When I was a child, I was enamored of the kitchen. I always used to ask my mother if I could help her cook dinner, and I was always very annoyed when she told me I could make the salad. The salad? I would think. A salad is not cooking. I wanted to use the [...]
Archive for the ‘breakfast’ Category
Recipe: Peach Cobbler
Posted in breakfast, dessert, dinner, tagged dessert, breakfast, fast, easy, summer, boxcar children, american girls, addy walker, samantha parkington, peach, cobbler, fall, quick on October 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Recipe: Roasted Potatoes and Tomatoes with Pesto
Posted in breakfast, dinner, for veggies, inventive leftovers, sauces and sides, tagged basil, mushy, overripe, pesto, potato, squishy, tomato, vegan on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Hello again! Did you miss me? I’ll bet you did. I’ve had a very hectic few weeks, starting my graduate program at Boston College and moving out of my old place and into the new. Although I am IN my new place I still don’t have any of my stuff, just the items I had [...]
Recipe: Clafouti Cutie!
Posted in breakfast, dessert, for veggies, recipes to impress, snackies on June 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A clafouti is a French custard/cake-y dessert baked with fresh fruit. According Wikipedia (which is my handbook for life) the traditional fruit is cherries, though I decided to use plums because my mom has a tree and I am inundated with them. Santa rosa plums are taking over my LIFE! This recipe is a bit [...]
Recipe: Ricotta Cake
Posted in breakfast, dessert, tagged easy, easy dessert, healthy, italian, ricotta, simple dessert on June 19, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Original recipe by Mario Batali (I modified ingredients slightly). I had no idea that ricotta cake existed, but apparently it does, because here it is! This was extremely easy to make. You basically just mix everything together and throw it into the oven. BAM! (Sorry, Emeril.) You’re supposed to use a cake pan, but I [...]
How To: Make the Perfect Cup of Coffee
Posted in breakfast, drinks, how to, tagged beehouse, beverage, coffee, cone, drip, dripper, how to make on June 9, 2009 | 7 Comments »
I started drinking coffee at age 12. I started with the Starbucks pre-mixed frappuccino beverages you get in the grocery store. Then I moved to the real Starbucks frappuccinos, mocha at first, then the coffee flavor. Soon the frappuchinos were too sweet, so I started ordering caramel macchiatos. I stayed steady on those for a [...]
Recipe: Lemon Thyme Donuts
Posted in breakfast, dessert, recipes to impress, snackies, tagged dessert, breakfast, lemon, donut, doughnut, glaze, thyme, pastry on June 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Today is National Doughnut Day, which is pretty awesome. Every year I find out about more semi-obscure holidays extolling the virtues of all kinds of foods. Examples: National Popcorn Day, National Pie Day, National Candied Orange Peel Day, and National Cherries Jubilee Day. You should go look around on that website. There is a celebration [...]
Recipe: Olive Oil Pound Cake with Lemon and Rosemary
Posted in breakfast, dessert, for veggies, snackies, tagged cake, dessert, lemon, olive oil, pound, rosemary, twist on May 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago I started carrying a notebook on me, so I could write down ideas when they came to me. I don’t remember where I was when I thought of making a pound cake with olive oil, but the idea popped into my head fully-formed–”olive oil pound cake”! Brilliant, I thought. I think [...]
Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits and Maple Cream
Posted in breakfast, dessert, snackies, tagged biscuit, breakfast, buttermilk, maple syrup, snack on May 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Sorry about the Friday debacle. I totally did not intend for this delay to happen, I usually just assume I will have computer access wherever I go. I should probably stop assuming things. I’m going to admit that I made these biscuits as a vehicle for the maple cream that is to come. Not that [...]
Recipe: Eggs Benedict, featuring the most amazing Hollandaise sauce you will ever eat.
Posted in breakfast, recipes to impress, tagged breakfast, eggs, hollandaise, egg idea, poached, candian bacon, english muffin on May 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Eggs Benedict and I go back. Way back. It was one of the first dishes I taught myself how to make. I had it for the first time in a restaurant in Livermore, CA while having brunch with my mother’s side of the family and immediately thought that it was one of the most delicious [...]
Recipe: Blueberry and Cheddar Pancakes
Posted in breakfast, recipes to impress, tagged pancakes, blueberry, breakfast, cheddar on March 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have to be honest and say that this recipe isn’t mine. I stole it from Aleta Meadowlark (which might just be the coolest name EVER), who runs the blog Omnomicon. She stole it from The Joy of Cooking. I took it and made it fit for the lazy person in your life. The original [...]



