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Sourdough Waffles: A tribute The kitchen of my childhood was not ours. We moved around a lot, never more than a few years anywhere, so even though I could give you more details about the kitchens of those houses and apartments (and even for a summer, an Airstream) than any other room; it […]
No yeast, no pre-packaged biscuit dough, rather a compromise, not in flavor, but in time spent. By all means feel free to use a yeast dough or biscuits from a can. The filling’s the thing here, what lies nestled between each warm and delicious pull apart layer. Butter soaked garlic and a cheesy artichoke spread […]
Crisp spring time asparagus, both baked and lightly sautéed, comes front and center in this simple goat cheese and chive tart studded with crisp bacon bits. Get your spring greens on! I admit I cheated and bought asparagus before it became available at the farmers’ market. It was almost local and a welcome change from […]
Pan crisped sharp cheddar cheese and corn tortilla topped with spicy black beans, egg, and avocado. I’m struggling to find the perfect way to describe this dish, the melding of texture and flavor, the balance between sharp and smooth, acid, heat and creamy cool. The combination is classic for a reason but there was […]
Spring Greens Waffle Latkes Peppery heat, three kinds of green and creamy potatoes crisped and creviced in the waffle iron. A variation on a theme. Delicious generously topped with a yogurt chive sauce, so delicious that I never quite got to trying these with an egg on top. Or to sharing. I ate them all and […]
Crispy hash browns and buttery shiitake mushrooms layered with fresh chives for a burst of green and soft onion flavor. The eggs are cooked on top so that the whites sneak into the crevices and just begin to crisp. Add some hot sauce and arugula for a one pan meal that fills you up without […]
What to do when the last few bananas go past the eating stage? Start dreaming of banana cream pie. What to do when someone who has a different idea of too ripe eats one of those bananas ? Start dreaming of fritters. Bite sized, heavy on the vanilla and banana with just a hint of […]
Buttery sweet potatoes slow cooked with onion and jalapeño. A simple one-dish breakfast you can make on your stove top.
I own a lot of cookbooks but there is only one that is tattered and torn, with bookmarks made from scraps of paper scrawled with recipes shoved between the pages of almost every section, that is the Joy of Cooking. Almost all the staples, the pancakes, the cornbread, started there, those recipes are how I […]
Love and Garlic For those unsure how they feel about Valentine’s Day. Crisp slivers of fragrant come on and kiss me garlic, sweet hot peppers, and peppery arugula served with fried eggs and toast. What breakfast and Valentine’s Day should be. Spicy but simple, no pressure or dancing bears or mortifying moments that won’t be […]
Orange Rosemary Waffle Eggs Benedict: Light and tender savory waffles topped with ham, a perfectly poached egg and a lighter tangy version of easy blender hollandaise with fresh squeezed orange juice and fresh rosemary. Every Sunday the mister makes us waffles. It is his meal, the only one I haven’t taken over. He used to make […]
Be still my blueberry heart Biscuit dough subtly scented with vanilla wrapped around blueberry cardamom filling, baked until bubbling. A heart shaped box filled with fruity blueberry love and cardamom. We had this for breakfast but each bite reminded me of shortcake and summer, eating dinner while the sun is still golden on the tips […]
Tender whole wheat yogurt biscuits topped with a silky, flavorful shiitake mushroom gravy. So good and just enough for two. Biscuits do not make good leftovers. But the beauty of the biscuit is you don’t have to make a whole batch. You can be baby bear about your biscuits, always just right. I, on the […]
With just enough meyer lemon to brighten your day these scones don’t need glaze to be delicious. But why not add a bit of sweet tea? Another layer of citrus flavor? All I had to do to make these scones on a week day was get out of bed a half hour earlier than usual. […]
There is something so satisfying about a deep dish quiche baked in cast iron. The tender crunch of a savory black pepper olive oil crust stuffed with hearty bites of ham and melty sharp cheddar cheese. Simple enough for a week night meal. Impressive enough for guests. Gratifying for even the hungriest diner. Serve with […]
Start with the flavor of nutrient rich blueberry and zesty ginger, then add a bit of banana, one more power punch of antioxidant rich pomegranate and you’ll never know you’re getting your greens on. Unless of course remembering that you’ve got your greens in makes you happy. Then remember, rejoice, do a yoga move or […]
Enjoy these herb packed sweet potato cakes redolent with softly poached garlic as a side or top with an egg for a quick and easy nutritious and paleo friendly breakfast. Lull time, adrift between Christmas and New Years. The desire to get some projects done so that they don’t have to become resolutions fights with […]
Fresh apples given depth with a splash of spiced cider and the familiar comfort of French toast: served baked or grilled in the waffle iron. Make your breakfast deliciously easy or a wee bit fancy.
Sit down at the keyboard with no plan, no plot, no character living on the edge of your brain and scratching to get in. Write a scene with no dialog, very little action, and long rambling descriptions of scenery. Bore even yourself. Netflix, Netflix, Netflix Begin to think about baking. Remember all the baked goods […]
Satsuma mandarin oranges blended whole with rooibos tea for orangetastic, simple, tender muffins flecked with poppy seeds and topped with an optional orange glaze. Let’s be honest. Okay, I’ll be honest. My ingredient lists are largely dictated by what I have lying around. Rooibos tea. Satsuma oranges. Let’s be really honest. I am not […]
Updated January 2023 I believe that breakfast is the best way to eat up yesterday’s cornbread turning the stale and dry to crispy conveyors of flavor and egg. Leftover cornbread seasoned with a bit of chile powder and cumin and pan fried until crispy, farm fresh eggs, roasted green chilies, and (optional) sharp cheddar cheese. […]
Remember that bread pudding with the rum butter sauce that was actually made from the glaze for a pound cake that unless you live here you do not remember? Okay, well then do you remember the fresh cranberry relish? The one I spread on bagels? The one that made a wicked grilled cheese sandwich? I’m […]
Lying in bed predawn with only the glow of my smart phone to give color to the gloom. Did I suffer from insomnia before the internet? How ever did I fill those hours? What story remains unwritten because I just checked Facebook? What classic remains unread because of Words with Friends? Enough! Out of bed […]
Cheddar scones stuffed with tart autumn apples and onion. Flaky and tender, sweet and savory.
Spicy jalapeño and green chilies mixed with cream cheese and topped with pepper jack, sweet hot peppers, a perfectly baked egg, avocado, and cilantro. inspired by Leite’s Culinaria Breakfast Pizza Recipe You start with a grey morning. Low clouds lick the remaining leaves on the trees making them glisten and drip. A warm bed abandoned, cool […]
The tomatoes have finally arrived. After seemingly endless weeks of staring at green tomatoes things have finally started to turn. Straight up, on the rocks, I want to put them in everything. These biscuits are tasty on their own and over the top with gravy. I made a sausage gravy with tomatillos and cilantro […]
Every Wednesday I go to the farmers’ market downtown and buy a half flat of berries- four blue and two raspberry- and strap them to the back of my scooter, which makes me feel like Audrey Hepburn until I catch my reflection in a passing shop window.
The lilacs are just blooming in Maine. Once, a million summers ago, I drove from San Francisco to Maine and witnessed spring five times, like a film reversing, fast forwarding, looping back, tulips in slow mo, and lilacs three times. Our lilacs are just husks now and the first round of sugar snap peas have […]
I am terrified of the blank page, the white screen, the empty canvas. Just the thought of trying to write a story lately makes me either want to nap or drink. Both options are too sad, even for me, before breakfast. So I turn to a different sort of blank page- oatmeal. I can […]
Updated photo and instructions January 2025 The updated photo was made using an arugula pesto so I added the pesto after cooking to retain the bright taste of the arugula. I love my food processor, we have processed a lot of food together. But the top two are easily pastry crusts and pesto. I’ll pesto […]
One of my favorite things about cooking is figuring out how to use one ingredient in several dishes. Bake or roast in bulk and then repurpose throughout the week. When I tasted the Roasted Strawberry Balsamic Ciabatta I knew that it would be perfect for french toast. And it is the perfect mix of sweet […]
I was hungry when I took these pictures. Breakfast had veered dangerously close to lunch. Hangry. Not thinking straight. Beneath that carefully placed egg is a delicate citrus infused patty made with quinoa and rice. It’s really the star of this show but I hid it underneath that egg. There were three more patties. Three […]
Thin like crepes, but with more egg and less flour, these delicate and delicious pancakes are the reason I’ve never cared for the classic diner gut buster short stack. I like my syrup where I can see it not swallowed by dough. This is the taste of my childhood, the flavor and feeling of comfort […]
I must be getting old, I’m craving greens for St. Patrick’s day. Spring greens. Chives from the garden. Watercress from the farmers market. Avocados from Mexico. Though I’ve always considered it a stay at home holiday- roving bands of amateur drunks scare me. I’m happy to stay home and worry not one whit whether I’ll […]
I first had a variation of this years ago at a restaurant in Brooklyn. Over the years it has varied depending on the veggies on hand. Always onion. Red pepper only when organic is on sale. I love the combo of flavors and textures. A little creamy a bit of crunch- heat from the harissa, […]
