I love bite sized food. I also happen to love strawberry banana pancakes. So it’s no surprise that strawberry banana pancake bites are my new favorite thing. Some strawberries added to the mix don’t hurt either. The fruit becomes soft and jammy when heated, so it’s perfect filling for fluffy pancakes. This isn’t a complicated [...]
Yes. Bananas, butter, brown sugar. With the addition of rum, cinnamon, and a pinch of coarse sea salt. All cooked in a pan until they are golden brown, syrupy, and perfectly soft. You might think this is a dessert. And you could be right. These rum caramelized bananas definitely taste like dessert. And you could [...]
I’ve tried to improve on a lot of skills this past year, many of them food-related. I’ve always loved baking, but I’ve mostly made simple things like brownies or cookies that require one bowl and little cleanup. So I wanted to take on more complicated baking projects. It started with a key lime layer cake [...]
I’ve been working on the perfect French toast for a while now, and stumbled upon it by accident. To me, the perfect French toast is full of flavor — specifically cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla — thick, custardy, but not soggy. It’s a fine line I tell you. A week or so ago, I got some croissant bread [...]
I’ve made homemade vanilla granola plenty of times. But today, I made browned butter vanilla granola in a skillet. I eat yogurt with fruit and granola 2-3 times a week. It’s easy, it’s filling, and hits a lot of nutritional notes. So I almost always have a variety of things on hand to make this. [...]
A fragrant Meyer lemon marmalade is the perfect spring condiment for scones, biscuits, or yogurt. I love jam, and always have several in my fridge, and a few in the pantry. I also like to make my own and since I came into some Meyer lemons recently, some marmalade seemed like a good idea. If [...]
Years ago, I worked in a bakery that made the best chocolate buttermilk scones. They were tender and crunchy and craggy. The buttermilk gave them a tangy flavor that in my mind is better than heavy cream. And chocolate? Yes, please. In addition to chocolate, I’m a big fan of citrus flavors, so orange chocolate [...]
Candy bar smoothie? Is that a thing? Well, yes. And also no. I did not actually put real candy bars in a smoothie. Of course that would be delicious. But it would also probably be more like a milkshake. Which I’m not against. Just not for breakfast. Well, I could definitely be talked into a [...]
I love nut butters, of all kinds, but especially homemade cashew butter. Delicious on toast, in smoothies, in baked goods. Or even by the spoon. I’ve got several jars in my pantry right now — some made of almonds and coconut, and one that even has chocolate and crisped rice. There are lots of ways [...]
I love cherry granola. On yogurt. On oatmeal (yes, sounds weird, but try it!) Or on its own. Sometimes I buy it. But sometimes I make it because I get flavor combos in my head that I can’t find at the store. Like this one. Tart cherries and toasty sesame seeds. Other than those, you [...]
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