In my pool of childhood memories I have this image that drifts to the surface from time to time. I am sitting on a chrome legged chair at our tangerine formica-topped kitchen table…
Tag: Breakfast
Sweet Potato Pancakes with Coconut Banana Topping
It’s March already, that crazy month when you never know what you will face the next time you step outside, winter or spring. Already we have had a surprise snow day this month when nothing sounded better than a warm mug of Spiced Hot Chocolate. Today, however, the morning fog […]
Pumpkin Pancakes
Delicious Pumpkin Pancakes, fragrant with cinnamon, ginger and allspice, add a special seasonal note to a family favorite. Try stirring in some toasted pecans or chocolate chips, or really mix things up and serve these tasty pancakes as the main course for a casual autumn dinner.
Uncle Hal’s Biscuits
Homemade biscuits, cut in rounds or baked as a loaf, are delightfully plain fare; a tasty, filling and well appreciated comfort food that is a joy to share with family and friends. Serve them as Uncle Hal did, with Karo Syrup, for a 1916-style dessert. Or dress them with a smear of good butter, honey and fruit jam, anytime.
Ninth Street House Zucchini Bread
Around page 75 of Cooking With Curtis Grace, there is a recipe for Zucchini Bread. It makes two lightly spiced, delightfully moist and nutty loaves of quick bread. This is the best Zucchini Bread I have ever tasted and it is probably the only recipe for Zucchini Bread I will ever use.
Quick and Easy Cinnamon Rolls
The Luxury of Cinnamon Rolls Who doesn’t love warm Cinnamon Rolls, hot from the oven? Cinnamon Rolls have long been a favorite breakfast treat for my family. Before we had children my husband and I used to go out for breakfast on Saturday mornings and eating a warm gooey cinnamon […]
Italian Easter Dove Bread
The sky has been gray and stormy for the beginning of Holy Week in the Pacific Northwest. It is the perfect atmosphere for introspection…
Dutch Baby Pancake
What a week. Following a trip to the coast, a Valentine’s Day cooking extravaganza and a quiet President’s Day break, Shrove Tuesday has arrived without me giving a thought to the pancakes that are expected..
Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal
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.
Pumpkin Spice Latte Muffins
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.
Slow Homemade Apple Butter with Maple and Cardamom
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.
Maple Huckleberry Loaf
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 […]