Zucchini muffins
“Have you been doing anything else lately besides cooking and going to funerals?” said my grandma. I laughed, though I wasn’t sure if…
Jalapeño-Cheddar beer bread
My mom is an avid baker, with homemade bread one of her favorite things to prepare. While she’s known for slow-rising loaves made…
Pumpkin chipotle cornbread
One fall day, I had my cousins over for Sunday dinner. They plan was for them to arrive after the Cowboys game and…
Blueberry cornbread
This blueberry cornbread has joyful bursts of tart and sweet blueberries in each bite. Good with a pat of butter, but also so soft it can be eaten on its own, hot out of the oven.
Strawberry spoon bread
Every spring when the wildflowers bloom, Texans will say thank you to Mrs. Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, the former first lady and native…
Sweet cornmeal biscuits
A few weeks ago, I had a lovely lunch at Dovetail, an Upper West Side restaurant that serves what I would call creative…
