Recipes 2026
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I bought a bag of King Arthur Measure-for-Measure flour at Costco a while back. It's been languishing on our basement pantry shelf and I decided I needed to try it out. I had some ripe bananas, so I went for this recipe for gluten free whole grain banana muffins.

https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gluten-free-whole-grain-banana-muffins-recipe
They are delicious! Can't tell them apart from their wheat flour cousins.
Just ignore the xantham and cellulose gum....

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Made this the other night. It's always a stretch to try to make boring boneless chix taste interesting. I marinated it all day and sauteed it in with the marinade instead of grilling. Delicious.
https://thespiceway.com/blogs/recipes/grilled-chicken-breasts-with-herbes-de-provence-marinade
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Used our Instant Pot on the slow cooker setting for the first time since I bought it, what, ten years ago? Actually worked quite well.
Nothing fancy, just everyday winter comfort food. Slow cooker paprika chicken:


I used a big can of San Marzano tomatoes that I chopped up and I cooked some orzo separately and then dumped it in just before we ate. I think some crumbled feta would be a great addition.