Andrea Meyers

Whole Wheat Zucchini Muffins with Greek Yogurt

September 10, 2010 By Andrea 8 Comments

This year the squash were a big surprise all around. We planted just three kinds of zucchini squash (dark green, yellow, and light green), and of the three, only the yellow managed to survive the onslaught of the squash vine borers. We’ve had yellow zucchini coming in pretty regularly since mid July, and we’ve made [...]

Filed Under: Breads, Breakfast Tagged With: muffins, quick breads, vegetarian, whole grains, yogurt

Lemon Yogurt Cake

March 27, 2009 By Andrea 18 Comments

I’ve had to work very hard on my mixing skills. When I first started cooking I was convinced that a hand mixer was the perfect solution for all mixing and in my enthusiasm I would beat all batters to death then wonder why my muffins looked and tasted like hockey pucks. I didn’t have Dorie [...]

Filed Under: Dessert Tagged With: cakes, yogurt

Naan, Fluffy Style

January 11, 2007 By Andrea 11 Comments

I love these warm pillows of goodness and my boys love watching them bake. As the dough puffs on the stone in the oven, the boys proclaim it to be “magic.” And when I take the rounds out of the oven, the boys are so excited they can’t keep their hands off them. They think [...]

Filed Under: Breads Tagged With: Asian, Indian, vegetarian, yeast breads, yogurt

Super Easy Kid-Friendly Fruit Smoothies

November 30, 2005 By Andrea 1 Comment

I’ve been on a quest to create the quickest, easiest, and healthiest fruit smoothie that I could make for my kids. I tried this recipe on my boys, and they love it! The all-fruit spread works great because the fruit is already mashed up and there is no sugar added. I also use a blender [...]

Filed Under: Beverages Tagged With: fruit, gluten-free, low-fat, non-alcoholic, vegetarian, yogurt