Light Muffins: Over 60 Recipes for Sweet and Savory Low-Fat Muffins and Spreads

by Beatrice Ojakangas

Gathers low fat recipes for breakfast, snack, savory, and dessert muffins, as well as spreads

Genres: Cookbooks, Food

95 pages, Hardcover

First published June 18, 1995

About the author

Beatrice Ojakangas has a rich background in Scandinavian cuisines, traditions and history. She and her husband, Richard, are second-generation Americans. All of their grandparents came from Finland. As they visited in Finland, Beatrice, known as "Peaches" to her friends and relatives, became interested in the foods and traditions of all Scandinavian countries. She has a special knack for making friends, and now has many acquaintances throughout Scandinavia. She is known for the sumptuous smorgasbords she prepares and serves in her home. If you visit in northern Minnesota, you may find her teaching cooking classes in her large, well-stocked kitchen. Or she may be assisting with Scandinavian heritage-appreciation camps. Beatrice has authored a Finnish cookbook and numerous articles on Finnish and Scandinavian cooking.

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have had this little muffin book for about 12 years now, and I turn to it often. It's got a great variety of muffins - sweet, savory, dessert, etc - and whenever I have extra ingredients, I turn to it for a muffin idea (hill country peach muffins anyone?)