Monkey bread 🙈🙉🙊🐵🐒 made with ancient sourdough starter and Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal is a delightful twist on the classic recipe that already makes you swoon – and takes “extra” sweet crunch takes the breakfast dessert bread to a whole new level of greatness. The tangy and complex flavor of homemade sourdough bread adds a…
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Boy it’s been a while since I’ve had French Toast.It’s actually NOT my favorite breakfast meal. That and pancakes – for some reason – are considered dinner fare for me. Perhaps this is due to the fact that once in a while, growing up, pancakes and/or French Toast were a rare dinner treat: breakfast for…
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Another option for special (or any day) breakfast or brunch? How about the day after – in case you’re not not pie tasting with your coffee? Or, maybe a treat for a special weekend morning party – Mimosas and all? Whatever you decide, these super easy, semi-sweet Apricot Pecan Rosettes will suit any palate: Intense…
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This is a great way to serve warming and nourishing risotto for a crowd at a lunch or brunch party (or an easy dinner, in my case). With this recipe you won’t need to be in the kitchen stirring the pot when your guests arrive. The tender rice, cooked with gorgeous sweet potatoes, gives the…
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Biscotti are classic Italian cookies that are super crunchy, and thus good for dunking in coffee if you’re an adult, and milk (or chocolate milk) if you are a kiddo (or one at heart). They are also truly amazing on their own!These cookies are twice-baked; once in the form of a log, and again after…
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I must be on a bit of a corn kick because after the Vanilla Pecan Corncake and then the Sriracha Salmon Tostadas, I was craving even MORE corn…or, maybe it was just that I had some additional corn on hand? Believe what you want to believe, these stuffed bell peppers (Red Peppers Rellenos) are absolutely…
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We have a local bakery/cafe/bookstore in town who is responsible for baking both the best pizza on earth, as well as the best date bars in orbit. Introduced to these universally amazing date bars while coincidentally on a “date” in college, I believe I found Poor Richard’s pizza that night too, the sweet bars hold…
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Granola and I go way back. WAY BACK. As a kid, I grew up with Mom’s homemade granola and yogurt almost every morning before school. I had a great life. And, to this day, a warm, crunchy bowl of granola is one of my favorite things on earth, and elicits some of my most comforting…
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One of my very favorite things about scones is the texture. Crisp and crumbly – on the edge of dry, but still moist. I also love how they are a pastry, but not too sweet. These delicate baked goods are a dichotomy in and of themselves. That must be why I love them so much….
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Remember when you used to fry up some Dinosaur Eggs for breakfast after a Girl Scouts sleepover? Of course you don’t, but I do! Hollow out the bread, melt some butter, crack and egg ~ wham, bam ~ Dinosaur Eggs! For breakfast today I present a bit of a heartier form of the dino toast….
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