Blue corn meal cookies

Growing up, my mom made corn muffins and my dad made cornbread. There is so totally absolutely a difference–cornbread is not sweet, it pretty dry, and you make it in a cast iron skillet. Corn muffi…

Like most blue food, blue corn (maize) tortillas are antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. This step-by-step recipe shows how easy it is to make blue corn tortillas at home.

I’m so excited to finally share my recipe for Blue Corn Cupcakes. Thank you for being patient with me, this has been one of my most requested recipes! If you have been a long time follower then you may remember when I posted my first batch last year. It was to celebrate how we reached… Continue reading Fancy Blue Corn Cupcakes

Makes 2 dozen1 cup unsalted butter, softened2/3 cup light brown sugar, packed2 large eggs2 teaspoons vanilla extract1 cup blue cornmeal1 cup unbleached white flour1 teaspoon baking powder1 tablespoon plus 1/2 […]

Hi friends! It’s been awhile since I shared a recipe. Now that spring is finally here all I could think about was strawberry shortcake. So of course I had to make a blue corn version. I absolutely loooove how this blue corn strawberry shortcake recipe turned out. It’s so colorful and of course oh so… Continue reading Fancy Blue Corn Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

The cooks at Wahpepah’s Kitchen represent many tribes beyond my own Kickapoo, and I source ingredients from Native American farmers throughout the country. The blue corn I use in waffles, mush and cookies comes from the Ute Tribe of Colorado. Blue corn lends itself to desserts because of its natural sweetness that’s only enhanced once it’s ground. So, the cookies themselves don’t require a lot of sugar. I fill the little divot made by my thumb with a compote of whatever berries are in…

Hi Friends! Today I am sharing a simple and easy recipe for blue corn donuts, but these aren’t just any donuts, these are Fancy MINI Blue Corn Donuts. I don’t know about you but anything mini sounds 10x more delicious!! I love this bite sized dessert that can be eaten any time of the day.… Continue reading Fancy Mini Blue Corn Donuts Recipe

Christina Tosi's corn cookies from Momofuku Milk Bar.

Sometimes, simple foods are the best foods, and are very often the most-loved. They are comforting and nostalgic, and take us back to seemingly less complicated times. Case in point, the humble corn muffin, a mainstay of many a hearty and rustic meal. Corn bread and muffins appear in one version or another in all of the regions across the country, north, south, east and west. They are, however, often sadly ignored for being too simple for fancier affairs. Perhaps it is the lowly pedigree…

These cornmeal cookies have a lovely, chewy texture, and delicious cornmeal flavor.