Make sure everyone is looking when you pull a Dutch Baby Pancake from the oven. Puffed and arching over the sides of the skillet, it is quite impressive. And where else can you get such a simple and dramatic meal from so few ingredients and limited preparation?
Topped with a thin browned crust of toasted oats and flecked with cranberries, baked oatmeal has the appeal of a breakfast dessert. Even so, it is packed with wholesome ingredients. When drenched in milk, it makes a creamy porridge of oats that are nicely al dente in texture.
Despite a long list of to-dos, I made time to indulge in a blissful gray morning that just begged for Gingerbread Pancakes. Spicy but not too rich, these were just the thing to capture the grace and wonder of the holiday season.
Soft and luscious, these muffins and are made with wholesome oatmeal and mashed pumpkin. Tasty, nutritious and brimming with fall flavor, Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins make a terrific, and seasonally sensitive, breakfast treat. Give them a try to add a boost to your morning.
de in a slow cooker, Homemade Apple Butter, spiced with cardamom, allspice and cinnamon, is a wonderful treat on a cool autumn day. The process of making it is so simple, fragrant and delicious that it just might turn into a treasured family tradition.
The kitchen is a great place to spend time when autumn arrives. Cooler days often find me there baking. When the temperature drops it is nice to turn the oven on and find new ways to use the fall produce decorating my countertops. I found this beautiful quick bread/coffee cake […]
Clafouti. Don’t you love that word? It is pronounced klah – foo – tee. It is French, of course, a country-french dessert from the Limousin region made from fresh fruit, traditionally cherries, and a crepe-like batter. It is similar to a fruity pancake or a Dutch Baby though generally less […]
I plan to avoid the heat of the day by baking these delicious Blueberry White Chocolate Bars early. Maybe I’ll serve them for an afternoon snack with a glass of iced tea or some beautiful Lavender Lemonade…
Rich with butter and topped with a simple cinnamon streusel my family’s favorite Cinnamon Coffee Cake is both basic and compelling. Warm out of the oven it is fragrant, soft and delicious. Later in the day it is a little firmer but still wonderful. This recipe, from a card dated 1973, holds the secret formula for a coffee cake we have consistently treasured in my family for decades.
Made with luscious coconut and sweet ripe bananas, Java Monkey Muffins balance delicious tropical flavor notes with a dash of ginger and a jolt of chocolate and espresso. The result is a study in happy contrasts that will brighten the start of any day!
The recipe for this festive Easter bread was developed over the years as I borrowed a bit from here, another thought from there, and arrived at a pretty braided loaf that has become a family tradition. Made from a soft flavorful yeast dough, Cardamom Citrus Easter Braid is drizzled with sweet icing and decorated with dyed Easter eggs.
If you read this blog regularly you may know that pancakes make me smile. There is something so basic and elemental about them. They are a real comfort food…