These muffins can be made with or without the nuts, raisins, orange rind, and cloves. If you do not use the nuts you can double the raisins; and likewise, if you do not use the raisins you can double the nuts. Be creative — make it your way. In my experience, these are some of […]

This recipe is really Mediterranean through and through – whole grains, nuts, fruit, no sugar, and extra virgin olive oil. You can read about what the research says about the Basics of the Mediterranean style of Eating and why we care about it, in the GrandmaPedia. We enjoyed this batch of muffins as our breakfast, […]

Shiloh Kinne’s won third place in the 2010 Dr. Grandma’s Recipe Contest with these Chocolate Plum Molasses Crinkle Cookies. Demonstrating that nutrition can be yummy, these cookies are a delight!  

Our brains may have a powerful built-in preference for sweets, and it may have gotten worse through habits. Despite this, we can get around it by using zero calorie sweetener to get the sweetening job done without adding empty calories. You can use this “shortcake” with a variety of toppings – it’s YUMMY! Ingredients: 2 […]

Sweet potatoes meet pancake. And it’s a great combination. Top it off with the apple walnut topping for some hearty, yet yummy, pancakes.

Decades ago, I wrote a bi-weekly nutrition column for the Simi Valley Enterprise. During this time I was one of the judges for the paper’s annual cooking contest. Susan Parks, one of the school principles in Simi Valley, California, won first place in the breads category and went on to also win first place over […]

Here’s a great whole wheat muffin recipe that is really delicious. Ingredients 3/4 cups whole wheat flour 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1 1/2 tsps baking powder 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/2 cup erythritol 1 beaten egg 2/3 cup milk 2 tbsps Extra Virgin Olive Oil Directions: Preheat oven to 400º […]

Hello to you, meet Rhubarb. Although rhubarb is almost always served as if it were a fruit, it is a vegetable (the edible part is a stalk with no flowers or seeds, which fruits all have). Rhubarb is very easy to grow and is a perennial – it comes back each year. An important bit […]