Happy Eating and Merry Christmas!

This is what happens when you let a 2 1/2 year old hold a camera!
Anyway, I just wanted to wish the readers of this blog (all 20 of you…lol) a very Merry Christmas and lots of good eating and happy times with friends and family. Me? I am once again playing hostess and have a [...]

The Perfect Pancakes

I was always on the lookout for the perfect recipe. A simple, no frills option that turned out perfectly golden pancakes each and every time.  A few years ago I tried this one and the results were fantastic. I have used only this recipe since then and it’s easily adaptable if you want to make [...]

Homemade Granola + Gifting

I spent most of the weekend baking and sewing gifts for friends, co-workers and my husband’s clients. One of my favorite homemade gifts to give is granola packaged in mason jars. I use a little fabric (cut in circles) to decorate the jars. Granola is ridiculously easy to make and you can bake a large [...]

Homemade Hot Chocolate

After making my own hot chocolate I can never go back to that packaged stuff again. It’s so simple and you can make it as rich, sweet or creamy as you’d like. With the weather down right east coast here in La La Land, I decided that there was no better time than now to [...]

Spinach & Tomato Frittata

So I was going through my crisper the other day to try and clean it up before I start storing Christmas dinner ingredients in there when I noticed I had a bunch of spinach leaves thisclose to going bad. I also found half an onion and a few vine tomatoes on their last leg. This [...]

Cranberry Bars

In an effort to save money this Christmas, I have decided to bake and sew and create gifts for friends and family. As a test, I made a batch of cranberry bars to see if they’d a)come out well and b)be easy to package as gifts.

Grits & Sausage Bake

I love the idea of quiches and other baked dishes for breakfast. I found this recipe for a grits and sausage bake on the back of an old shool box of grits. Cheesy, crumbily and deliciously satisfying (my husband performed his signature fork lick after the first bite), this dish is perfect for larger families [...]

Breakfast Cookbook Gift Guide

With the new focus on this blog being all things breakfast, I wanted to do a round-up of some of my favorite breakfast-related cookbooks. Some of you may be thinking, “why pay for an egg recipe when I can just get one off the Internet for free?” Well, because cookbooks are a sure-fire way to retainrecipes. I can’t [...]

Triple Berry Loaf

Blueberries, strawberries and raspberries come together in unison to make this fluffly, delectable breakfat treat. Perfect with coffee or tea, this quick bread helps the mornings linger a little longer – and it’s low fat, I think.

Testing and Techniques

I am testing out my twitterfeed but also wanted to hip you to a great crash course on some popular cooking techniques over at the San Francisco Chronicle. They teach you how to do everything from breading to folding to making a roux and there are videos too! So if you’re a novice, a little [...]