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It has been a while since I did a breakfast post, so today I am rectifying that oversight. These banana pancakes are simple to make and very tasty. The subtle sweetness and light banana flavor fires on all cylinders. I paired these with a butter pecan syrup for a wonderful flavor combination and I bet these would sing just as well with honey or a light maple syrup. And the best part, this recipe makes a single stack of pancakes – just enough for one – which means you can skip the breakfast diner and enjoy a tasty breakfast in the comfort of your home! Save Print Banana Pancakes Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 10 mins Total time: 15 mins Serves: 1  …
It snowed about 6 inches last night and in the Pacific Northwest, that means nearly everyone stays home. So I decided to take advantage of the ‘snow day’ and make myself a breakfast I haven’t made in quite a while. I am not sure why I don’t make this dish more often… and maybe I need to rectify that situation. This recipe is lightly spiced to augment the flavor of the apple and not overpower it. With a dough that puffs like a pop-over and true apple flavor, I think you will enjoy this simple and delicious dish. Let’s get baking this morning! Save Print Apple Dutch Baby Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 20 mins…
Today I felt like waffles and bacon, but not just simple waffles. I wanted more to fill my waffle desire. Since I recently used half a container of ricotta in the Simple Stollen recipe, I decided to use up the leftovers by making ricotta waffles based on my Ricotta Pancake recipe. Seeing that I also had dried blueberries in the pantry from the Simple Stollen recipe and a lemon handy, why not make Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Waffles? If you liked the Ricotta Pancakes, I think you will really like this recipe too! Save Print Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Waffles Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients 5 tbsp all purpose flour 3 tsp granulated sugar 1…
For many years on Christmas morning I have enjoyed eggs benedict for breakfast. Of course, I enjoy drinking a mimosa or two with said breakfast. There is something so satisfying to this dish – crunchy toasted English muffins, salty slightly sweet Canadian bacon, and silky poached eggs draped in a velvety lemony hollandaise sauce spiked with a light dusting of paprika. This time I tried a new technique for poaching the eggs (i.e. I used my Anova immersion circulator to cook the eggs sous-vide) and to be honest, I need a bit more practice with this technique to cook the eggs exactly the way I like them. But I will share with you the pictures of the results. I think you will find them appetizing and…
Instead of slices of Banana Bread or deeply flavored Chocolate Banana Walnut Muffins, do you just want the convenience of a tasty Banana Walnut Muffin? Well, you are in luck as here is my go to Banana Walnut Muffin recipe based on Elise’ recipe at Simply Recipes. This recipe is simple and can be made without a mixer – hand or stand! It creates a moist, slightly sweet, banana forward muffin that in my opinion is a winner. So let’s get baking… we have muffins to enjoy! Save Print Banana Walnut Muffins Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 25 mins Total time: 40 mins Serves: 12 Ingredients 3 very ripe bananas, mashed ⅓ cup butter, melted ⅔ – ¾ cup…
This morning I made popovers. To be honest, I had forgotten about these delectable, crispy, airy with a slight custard inside cousin to a Yorkshire pudding until I read a post about them while drinking my coffee. They are simple to make and versatile as you can ‘dress’ them with any jelly or jam (like the fig jam I made recently!), leftover cranberry sauce (like this orange cranberry sauce), butter, or honey for a tasty, simple, sweet breakfast. Heck, you can make these to go with a nice soup! I will admit the best results are achieved in a popover pan, but a muffin pan will work in a pinch. The straight sides of the popover pan and open structure help the popover ‘pop’…
Fall is synonymous with pumpkin. Pumpkin spice lattes. Pumpkin pie. Pumpkin soup. Stuffed roasted pumpkin. Pumpkin is the quintessential fall gourd. So I need to apologize for not having made more dishes with pumpkin. Today let me try and make it up to you with this treat. This recipe creates beautifully browned, richly flavored, light and airy waffles to make your breakfast special. And I can’t think of a better way to begin a chilly late fall morning, can you? Save Print Pumpkin Waffles Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 3 Ingredients ¾ cup all purpose flour 1½ tsp baking powder ½ tsp cinnamon ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp ginger pinch of salt…
Breakfast… Breakfast on a weekend… Breakfast on Sunday morning during football season… Well, for me it has to be tasty and substantial… and a bit special. This French toast recipe meets all those requirements in my mind. And, it is easy to make. So let’s heat up the griddle and make our taste buds and belly happy! Save Print Double Dipped French Toast Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 25 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients 4 – 5 slices of French bread, approximately ¾ inch thick ¾ cup egg substitute (or 3 large eggs) ¼ cup heavy cream ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ½ tsp vanilla extract ½ tsp coconut oil Instructions Preheat…
Have you ever considered how versatile the omelette is? From a simple cheese omelette to any combination of ingredients, this often overlooked breakfast dish is easy and satisfying – especially when cooked in in butter that browns ever so lightly imparting that additional flavor to the eggs. Here is my take on the simple omelette… let’s get cracking! Save Print Brown Butter Cheese Omelette Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 2 mins Total time: 7 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients 2 large eggs or ½ cup egg substitute ⅛ cup cream 1 tsp Tabasco sauce pinch of salt a few grinds of black pepper 2 tsp butter ¼ cup shredded cheese, plus 2 tbsp reserved dried parsley (optional) Instructions Heat a…
Remember when I made pizza with ricotta cheese last weekend? Well here is a great way to use the leftover ricotta! This recipe is super simple and can be augmented in many ways – either with fresh fruit (like lemon or blueberries) or with different syrups or flavored whipped creams. Simple and fast homemade pancakes for breakfast? Yes indeed and here is one way to do it! So let’s break away from the packaged pancake mix and make some ricotta pancakes from scratch! Save Print Ricotta Pancakes Prep time: 5 mins Cook time: 5 mins Total time: 10 mins Serves: 1 Ingredients 3 tbsp all purpose flour 2 tsp granulated sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 egg ½ cup ricotta cheese…