How was your Thanksgiving weekend? We had a great time in Pennsylvania, though we skipped the Turkey Trot since with the wind chill, it was 3 degrees! On Thanksgiving, just after we finished baking the pumpkin pies, the oven started to malfunction, and could only make it to about 250°F for the rest of the … Continue reading Coconut-Turmeric Granola
This banana bread appears in my kitchen about once a week. It slowly disappears, as we eat it for breakfast, snacks, dessert—really at any time of day—and is quickly replaced by a new loaf almost as soon as the old one is finished. Continue reading Chocolate Chip Banana Bread (gluten free)
The final cooking class of the fine cooking series I’ve been taking is coming up this week, sigh. In last week’s session, we cooked lots of eggs—poached, omelets, hard boiled, and soufflés. Since we eat everything we cook in the class, the chef opted not to do the scrambled eggs but still walked us through … Continue reading Perfect Scrambled Eggs
This was our extra-hearty Christmas morning breakfast today, prepared by Andrew’s dad. Delicious! We’re in Phoenix with Andrew’s family for a week, and the weather will be in the low 70’s the entire time—I’m so excited. Here we are on our post-breakfast hike today. For the rest of the day we’re planning on reading (I’m … Continue reading Biscuits & Sausage Gravy
Ever since our trip to Oslo and Copenhagen, I’d been trying to track down breads similar to the ones we ate there—dark, dense, heavy, and full of nuts and seeds. Not having had much luck, I started searching for recipes to bake my own. A recipe for “The Life-Changing Loaf of Bread” from the health-focused, … Continue reading The Seediest Bread
I’ve really lucked out in life in that I haven’t ended up with a picky eater for a partner. When I want to order steak tartare, kale salad, pâté, stinky cheeses, and funky wines, Andrew is right there with me. He’s not allergic to gluten, shellfish, dairy, or peanuts. He’s definitely not vegetarian. He even loves … Continue reading Mushroom Mélange + Poached Egg on Toast
I own a breakfast restaurant, in my mind. It’s called BrekFeast, and Andrew and I are co-owners, actually. In this tiny, sunny spot, we serve up only the heartiest breakfast foods, including fried chicken and biscuits with sausage gravy; Scandinavian heart-shaped waffles with sour cream, strawberry jam, and thin slivers of caramely gjetost cheese; red … Continue reading Buckwheat Pancakes with Red-Eye Gravy
