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One Bowl Blueberry Muffins

February 11, 2022
Cori Horton
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Super easy and always popular, my One Bowl Blueberry Muffins recipe is one of my most requested recipes at our house. Moist, tender and packed with juicy berries, it's a popular breakfast bite or snack, with my snackers! A simple…

Breakfast in Tuscany, Italian Poached Eggs

Light, fresh, and amazingly fast. Breakfast in Tuscany or Italian Poached Eggs, this recipe works on many levels - hot verses cold, creamy against a light acidic tomato bruschetta, plus the salty tang of prosciutto and earthy taste of olive…

The Fricco Omelette, A Perfect Brunch

From my days of slingin' swanky hash at a four and a half star bed & breakfast; the Fricco Omelette was created in the middle of a frenzied service when I burnt the Tofu Scramble I had planned for my…

Rhubarb Muffins – The Last of the Patch

June 17, 2013
Cori Horton
Breads & Baking, Breakfast, Featured, Muffins
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It was a slow start to spring in our little corner of the world. As the last of the rhubarb patch goes to seed, I thought I'd take one more bite with these tasty Rhubarb Muffins. This is the meeting…

Lessons in Greatness from a Great Dog

Early this summer we said goodbye our much beloved bulldog, Magnus The Great. Magnus is a Latin word meaning strong, brawn, or 'great'. Never was there a dog so aptly named. A social creature with a big heart, over the years he taught me a thing or two about living a GREAT life that I thought I'd share, because we could all use a little greatness.

Granola Breakfast Cookies

March 28, 2012
Cori Horton
All Recipes, Breakfast, Cookies, Sweets & Treats
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Cookies for breakfast? Relax Mom, they're vegan, wheat-free, low sugar, low fat, Granola Breakfast Cookies. But nobody needs to know they're healthy!

Double Berry French Toast

Nothing like a belly full of warm, spicy Double Berry French Toast in the morning. In my days as an innkeeper in at the Dragonfly Inn, this was a guest favorite. Topped with small, sweet Nova Scotia strawberries and smothered in warm raspberry-maple syrup. Breakfast, it's the most important meal of the day.

High in Fiber & Super Popular… Nutty-Buddy Bran Muffins

December 1, 2010
Cori Horton
All Recipes, Breads & Baking, Breakfast, Muffins
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The first time I read the recipe that lead to the one you see here I turned my nose up and walked way. The first ingredient is ‘Raisin Bran Cereal’. Who does that? Rachel Ray maybe but not me. Until there was, Nutty-Buddy Bran Muffins.

The green, green grass that was home

Let it never be said that being a grown up is all fun and games. With the responsibilities we take on there come times when we must make very uncomfortable choices. We know they are the ‘right’ choices... but there lingers for a time a deep sadness and doubt before moving on to acceptance.

Sweet Dreams – Dragonfly Inn Oatmeal Cookies

In my first year as an Innkeeper I began a tradition that became a trademark in my bed & breakfast rooms – bedside cookies. While guests were out enjoying the evening, I would slip into their room with a plate of warm oatmeal cookies, straight from the oven.

My Favorite Muffin – Dragonfly Inn Double Berry Muffins

June 17, 2010
Cori Horton
All Recipes, Breads & Baking, Breakfast, Muffins
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This is perhaps my most frequently used recipe. It’s easy, versatile, and provided you don’t forget anything (it can happen to the best of us) they’ll be picture perfect every time.

Cori & Fur Kids, Dragonfly Inn - Food Gypsy

I Once had a House

I once had a house… a big red house. Something simple… ten bedrooms… twelve bathrooms. Perfect… for well, just little ol’ me.