Granola Bars Revisited

Last year after much trial and error I came up with a granola bar recipe that I was pretty happy with. But then a coworker started buying these super delicious energy bars by the case. They were basically just nuts and pretzels stuck together with brown rice syrup. I made a mental note to try [...]

Rhubarb Crumble

In the spring when all you want in the world is for summer fruit to finally be in season rhubarb comes along to tide you over until the berries arrive. The leaves are poisonous but the stalks are edible and make a delicious, tart filling for pies. It’s delicious all by itself or along with [...]

Cowboy Cookies

A few years ago my old roommate Leslie went camping in Ithaca and ate at the Moosewood Restaurant. She brought me back a copy of the Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts. There are quite a few recipes in there that have become old standbys that people ask me to make again and again. I’ve made [...]

Crunchy Granola

I eat this granola just about every day for breakfast with my homemade yogurt. Its pretty much the only breakfast that actually holds me over until lunch time. Its the easiest thing in the world to make and its so much better than store bought granola. You can change it up with whatever nuts [...]

Maple Nut Granola Bars

I eat an awful lot of granola bars. I’ve tried a few times over the past couple years to make my own, but it’s a hard thing to get right. You need enough sticky stuff to make them hold together, but too much makes them sickeningly sweet. The first recipe I tried pretty much just [...]