Everything about my decision was fine […]
Quick and Yummy Basic Fruit Cobbler, This Time Peach!
Every once in a while I find myself with too much ripe fruit—more than can be eaten before it goes bad. Like the other day…too many peaches! I know that almost seems impossible given my deep love for summer peaches. But maybe that’s why I buy too many when they are truly ripe and then […]
Cinnamon Buns from Scratch
It all started with a Facebook post from a friend sharing the Pioneer Woman’s Cinnamon Buns recipe. (Yes, Laurie, it’s all your fault!) I’ve wanted to make cinnamon buns for ages, but now I was downright obsessed. I studied the Pioneer Woman’s recipe and it looked yummy, but it made seven pans of buns and […]
Haika’s Secret to Incredibly Flaky Piecrust
Recently, when I was at the Easton Farmers’ Market, I ran into Haika, one of my favorite bakers. A few years ago I asked her to teach me how to make “Pop-Tarts,” which she does incredibly well. As these things often go, we still haven’t gotten around to it and laughed about “maybe next year.” […]
Pumpkin Muffins
Here’s the plain truth: making a quick bread takes too long in the oven (50 minutes!). If I’m going to bake something, I want it fast. Therefore, I always make quick breads and muffins in my tiny cupcake tin, making them just the right size to eat three—which is still less calories than eating one […]
A Special Australian Cookie
If ever there was a “cookie” that was a love letter, it would be the Anzac Biscuit. ANZAC stands for Australia New Zealand Army Corps, and it was the official cookie (they call cookies biscuits Down Under) that women sent to their menfolk who went off to war—beginning in World War I. The recipe is […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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