Buttermilk Pancakes II
These pancakes are light and fluffy, and have a little added texture from the cornmeal. If you like them grainy, you can add even more cornmeal — or more whole-grain flour. If you have a hard time pouring the batter…
Topic Vegetarian
Orange-Banana Parfait
Spring is in the air. But before summer gets here, with all its heaps of glorious fruit, make the most of the end of winter’s bounty: juicy oranges and luscious bananas, which you can layer with yogurt and nuts for a little…
Stone-Fruit Salsa
You can use any combination of the recommended fruits in this sweet, tangy salsa. Or feel free to swap in chopped melon for a different kind of flavor. Keep the salsa sweet if you’re planning to serve it with yogurt…
Cucumber Limeade
Cucumbers are so cool and refreshing that they make a fantastic hot-weather thirst quencher. Pair with some tangy lime — peel and all — and prepare to chill. Remember that whenever you use the peel of a citrus fruit like…
Pear Butter
Tell whoever’s lucky enough to be gifted with this deep, dark spread that it’s great on toast or dolloped into plain yogurt. It takes a long time to make because you’re cooking most of the water out of the fruit…
Eggs Fried in Breadcrumbs
This is adapted from our friend Mollie Katzen’s recipe, from her book The Heart of the Plate. It’s a bit like fried eggs and toast, only the toast becomes part of the fried eggs. Kind of. (You’ll see.) kitchen gear…
Spinach-Ginger Slushie
You might not always want to eat your spinach, but how about drinking it? This thick shake gives you the best of both worlds because it’s both a nice, frosty treat and it’s good for you. It’s filling, too, so it…
Green Oatmeal
You probably think of oatmeal as a hot breakfast cereal topped with cinnamon, raisins, apples, or other fruit. Our twist on oats makes it a savory meal that can be eaten at other times of the day too. Try it…
Granola Popsicles
And now. . . breakfast for dessert! (We are so predictable.) You can use other fruit, if you like — try blueberries, or sliced strawberries or peaches — to make these creamy, cold, crunchy pops just the way you like. kitchen gear…
Homemade Ricotta
Remember Little Miss Muffet? When you make ricotta cheese, you use acid (lemon juice or vinegar) to curdle the milk, which means you get the protein in it to clump together into a mixture of curds and the watery leftover whey. It…