Breakfast

Simply Festive Fruit Salad, served in a pretty glass bowl, with holiday decorations in the background.

Simply Festive Fruit Salad

This dependable breakfast side dish starts with a couple of tins of canned fruit and embellishes with fresh fruit from the market to make a Festive Fruit Salad that is simply delicious.

Breakfast Grits topped with pepper and Parmesan in a blue bowl beside a checked apron.

A Simple Bowl of Breakfast Grits

To make delicious Breakfast Grits I’ve found that a good splash of olive oil, a little grated parmesan cheese and several grinds of pepper make them both interesting and delicious. Now I look forward to grits for breakfast, but they can also serve as a tasty side dish for lunch or dinner.

Peach Butter topped with a slice of crystallized ginger in a glass dish beside a wooden bowl.

Peach Butter – A Jar of Southern Indiana Luxury

These days, I don’t often take the time to make jams, jellies or other fruit preserves. I do, however, enjoy making fruit butter at harvest time. Working with the luscious ripe fruit brings Uncle Hal to mind. I think of his delight in the luxurious harvest and his enjoyment in helping his family to preserve it. When the fruit begins to simmer and its delicious fragrance permeates my kitchen I am struck by the healing force of gratitude and I can’t help but smile.

A whipped cream topped slice of All-in-One Strawberry Shortcake on a dotted dessert plate

All-in-One Strawberry Shortcake

Does your summer need just one more Strawberry Shortcake? It’s getting hot out there and strawberries have been on the menu for weeks. That first blush of wonder and rapt appreciation for deeply saturated, fresh from the vine, local flavor has been sated. And still the scent of fresh strawberries, […]

Chocolate-Covered Digestive Cookies on a black wire rack

Pretty Little Chocolate-Covered Digestive Cookies

nd mental. Maybe that’s why I thought this was a good time to make some Chocolate-Covered Digestive Cookies. These semi-sweet cookies are made from a dough that is rich in whole grains. The dough holds its shape through baking and produces a pretty cutout cookie to enjoy plain or topped with chocolate.

Peanut Butter Fudge Steamer in a clear glass cup

Shop Talk – Peanut Butter Fudge Latte

Where were you this time last year? A year ago I was sitting in a coffee shop in Peachtree Corners, drinking a latte from a thick ceramic cup. Comfortably seated at a small table, I worked at my computer, occasionally sitting back to take a sip. While there alone, I felt a sense of harmony with the activity around me; the barista preparing drinks, the children playing in the park outside the window, the customers coming and going. I had a pleasant afternoon, though I didn’t give it much thought at the time…

Peanut Butter Banana Granola in a square white dish with jar and bananas.

Peanut Butter Banana Granola

Making Peanut Butter Banana Granola is a perfect way to use up fully ripe, gooey-sweet bananas. This go-to granola recipe pairs them with nut butter, maple syrup, oats, chopped nuts, a few pumpkin seeds, and cinnamon – then adds an optional, but intriguing pinch of red pepper.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel Topping on white plate with fork.

Sour Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake

When you need a little more sweetness in your life try this streusel topped snack cake. Sour Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake has a crumb softened by sour cream and a streusel warmed by a healthy measure of cinnamon. It is a sweet antidote to cold conditions.

A square slice of Gingerbread Coffee Cake in front of a red Christmas Wreath.

Gingerbread Streusel Coffee Cake

Crushed ginger cookies add texture to the streusel crumbs as a robust blend of holiday spices lends festive flavor to this Gingerbread Coffee Cake. Warm from the oven it makes a nice addition to a weekend or holiday breakfast. It tastes great with a warm cup of coffee or Mulled Cider.

Gingerbread Scones

What Anticipation Tastes Like I think my favorite flavor of the holiday season is ginger. Christmas wouldn’t taste or smell like Christmas without spicy notes of ginger and cinnamon wafting through the house and lingering in the kitchen. A pinch of ginger is the perfect way to dress up favorite […]