OK, I know what some of you are thinking, but contrary to the photos we do not eats ginourmous stacks of pancakes every morning. That just made a better picture. But it is true that I crave starchy sweets upon awakening the way some people crave coffee. So I decided, rather than fight this, I…
I Finally Got Around To Trying Baked Oatmeal
Once upon a time I had one of those pull out garbage cans. Although it got kind of dirty, I’ve always wanted another one and am planning to incorporate it into the dream kitchen (within budget, haha) I am designing. My sister asked me why, since it got so messy. This is why (and no…
BBD #12: Welsh (Pan)Cakes
I would not be sharing this recipe except for the fact that it is my Bread Baking Day submission. That’s not an auspicious beginning is it? They were not awful but to say they were not worth the work when you could make scones instead is an understatement. But to me half the point of…
Blueberry Buckle
I am so tired I can barely type. How do single parents do it? I mean, John has gone out of town plenty of times before, but never when we were in crisis mode of some sort. I’m dying here! Ironically we are making progress with Sammy (I think, anyway, unless last night was a…
Portuguese Sweet Bread
When we woke up Monday morning it was brisk in our house. This is not that unusual—we have had a few nights in the 50’s where we turned off the A.C. and opened the windows, leading to early morning chilliness in the house. The difference Monday was that it stayed cool. Really cool—maybe low 70’s…
A Tornado and A Whole Grain Blueberry Buckle Coffeecake
I am on the verge of getting behind, mostly because of all of the storms we have had here lately. Oy the excitement! I mean I usually like storms, but hiding out (alone mind you since John was at a conference) with 2 toddlers in a seriously icky flooding cellar/basement is NOT my idea of…
Ice Bound and Virus-Ridden: Granola, Double Chocolate Shortbread and Smoky Blacky Bean Soup
Ice Bound Part I: The Care Package We are ice bound here, ice bound and sick. It does not make for a good combination, especially because my husband is one of those adults who sees snow/ice days as a nuisance. I am the opposite, which means we are at odds—I always think we should make…
A Use For Those Spare Egg Whites: Laura’s Health(ier) Whole Wheat Pancakes
I seem to have encountered a lot of recipes lately requiring egg yolks. And my sister had me thinking about pancakes from her post about King Arthur’s pancake recipe [her blog no longer exists so I have no link for you]. So last night when I was thinking about these egg whites I had sitting…
Eggs!
I wouldn’t normally post about these dishes, since they are very simple out-of-my-head creations, ones that you probably have all made at some time or another. I probably won’t even bother posting full fledged recipes or pictures unless someone asks. But I made such a rich brunch in celebration of something I did want to…