French Toast Crème Brûlée

With a crackling, caramelized brown sugar topping, a rich and creamy custard soaks into thick slices of bread for a few hours (or overnight) to absorb and then distribute all of the delicious flavors of vanilla-orange Crème Brûlée in this amazing recipe for the most decadent brunch imaginable: French Toast Crème Brûlée. Crème brûlée is also…

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Sourdough Monkey Bread

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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Sweet Cheddar Beet Kraut Cayenne Quiche

An unlikely combination of fresh dill weed, cayenne pepper, tangy beet sauerkraut, and sweet cheddar cheese meld together to create one of the most amazing flavors you can possibly imagine for this easy homemade quiche. The idea stemmed from an old favorite recipe of “Angry Red Planet” (cooked beets and carrots with cayenne, white cheddar,…

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Green Chile Chicken Parsnip Hash

This recipe for hearty Green Chile Chicken Parsnip Hash is full of bright, kicky flavors! We all love roasted Hatch green chiles (anytime) this time of the year and this combination of flavors creates a wonderful balance of sweet and earthy parsnips, sharp cheddar cheese, and uniquely seasoned green chile chicken sausage with fresh cilantro…

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Basic Spinach Onion Swiss Tomato Quiche

Simply said: “Quiche is THE BEST!”Really, that’s all there is to say. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. Snack.A perfect crust, filled with cheese, egg, and ANYTHING else your heart desires, fits the bill all days, any time of day. Yup. That’s it. Thus, a simple homemade crust, filled with sautéed spinach and eggs, a little cream, Swiss…

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Parsnip Pear Honey Sage Sausage Skillet

Sweet and savory – with a hint of saltiness. CRUNCHY salt. That’s the way I roll. THAT’S the way I am. Oh yes, ask my family (and my husband). I am sweet, a bit, savory, but also super salty and even crunchy. Enjoy this breakfast, lunch, or dinner skillet – YOUR way – be YOU!…

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Banana Peanut Butter Chocolate Muffins

When recently asked about his weakness in life, my dearest Brian responded with, “Hägen-Dazs Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream.” * While I know him better than most, possibly better than himself, I believe he thinks this is true, but I beg to differ. It’s the addition of ripe bananas, smashed into a fresh, warmly baked…

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Ham & Swiss Extra Cheesy Quiche

Apparently, because my version of this traditional French quiche recipe uses maple roasted ham rather than bacon, it cannot be considered a “Quiche Lorraine.” Oh, those darn Frenchmen/women and their strict culinary and viticultural rules. (Actually, I really do LOVE that about France). I like structure and tradition – but I’m also a rule breaker…

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Peanut Butter Honey Cinnamon French Toast Cups

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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Irish Soda Bread Pudding

Before you even attempt to read further – know this, the jury is in: this is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.My neighborhood “taste testers,” or EATERS, wolfed this down – and commented: “not sure what exactly this is, but it’s awesome! Going, going, GONE! Wolfed it down! YUMMY!” “Bread pudding is a bread-based dessert (OR BREAKFAST/SNACK – in my…

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