I love to eat a good pancake without syrup. Sometimes I’ll use just butter or honey. This recipe combines both into a delicious, simple topping. The pancakes in this recipe are light, fluffy and have a subtle sweetness to them that go perfectly with the honey butter.

If you are a creamy food texture fanatic like I am, you will love panna cotta. It is similar to flan, but does not use eggs and therefore it is technically not a custard. It relies on heavy cream and gelatin for its silky smooth texture. I love plain ol’ vanilla panna cotta but wanted something with a little kick. The lime juice provided just that. If you are making this for dinner guests, you can make this a day ahead and keep it in the fridge overnight.

Sure, there are probably zillions of blueberry muffin recipes out here in cyberspace. Maybe you even have your own recipe – but are they really the best? I know it sounds it bit presumptuous of me to think my blueberry muffin recipe is the best one out there, but it really is. Why? It all comes down to ratios. I’ve been reading Micheal Ruhlman’s book “Ratio: the simple codes behind the craft of everyday cooking”. It is phenomenal! It is a book about (you guessed it) ratios of basic ingredients needed for basic recipes, like muffins. This recipe is a modification of his ratio suggestion for quick breads.