Recipes

Bakers crafting stories over meals (and how to make them!)

Recipe Thursday: Blueberry Muffin Coffee Cake with Lemon-Almond Glaze

Growing up, my dad always made the Duncan Hines blueberry muffins from the box — yum!! A few years ago I found a copycat recipe, which we have loved (see the end of the post)! I usually make six big muffins from the recipe instead of 18-24 smaller ones, so I feel like I’m at…

Recipe Thursdays: Coconut Cream Cake

Last Easter, we were at the start of what Madagascar called the “confinement” . . . the period where we here in Madagascar were supposed to stay in and limit contact with others. Churches weren’t allowed to meet, and shopping was limited to certain hours during the day. By comparison, the restrictions here were actually…

Recipe Thursdays: Guacamole

Avocados here in Madagascar are huge! And beautiful! We love that we can do homemade guacamole as long as avocados are in season. I’d love to hear your recipes for guacamole, especially if you’re Hispanic and / or from anywhere where guacamole is a part of your home culture! I’m an amateur, but I love…