Like most who are with child, I go through phases where I obsess over particular foods/food combinations, eating them again and again until they no longer appeal to me. For the past two weeks, I’ve been focused on a breakfast inspired by Cafe Gouda, a favorite restaurant from my days in the small town of [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Breakfast category.
Summer Muffin
I hate everything about summer….except for the produce. Berries, stone fruit, tomatoes, okra, string beans…it’s like Christmas in June, July AND August. I can’t get enough of my favorite summer fruits and veggies, and I’m always looking for new recipes to highlight the bounty. When my friend Melissa hosted a potluck brunch at her apartment [...]
Good Morning
Breakfast has always been my culinary Achilles’ heel. Ironically, I love to eat it, but my ability to cook it is completely subpar. I do okay with eggs, but sweet breakfasts are a source of heartache and shame. I’m a good baker. Shouldn’t French toast, waffles and pancakes come naturally to me? Pancakes are particularly [...]
The South Is Right
Most of my meals include vegetables. Most of my meals are made at home. Most of my meals are somewhat healthy. But every so often, I go to a restaurant and order something completely unhealthy and completely delicious. I’m especially vulnerable at restaurants that offer Southern cuisine, which is equal parts nostalgic (since I lived [...]
Mom’s Cinnamon Rolls
Oh, yes. Ohhhhhhhhhh, yes. What’s not to love about cinnamon rolls? Flaky on the outside. Slightly doughy on the inside. Oozing with cinnamon and sugar and coated with cream cheese frosting. These have to be one of my all-time favorite indulgence foods, and no one makes them like my momma makes them. She’s made this [...]
