From the category archives:

Breakfast and Brunch

Grab-n-Go Coffee Cake

Thumbnail image for Grab-n-Go Coffee Cake

Coffee cake is pure marketing brilliance. Let’s face it, it’s cake. But simply by calling it ‘coffee cake’ it’s transformed from a dessert into an acceptable breakfast, at least in my mother’s household. I’m not complaining but instead am fascinated…

Read the full article →

Caraway Pork Meatballs with Tzatziki

Thumbnail image for Caraway Pork Meatballs with Tzatziki

Meatballs are likely one of the most perfect foods, especially when cooking on a budget. You get big flavor from little money and you can use them in so many different ways. This batch of meatballs I flavored with caraway,…

Read the full article →

Fruit Salad with Ginger Syrup

Thumbnail image for Fruit Salad with Ginger Syrup

\I enjoy thinking about food, especially planning food for an intimate dinner or a casual Sunday brunch. I lose myself in daydreaming about what I’ll make and how I’ll prepare each dish, from the prep work to the rotation schedule…

Read the full article →

Cornmeal Griddle Cakes, Pancakes Recipe

Thumbnail image for Cornmeal Griddle Cakes, Pancakes Recipe

Breakfast is my favorite meal so it’s ironic that I sometimes skip it if I’m having a hectic morning. I know, I know … it’s the most important meal of the day and shouldn’t be overlooked, but occasionally it happens.…

Read the full article →

Strawberry-Blueberry Magic Cobbler Recipe

Thumbnail image for Strawberry-Blueberry Magic Cobbler Recipe

Berry season is upon us and I couldn’t be more happy. Whether you’re looking for strawberries, blueberries, raspberries or boysenberries, the fruits are becoming readily available and at affordable prices. This berry cobbler is versatile and a great use of…

Read the full article →

Strawberry Cornmeal Muffins Recipe

Thumbnail image for Strawberry Cornmeal Muffins Recipe

Growing up, we raised and picked our own berries. It’s one of the things I miss most about the farm, especially when strawberry season rolls around.

This past week I decided to find a local U-Pick farm where we could re-live…

Read the full article →

Buttermilk Rhubarb Bread

Thumbnail image for Buttermilk Rhubarb Bread

Rhubarb endears itself to me a little more each year. A few weeks ago, I found myself suddenly in my childhood home just as Spring took over the landscape, transforming stagnant trees into leafy towers. I walked the perimeter of…

Read the full article →

Savory Smoked Cheese Souffle

I am proud of today’s souffle — isn’t it beautiful? Today marks my second attempt at souffle and I’m happy to report it turned out perfectly (and if you don’t think so, please don’t shatter my dreams). I’ve used a…

Read the full article →

Dutch Baby Pancakes w/Eggs & Chorizo

Yesterday was not special. I worked. I blogged. I drank too much coffee. I ate too many shortbread cookies. I regretted not blogging more. I regretted drinking too much coffee. I hated myself for not buying more shortbread cookies.

As the…

Read the full article →

How To Make Homemade Yogurt

The wind whipped through the city last night. I only know this from the clanking sound made by the bathroom vent as the building slowly inhaled and exhaled, as though being resuscitated by the wind outside.

Around 1am the incessant…

Read the full article →

Buttermilk Doughnuts Recipe

Thumbnail image for Buttermilk Doughnuts Recipe

This recipe is a taste of home — one whiff of the nutmeg and I’m instantly transported back to the farm. My mother made doughnuts a few times each year, usually around the holidays. She’d make a double batch and…

Read the full article →

Orange Cran-licious Bread

My mother almost always made everything from scratch. She baked her own breads, cookies, and even cakes. But on occasion, she would use Bisquick baking mix to make biscuits or an infamous “Impossibly Easy Pies“. As a kid, I thought Bisquick…

Read the full article →

Quick & Simple Sweet Potato Hash

Hash has never been something I’ve made often and I’m not sure why the urge struck me this past weekend. Joe was out walking the dog and I puttered around the kitchen assessing just how empty the refrigerator and pantry…

Read the full article →

Creme Brulee Oatmeal: Brunch or Dessert?

Who knew that oatmeal could be so sinfully sexy? I found my inspiration this past Sunday while having breakfast at Catal in Downtown Disney. They served creamy irish-cut oats with fresh fruit in a bowl, then sprinkled with sugar and…

Read the full article →

Freshly made bagels, chewy and delicious!

I’m slowly waking up this morning, my faithful mug filled with wonderfully black coffee, piping hot. It’s rainy and overcast and I’m watching my neighbors tiptoeing outside to pick up their soggy newspaper. The house is still dark and perfumed…

Read the full article →
  • Page 1 of 2
  • 1
  • 2
  • >