18 posts categorized "Breakfast"

Autumn Granola: November 2, 2011
Categories: Appetizer, Breakfast, Season: Autumn
Before we started our construction, I went through a flurry of cooking. I was freaked out by the idea of not being able to cook for so long and I wanted to make sure that we had a stash of...

Soft Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes, Herbs, and Sour Cream: October 18, 2011
Categories: Basics, Breakfast, Egg, Season: Anytime, Tomato
Over time, we've developed a yen for soft scrambled eggs, eggs that are cooked just until the yolks and whites are fully cooked, but no longer. Perfectly done, they are tender and moist and not the least bit dry. Our...

Leek and Goat Cheese Frittata: March 29, 2011
Categories: Breakfast, Egg, Entree, Picnic Food, Potluck Dish, Season: Spring
I am feeling completely stuck in winter. The calendar says it is spring. Some days it even looks like spring, at least from the inside looking out. But other days, the forecasters are talking of more snow (!) and, once...

Airy Apple Cake: December 1, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Cake, Comfort Food, Dessert, Farmers' Market Find, Potluck Dish, Season: Autumn, Snack
Sometimes a homey, tasty cake is just what you need. In fact, cake almost always has the power to improve ones outlook on life. In any event, the only thing it can hurt is the waistline, and I'm not going...

Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes: November 27, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Comfort Food, Farmers' Market Find, Potato, Quick Meal, Side Dish
My sister and her husband brought the mashed potatoes on Thanksgiving. They went through all the work of peeling potatoes for 16 of us, cooking, mashing, and adding whatever secret ingredients they mixed in to make them taste delicious. But...

Hide the Cheese Lavender-Cheddar Muffins: November 3, 2010
Categories: Appetizer, Bread, Breakfast, Easy to Freeze, Party Food, Season: Anytime, Snack
We had a busy, fantastic, fun weekend. Along with Halloween and visits from some of our favorite people on the planet, we had a bash for my birthday, complete with a band whose services we had bought at the Acorn...

Triple Ginger Zucchini Bread (or Muffins): September 2, 2010
Categories: Bread, Breakfast, Easy to Freeze, Farmers' Market Find, Season: Summer, Zucchini
Apparently I have become obsessed with zucchini this year. We have eaten tons of tomatoes, peaches, corn, and all manner of other wonderful summer produce, but this is the third time that I am writing about zucchini this summer. (In...

Blackberry-Ginger Jam and a Respite: August 3, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Condiment, Farmers' Market Find, Ginger, Season: Summer, Teacher Gift
Along with that flat of raspberries, we picked a second flat and a couple of smaller flats of blackberries. We went on one of those hundred-plus degree days that we have had so many of in Washington this summer. With...

Monday Rhubarb Streusel Cake: May 17, 2010
Categories: Breakfast, Cake, Dessert, Farmers' Market Find, Rhubarb, Season: Spring
Sometimes you just need a little cake, a little just-because cake. You know, like a just-because-I-had-the day-off-and-felt-like-baking cake. Or just-because-it's-Wednesday-and-we're-half-way-through-the-week-cake. Or just-becase-we're-all-home-for-dinner-with-nowhere-to-rush-to-or-from cake. Or one of my favorites, just-because-it's-Monday cake. In general, we try to eat healthy foods, a wide...

Banana Coconut Pecan Bread: April 5, 2010
Categories: Banana, Bread, Breakfast, Potluck Dish, Season: Anytime, Snack
We have made a lot of banana chocolate chip snack cakes (my first recipe on this blog!). It doesn't often happen that all three children want the same food for breakfast or for a snack, but banana baked goods seem...

Dilly Dally Whole Wheat Pancake Mix: November 2, 2009
Categories: Basics, Breakfast, Comfort Food, Season: Anytime
When the children were younger, it was an effort to get anywhere. Just when I'd think we were ready to head out the door, someone would need to go to the bathroom or would have wandered back into the playroom....

Chunky Apple Muffins: October 13, 2009
Categories: Breakfast, Farmers' Market Find, Season: Autumn, Snack
With fall in the air, I've been excited to bake again. Fall baking summons those warm spices, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, the perfect complements to apples and pumpkins. And with cooler temperatures, I'm happy to turn the oven on again....

Almond Granola: June 22, 2009
Categories: Basics, Breakfast, Season: Anytime, Snack
One of my favorite summertime treats is plain yogurt with fresh berries and granola. I have it for breakfast sometimes, but more often for lunch. I love the cool, tart, creaminess of the yogurt contrasted with the sweetness of the...

Rhubarb-Thyme Compote: May 21, 2009
Categories: Breakfast, Dessert, Farmers' Market Find, Rhubarb, Season: Spring, Snack
Rhubarb is out at the farmer's markets this time of year, and I love it. My mother often made a rhubarb sauce to have on hand as a treat, usually with vanilla ice cream. Today it would be given the...

Candied Ginger Scones: May 4, 2009
Categories: Bread, Breakfast, Ginger, Season: Anytime
Teaism, a restaurant in Washington, D.C., offers much more than tea. They do sell a wide variety of teas and baked goods, but they also serve savory dishes that I have enjoyed at many lunches. They make a delicious bento...

Blueberry Crumb Cake: April 27, 2009
Categories: Blueberry, Breakfast, Cake, Potluck Dish, Season: Anytime
I love crumb cake and a few years ago, I found a recipe for a peach crumb cake on epicurious that was fabulous. It has become one of those recipes that I turn to again and again. It's not peach...

Green Eggs, No Ham: February 28, 2009
Categories: Breakfast, Egg, Season: Anytime
As you may know, Dr. Seuss’s 105th birthday is this coming Monday, March 2nd. I love so many of his stories, especially the ones with made up critters and words. But as a mom who loves to cook and is...

Banana Chocolate Chip Snack Cakes: January 19, 2009
Categories: Banana, Breakfast, Easy to Freeze, Season: Anytime, Snack
I love banana bread, but my oldest daughter Olivia doesn’t like it at all. When we recently had a bunch of bananas that had ripened past the point of perfection -- and far past the stage of ripeness that my...