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Rum & coffee banana nut bread

March 4, 2016by Mike Bierschenk 4 Comments

This isn’t a light, delicate banana bread: it’s dense with molasses and coffee, packed full of nuts, and redolent of deep, dark rum. A nice broad wedge with a mug of black coffee will keep me going all morning.

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Breakfast, Desserts/Sweet Things

Roasted asparagus with grapefruit and walnuts

April 17, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 2 Comments

This riff on a classic roasted asparagus bridges the gap between winter and spring: the last of the winter citrus and some nuts from the pantry meld with the first of the spring vegetables.

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Side Dishes, Veg*n or veg*n-possible
Toasted walnut banana bread

Toasted walnut banana bread

February 26, 2015by Mike Bierschenk 3 Comments

Ever had a culinary white whale? Wait, step back: I’m showing my literature scholar roots here. For those who haven’t been exposed to Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick, that’s a reference to the […]

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Breakfast, Desserts/Sweet Things

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