“I have the best blackberry muffin recipe!” my friend Suzanne announced to me a few weeks ago as I was musing out loud that I was looking for a good muffin recipe. Suzanne and I have been friends since we were teenagers, but lost track with each other after college. It was only through the Sacramento Bee article that we found each other again – after 18 years – and discovered we live only 10 minutes apart! Last weekend, Suzanne, her two daughters Clara and Audrey, and I baked up a batch of these delicious muffins, which are rich, moist (of course, with a cup of sour cream and a stick of butter in the ingredients), and not too sweet, just the way I like them. Thank you Suzanne, Audrey, and Clara for a great afternoon and truly the “best blackberry muffins.”

Bake these over the weekend, and enjoy throughout the week for breakfast or a snack. Ingredients 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup 1% milk 2 medium bananas, mashed (around 1 cup) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup raisins Directions [...]