Wednesday, November 11, 2009

French Toast

Breakfast is the one meal where I don't feel guilty about eating a lot. After all, it's the most important meal of the day, right? W...

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

German Pancake/Dutch Baby with Apricot and Raspberry

Steven and I bought a half flat of the biggest raspberries we'd ever seen from our local berry stand. We're lucky enough to live blo...

Friday, April 3, 2009

Corned Beef Hash

The best part about corned beef is the leftovers but the hardest part is deciding whether to make corned beef hash or Reubens. Steven and I ...

Saturday, January 10, 2009

The Joys of Breakfast - Waffle and English Muffin Sandwiches

The best thing about the weekend is sleeping in and then taking the time to make a great breakfast. I keep a supply of waffles and English...

Monday, October 22, 2007

Buttermilk Waffles

I borrowed a waffle iron from Steven's mom because she never used it... many months ago. I've always wanted to make homemade waffle...

Saturday, October 13, 2007

Blackberry Muffins

After diligently picking blackberries every other day during last few weeks of summer, there's a huge bag of berries in the freezer just...

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Maple Dijon Glazed Bacon

Every Wednesday I read the food section of the Seattle Times. I clip out and save the recipes that interest me in a big binder. It's s...

Buttermilk Pancakes

During the week I don't eat breakfast. I know I know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day! I actually really love breakfas...

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Almond Poppy Seed Muffin

Almond poppy seed is my all time favorite muffin flavor. One of my secret indulgences is a gratuitously large, terrible-for-you, but so-dam...

Raspberry Muffin with Brown Sugar Hazelnut Streusel

Steven’s parents have a raspberry bush in their yard and I was the lucky recipient of some of the delicious berries. I ended up eating most...

Sunday, May 27, 2007

Nutella Stuffed Brioche French Toast

I look forward to a stale brioche as much as a fresh-from-the-oven loaf. In fact, I specifically set aside a portion of my last brioche an...

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Honey Lavender Brioche

The last time I was wandering the aisles of Trader Joe’s, I curiously looked at a loaf of brioche, and then I proceeded to balk at the price...

Friday, May 11, 2007

Century Egg Congee

Congee is a porridge made from rice cooked in lots of water or stock. It’s a good way to use up the leftover rice from the previous day. T...

Friday, April 27, 2007

Green Onion Pancake - Weekend Herb Blogging

This week is my first foray into Weekend Herb Blogging, hosted this week by Glenna of A Fridge Full of Food , and I’m featuring my favorite ...

Thursday, April 19, 2007

Waiter There's Something in My... Bread! - Pecan Sticky Buns

“These are really good,” Steven said for the fourth time, as he unrolled and tore off pieces off his sticky bun. Rarely does he give somet...

Saturday, March 17, 2007

Truffled Scrambled Eggs

This is the first dish in which I used my new white truffle oil. As much as I love pure and unadulterated scrambled eggs (Steven not so muc...

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Banana Bread

I really dislike bananas. To me, they're more like a root vegetable, a sweet potato for example, than a fruit. Whenever we have bananas...

Friday, February 16, 2007

Poached Egg on Sauteed Mushoroms and Pea Shoots

This is another dish inspired by one Steven and I had at Campagne back in January - a poached duck egg on a bed of sauteed crimini mushrooms...

Poached Egg Trick

I had the most beautiful poached duck egg at Campagne. The yolk was completely encapsulated in a delicate white orb. This method for poachin...