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Firecracker Cornbread

31 August 2010 9 Comments

The other day I hankerin’ for cornbread. (Did I just say hankerin’…?) The fact that I felt like cornbread is pretty weird considering I’ve eaten it about twice in my life, and the most recent time was several years ago. I told my mom, and she was down. I searched for a few recipes, looking for one that might use a healthier flour than white flour, and I settled on Heidi’s recipe for ‘Firecracker Cornbread’. I didn’t change too much in her recipe, but I baked the bread in a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, and it took about half the time. I topped it with butter and drizzled it with plenty of honey and my mom and I both enjoyed it. I really liked that it had fresh corn in it, and I loved the subtle spicyness from the red pepper flakes.

Also, please check out my latest Examiner article. It’s a review on this really great asian vegetarian restaurant in Vancouver called Whole Vegetarian Restaurant. My mom and I went for lunch and we ordered so much food that they moved us to a bigger table LOL. It was delicious, though. Unfortunately I was an extremely bad food blogger and didn’t have my camera on me!! Talk about unprepared….I guess you’ll just have to trust me on this one ;)

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  • Jennifer said:
    Mmmm. I wish I could eat this right now!

    I haven’t been to Whole Vegetarian Restaurant. I will definitely be going now!

    # 31 August 2010 at 8:30 am
  • Xiaolu said:
    Cornbread is something I love but for some reason never make, so I guess I’m almost the opposite of you hehe. This looks fabulous and I really like the fresh corn, too. Heading over to check out your review now.
    # 31 August 2010 at 12:23 pm
  • Juliana said:
    Oh! Would love to try this spicy cornbread…and will sure top with lots of honey :-)
    # 31 August 2010 at 9:08 pm
  • Rowie said:
    Haha! Love that they moved you to another table to make room for all the food! Classic! That cornbread looks great! I had never thought of cooking it in a skillet, but a shorter baking time would be so convenient!
    # 31 August 2010 at 11:46 pm
  • Cara said:
    I ADORE cornbread. I rarely eat it, but I love it.
    Perfect on the side with a big bowl of chili
    # 1 September 2010 at 2:52 am
  • momgateway said:
    Thanks for sharing…my son loves anything with chili…the hotter..the better.
    # 1 September 2010 at 5:26 pm
  • Sophie said:
    Your corn bread looks extremely tasty, Koko!

    MMMMMMMMMMMM,…lovely food!

    # 2 September 2010 at 11:36 am
  • Baking Serendipity said:
    My brother has been craving cornbread lately, and thought it was a little bit of an “out there” crave too :) Your recipe looks awesome…handing it on to him!
    # 3 September 2010 at 4:05 am
  • Koko said:
    Yeah, Jennifer, check it out!

    Thanks Xiaolu!

    Yummm Juliana!

    It was pretty funny, Rowie! A shorter cooking time is nice for anything!

    If the weather was cooler, Cara, I absolutely would have made some delicious veggie chili!

    momgateway- brave son!! I can’t handle tooo much heat!

    Thanks Sophie!

    Thanksfor commenting Baking Serendipity! I’ll be sure to check out your blog asap!

    # 4 September 2010 at 4:17 pm

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