This is more of a dessert loaf than something you'd eat for breakfast, but it's a great way to rid yourself of those pythons that start piling up in August, or the shredded ones you may have eating up space in your freezer.

The pecans elevate these above the norm; two cups of oats can almost fool you into believing they're good for you.

This is the standard recipe from which I work. I usually dress it up with some seeds or grit of some sort.

This is the standard recipe we reach for for a quick, reliable, large batch of tasty cookies.

By adding a bit of whole wheat, we can almost convince ourselves that these are good for us.