This recipe caught my eye for many reasons. 1) zucchini bread is delicious 2) Smitten Kitchen recipes never lead me astray 3) sneaking veggies into breakfast is hard, but hiding them in sweet pancakes is brilliant 4) zucchini bread in pancake form?! These pancakes come out kind of thick, so I’d recommend spreading them aroundRead more
Alas my usual fruit, yogurt and granola breakfast has been replaced with a less seasonally dependent breakfast. This one’s a keeper. Using frozen berries you still get a good serving a fruit in your morning meal, old-fashioned oats provide good complex carbs, and milk provides good calcium and protein. It’s a perfect combo for aRead more
I’ve been making waffles about as long as I’ve been making pancakes. However waffles aren’t requested as frequently as pancakes. Maybe it’s because in my family we eat them hot off the griddle and you can fit a lot more pancakes on at one time than the limited 4 portions determined by a waffle-iron. DespiteRead more
I woke up Saturday wanting to try something different for breakfast. I remembered finding this recipe a while ago and just happened to have all the ingredients on hand. This oatmeal turned out really well. Next time I would add a little cinnamon, but other than that it was great. The texture of thisRead more
Sister came down for the weekend, for Mother’s day and because I was preaching on Sunday. After church on Sunday we went to see the Avengers and then had an early dinner at Persimmon. It was delicious. On Monday Marian and I made Mother’s Day brunch. We used to get up really early and makeRead more
I love banana bread. It’s delicious and moist and reminds me of my grandma. The problem with banana bread is that you need 3 bananas, sometimes you don’t have 3 extra ripe bananas. So when I have 2 almost-too-disgusting-to-look-at bananas I make Banana Cookies. But when you just have one, I recommend these Banana-Pecan Biscotti.Read more
Growing up I was not a fan of oatmeal. It was just so mushy and boring. But baked oatmeal has changed all that. This recipe makes a delicious, creamy, flavorful, custard-like dish that I could eat all day long. Baked Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Serves 6-8 Adapted from Budget Bytes 1 can (15oz) pumpkin puree 1/4Read more
I spent all day yesterday making Carrot Herb Rolls for SCL. I think they’re fantastic. Totally worth all the time it took! I’ll post that recipe (and the other recipes from tonight’s SCL dinner) soon, but in the meantime here’s one of my favorite snacks! I’m a big fan of pumpkin. I’ve also totally takenRead more
SCL fell on Fat Tuesday, so someone requested a pancake dinner. Since pancakes happen to be a specialty of mine, I was happy to oblige. Our meal consisted of pancakes, egg casserole, and fruit salad. Unfortunately, I had absolutely no idea how to estimate enough fruit salad for 20 people and ended up with WAY tooRead more