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Posts tagged “Breakfast”

Recipe: Low Sugar, High Protein, Dairy Free Smoothie

In our home we face diabetic challenges and issues with dairy. Plus, to be honest, we're not big breakfast eaters. But that's not really an option when you need to keep your blood sugar level and s...

Feeding a Crowd: Frittata Squares

A frittata is one of our favorite one-dish meals. You make the whole thing in a skillet, it takes minimal effort, and it's inexpensive. We usually make ours in a 10- or 12-inch fry pan, which works we...

Weekend Cooking: Make Crêpes!

Who doesn't love crêpes?! We can't think of a better vehicle for all the fresh strawberries, cherries, rhubarb, and other fruits coming into season right now. Add a little whipped cream and mayb...

Recipe Roundup: Cocktails for Brunch
Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits

It’s Mother’s Day on Sunday - and there’s a whole summer’s worth of lazy weekend mornings stretching out ahead of us. Seems like just the right time to look at some tall, cool, brunch-able dri...

Recipe: Crunchy Granola Bars

Yesterday we reviewed Emily Franklin's Too Many Cooks: Kitchen Adventures with 1 Mom, 4 Kids, and 102 Recipes, a great book full of improvisational cooking and healthy, practical, delicious recipes. W...

Dorm Living: How To Cook Eggs in the Microwave

Have you ever tried making scrambled eggs in the microwave? They won't win any awards over those cooked on the stove top (or over an open fire!), but these eggs will certainly do a in a pinch. Here's ...

Brunch Recipe: Eggs with Pork "Debris"

Meat "debris" is something we saw on menus when we lived in New Orleans. It is a Louisiana invention (we're assuming), typically made from crusty slivers of meat that fall into the bottom of the pan w...

Afternoon Snack: Yogurt Swirled with Peanut Butter, Honey, and Graham Crackers

Did you eat graham crackers with peanut butter when you were a kid? We did. (Of course, you won't find peanut butter anywhere near a preschool these days...) This is a grown-up version that satisfies ...

Recipe: Enriched Cream of Wheat with Egg and Vanilla

Elizabeth's recent post on Cream of Wheat prompted a lot of comments, including one from liverwurstontoast, who said that sometimes she adds an egg to make a sort of Cream of Wheat pudding in the morn...

Applesauce for Breakfast!

Emma's post this morning reminded me of one of my favorite, if slightly unusual, breakfasts: warm applesauce, cheddar cheese cubes and toasted whole almonds. The applesauce melts the cheese slightly...

Recipe: Lemon Frittata with Leeks and Goat Cheese

Lemon? In a savory egg dish? Why yes - it works beautifully here. In fact, we find the flavor of the lemon to be so nice that we didn't mind the absence of butter and meat in this quick frittata. ...

Recipe: Fried Eggs and Collard Greens Over Polenta

Please forgive the messy plate. We had to pry this out of someone's hands at brunch to take a quick picture......

Pancake Roundup: Recipes, Tips, and Products

Happy Pancake Day! I started thinking about this delightful food and realized how much my pancake memories are tied to family and friends – giggly slumber party mornings in friends' kitchens, th...

Recipe: Ginger Applesauce Cake

This recipe immediately grabbed our attention as we flipped through Picture Yourself Cooking with Kids by Beth Sheresh. A warm, fluffy cake has appeal for both kids and adults, and the directions are ...

Recipe: Two-Ingredient Biscuits

Did you know that you can make homemade biscuits from scratch with only two ingredients? And no, they don't involve Bisquick. ...

Recipe: Lemon Rice Pudding

If you like rice pudding at all, this is for you. When I first read this recipe in Laurie Colwin's More Home Cooking, with her description of how the lemon peel dissolves into the slow-cooked, creamy,...

Recipe Review: Quick Cinnamon Rolls

We know it's Eating Light month. But we've been eyeing these super fast, no-yeast-required cinnamon rolls on Fine Cooking's website for a while now, and this past weekend we caved. They were worth it....

Recipe for Winter Citrus: Tangerine Curd

Last winter we started a little love affair with lemon curd. It was something we thought was hard to make but turned out not to be, and it is a bright, sweet addition to so many things (scones, toast,...

Recipe: Prunes Stewed in Port Wine

Prunes...excuse me, dried plums, are not the prettiest fruit in the world. They are wrinkled and black, wizened and dry like oversized raisins. They have a terrible reputation, too, as food for babies...

From The Email: Holiday Breakfast Wreath

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on December 18. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left or click here. Something tasty will arrive in...

Recipe: Whole Wheat Raisin English Muffins

It's a sick day for me, so I'm working at home on some recipes. With a congested head, I made the first mistake in cooking: I didn't check to see if I had all the ingredients I needed before starting ...

Flickr Find: Persimmon Oat Muffins

I was hit with the flu this week and did little of my usual eating, let alone cooking. One meal does shine through the haze, however – a nourishing bowl of oatmeal with Fuyu persimmon slices, me...

Recipe: Big Pancake

Christmas brunch when I was a kid was always one of two things: scrambled eggs, bratwurst and a braided Christmas bread when mom was feeling energetic, or Big Pancake when she wanted to kick back a li...

Quiche Oignon & Cumin
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #14

Recipe: Annette's Quiche Oignon & Cumin Category: Original Weekend recipe alert! This delicious-looking quiche from Annette is a weekend meal waiting to happen. Quiche is a great quick meal, and ...

Confetti Quiche with Curry Crust
Best Pie Bakeoff 2008 Entry #8

Recipe: Melissa's Confetti Quiche with Curry Crust Category: Original We were hoping to get a few good recipes for savory pies in this Bakeoff, and here's the first. It's an egg pie with zucchini, re...