Food goodness

H. and I are both kind of in love with Dinner: A Love Story , and we've made two recipes over the last few weeks that have floated our respective boats: avgolemono soup and quick-ish coq au vin . Game-changers!

Adapted lightly from this recipe , which is genius. 1 1/4 c all-purpose flour 1/2 c white sugar 1/4 c cocoa powder 2 t baking powder 1/2 t salt 1/3 c canola oil 1 egg 1/3 c milk (I used skim) 1 t vanilla 1/2 c plain yogurt (fat-free works fine) 1 c cherries, cut in half (I used those jarred morello cherries from TJ's) 1/2 c chocolate chips (more! I used chunks, and they were good.) Preheat oven to 400F. Lightly oil a 12 cup muffin tin. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, mix the oil, egg, milk and vanilla together. Pour the wet into the dry and use a wooden spoon or spatula to gently stir everything together. Fold in the yogurt, cherries and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into prepared muffin tin and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the muffin comes clean. Let sit in the tin for 5 minutes and then use a knife to loosen the muffins, remove from tin and let cool ...