Category Archives: Breakfast

Lemon-Blueberry Muffins, or How to Beat Down that Late-Winter Funk with Baked Goods

Lemon-Blueberry Muffins, or How to Beat Down that Late-Winter Funk with Baked Goods

This morning, JR caught me glancing out the kitchen window at him as he returned to the house, having finished shoveling a path to the barn, then to the cars, then down the driveway for the – ahhh, one thousandth time this year. Okay, fine. You’re right. One thousand shovel-outs are not possible, as winterContinue Reading

Wordless Friday: Eggs in an Oak Leaf-shaped Day-old Brioche Nest

Wordless Friday: Eggs in an Oak Leaf-shaped Day-old Brioche Nest

Wordless Friday doesn’t really work, does it? I apologize. I’m trying to force my wordless whim on you, and now, here I am, talking. Or typing. But definitely not being wordless. Still, that’s an awful lot of photos of an egg in some bread, isn’t it? Hopefully this impresses upon you how ridiculously good eggsContinue Reading

Baked Egg Nog-Sweet Bread French Toast

Baked Egg Nog-Sweet Bread French Toast

If you plan to start 2010, not with an all-night booze bash, but, instead, with a civilized and refined (though possibly booze-including) brunch on New Year’s Day, then I highly recommend that you make this Egg Nog-Sweet Bread French Toast to serve or take along. If the prognosis for the entire year can be gaugedContinue Reading

Oatmeal: As Obsession and Process

Oatmeal: As Obsession and Process

One thing that keeping a blog has made quite clear to me is that I am, by nature, obsessive. Great. I mean, I suppose there are worse things to be – and I’m not compulsive, which is a plus – but my food-focus comes in very intense stages. At this time last year, it wasContinue Reading

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Pancakes

Yep. It’s official. I’m obsessed. I’m not sure if it’s possible for me to get enough of pumpkin right now. I know that this, too, shall pass, but, then, I’m a bit concerned that it might not. I mean, if I could eat tomatoes fresh from the garden all year long, I most certainly would,Continue Reading