Whole wheat banana flax muffins are a wholesome afterschool snack. When I was growing up, late spring was almost magical. Those afternoons that felt like summer days made us anxious to get swimming and with the longer days we’d play outside until we were called in for bed.     […]

  An old fashioned bran muffin with a light texture and sweet molasses flavour. It wasn’t until I got to university that I understood the jokes about bran muffins being like doorstops. I grew up eating homemade buttermilk bran muffins made with natural bran. They were light textured and sweet. Mom […]

These wheat germ muffins are moist and rich tasting, perfect with a cup of tea. Wheat Germ Muffins with Currants make perfect little tea cakes. When Princess Diana visited Canada in 1983 she and Prince Charles were scheduled to do a walkabout in my little town of Rothesay. I was in […]

 Wholesome Blueberry Wheat Germ Muffins have a nutty sweetness and a lovely light texture. It wasn’t until I had children of my own that I understood the value of being inventive with school lunches. In elementary school we walked home at noon but in junior high we often stayed at school […]

This is the blueberry muffin recipe that I grew up with. It’s a classic muffin, not too sweet and not complicated. If you want to jazz it up a bit add a little lemon zest to the batter and sour your milk with lemon juice rather than vinegar.  Blueberry Spelt […]