Cedar Writes

Tag: muffins

  • Carrot Cake

    Carrot Cake

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    This recipe is a variant, loosely, on the Splendid Spice Cake recipe. With… changes.  For one thing, I reduced the overall sugar just a touch. And I took the liqud back a bit, to allow for the addition of carrots. I customized the spice blend to favor carrot’s innate flavors, which included the addition of…

  • Parsnip Walnut Date Muffins

    Parsnip Walnut Date Muffins

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    So the other day I bought parsnips. I love parsnips. Like carrots, they can be used in many ways, and for a root vegetable, are very versatile. I got enough to make parsnips three ways: I used some in beef stew, I’ll roast some, and I put one big one into this quick-and-easy recipe.  Muffins…

  • Vintage Kitchen: Making Antique Recipes in a Modern Era

    Vintage Kitchen: Making Antique Recipes in a Modern Era

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    I’m writing this in the science fiction present – the twenty-first century. The year is 2017, and while we may not have flying cars, personal jetpacks, or portals that instantly pop us out anywhere in the world we want to be, I do have a microwave, digital oven, the world-wide-web on my personal tablet with…

  • Date-Walnut Muffins

    Date-Walnut Muffins

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    Cedar Sanderson
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    When you start out the day with a vista like this, cold, gray, and a layer of fresh snow on frozen ground, but not enough to be a glistening white blanket of winter wonderland… that’s when you need something special. I was standing in the kitchen contemplating what to do for breakfast when the First…