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Scottish Girdle Scones

October 26, 2020 By Laura 7 Comments

Scottish Girdle Scones

Scottish Girdle Scones are the perfect breakfast or teatime treat, light and fluffy, smothered in butter and honey. Amazon affiliate links have been used in this post to link to items I am discussing. Hi. It’s me. I know I disappeared. Which is kind of ironic because except for doctors’ appointments and crossing our fingers… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, British, buttermilk, Currants, dried fruit, quick breads, scones Tagged With: British, scones, Scottish, tea time

Pumpkin Streusel Coffeecake

February 5, 2020 By Laura 1 Comment

Pumpkin Streusel Coffeecake

Pumpkin Streusel Coffeecake is a delicious fall or winter confection, perfect for breakfast or dessert, crunchy from a crumble topping and rich from a brown sugar and cinnamon swirl. Yeah I know I really screwed the pooch on this one. Pumpkin is so 3-4 months ago! But this is what bookmarking and Pinterest are for,… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, cakes, fall spices, pumpkin, streusel Tagged With: cake, coffeecake, crumble, pumpkin, pumpkin cake, streusel

Peach, Pistachio and Lime Breakfast Cake

October 30, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Peach, Pistachio and Lime Breakfast Cake

Peach, Pistachio and Lime Breakfast Cake is the perfect comfort food breakfast cake, gluten free and nutritious from nuts, yogurt and fresh fruit. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I always feel awkward when something horrific happens around the world. As a writer of this blog, I mean. Ignoring… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, cakes, fruit, gluten free, lime, Middle Eastern dishes, peaches, Pistachios, yogurt Tagged With: breakfast, breakfast cake, cake, gluten free, lime, Middle Eastern, peaches, pistachios, polenta, yogurt

Bonfire Tea Muffins: #MuffinMonday

October 30, 2017 By Laura 6 Comments

Bonfire Tea Muffins are the perfect fall treat, full of raisins and pecans and perfumed with fall spices and Adagio Tea’s Bonfire Tea. Adagio Tea sent me some teas to play with, and my favorite so far, the Bonfire Tea, resulted in these muffins. When Adagio Tea contacted me about trying some of their teas,… 

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Filed Under: blog events, breakfast, dried fruit, fall spices, muffins, pecans, quick breads, whole grains Tagged With: #MuffinMonday, Adagio, bonfire tea, Muffin Monday, muffins, pecans, quick bread, raisins, tea, whole wheat

Creamy Pasta Frittata with Hatfield® Bacon, Asparagus and Goat Cheese

March 14, 2017 By Laura 66 Comments

Creamy Pasta Frittata with Bacon, Asparagus and Goat Cheese, drizzled with Balsamic Vinegar

Creamy Pasta Frittata with Bacon, Asparagus and Goat Cheese is a delicious breakfast or brunch centerpiece, and drizzled with balsamic vinegar it makes a light and elegant dinner entree. When I was asked to create a recipe using Hatfield Quality Meats bacon, I was immediately intrigued by their Cherrywood Extra Thick Cut Triple Smoked Bacon. As far as… 

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Filed Under: asparagus, bacon, balsamic, breakfast, eggs, frittata, mushrooms, quiche/savory tarts Tagged With: asparagus, bacon, brunch, cherrywood bacon, Easter, eggs, frittata, goat cheese, mushrooms, pasta frittata, spaghetti frittata

Cardamom Vanilla Pancakes

May 12, 2016 By Laura 9 Comments

Cardamom Vanilla Pancakes

Cardamom Vanilla Pancakes are thick and fluffy pancakes, tangy with sour cream and fragrant with cardamom and vanilla. Affiliate links have been used to link to items I am discussing. This was destined to either be a short and sweet post or a long and rambling overwrought post. Because that stress I said I was under?… 

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Filed Under: breakfast, Creek in Ohio, flatbreads, pancakes, whole grains Tagged With: breakfast, brunch, cardamom, flatbread, moving, pancakes

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Cardamom Browned Butter: #MuffinMonday

February 29, 2016 By Laura 12 Comments

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Cardamom Browned Butter and White Poppy Seeds

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins with Cardamom Browned Butter are made with white poppy seeds, and are a delicious twist on a classic American muffin. Keep reading to see what other muffins our Muffin Monday bakers made this month! I was not planning to make these muffins. I have a cake coming up to share with… 

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Filed Under: blog events, breakfast, browned butter, lemon baked goods, muffins, quick breads, whole grains Tagged With: breakfast, browned butter, brunch, cardamom, citrus, lemon, muffins, poppy seeds, poppyseeds, quick breads

Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins: #MuffinMonday

September 28, 2015 By Laura 25 Comments

Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins: 100% Whole Grain and with a streusel top: healthy, delicious, not too sweet--perfect for breakfast!

Apple Oatmeal and Goat Cheese Muffins with browned butter and a streusel top are fun, 100% whole grain and delicious! Keep reading to hear all about some awesome new photography props and otherwise scroll down for the recipe and see what the other fabulous members of #MuffinMonday made! Guys!!!!! I am so excited!!!! I feel… 

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Filed Under: apples, breakfast, browned butter, fall spices, goat cheese, muffins, oats, streusel, whole grains Tagged With: apples, breakfast, browned butter, brunch, cheese, cinnamon, goat cheese, muffins, oatmeal, oats, streusel

Aruban Tutu

March 20, 2015 By Laura 15 Comments

Tutu: a very simple Aruban polenta (called Funchi), that has been jacked up with beans, bacon and brown sugar, and then fried. Oh yes. You want this.

Aruban tutu is a deliciously addictive fried cornmeal mush, or funchi, that has been enriched with beans, bacon and brown sugar. This hearty side can be served as part of breakfast or brunch, or as a delicious snack in the afternoon.  I had a total Blogger Fail this month and missed Bundt Bakers. I hope you… 

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Filed Under: bacon, beans, breakfast, Caribbean dishes, coconut milk, easily made vegetarian, gluten free, whole grains Tagged With: Aruba, Arubian, bacon, beans, breakfast, brunch, Caribbean, coconut milk, cornmeal, funchi, gluten free, polenta, side dish, tutu

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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