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Posts tagged “Breakfast”

Old-Fashioned Breakfast: Biscuits with Milk and Sugar

Here's a really old-fashioned breakfast we have been savoring this week: slightly dry biscuits, warmed up, doused in milk with a sprinkle of sugar. It's warm, comforting, nursery-style food for cold m...

Halloween Recipe: Thomas Keller Oreo Bat Cookies

Looking for a good Halloween sweet to bake up before Beggar's Night? Here's the famous Thomas Keller Oreos (TKO) — crunchy chocolate cookies, with a white chocolate ganache sandwiched in between...

Soft and Pretty: Eggs en Cocotte

For such an elegant little dish, eggs en cocotte are remarkably simple to make. We can even do it half-awake on a Saturday morning while we're waiting for the coffee to brew. Oh, and then the absolute...

Recipe: Baked Apple Streusel Pancake Bars

Have you ever mixed up a batch of pancake batter, (because they sounded so amazing 15 minutes earlier when you were in bed), only to find yourself in front of the stove, spatula in hand, thinking "I ...

Recipe: il Buco's Ricotta Fritters with Saba

In the fall, we must confess we turn to thoughts of fried dough. Hot cider doughnuts and crispy fritters are all on the brain. So we were delighted when chef Ignacio Mattos of il Buco (we toured his k...

Sarah's Fresh Corn Pancakes with Salsa Cruda and Yogurt
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Fresh Corn Pancakes with Salsa Cruda and Greek Yogurt How long does it take? 30 minutes Category: Vegetarian Name: Sarah Why is it a favorite meal? My husband, 18-month-old and I can all eat...

Hannah's Huevos Motuleños
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Huevos Motuleños Category: Vegetarian How long does it take? 30 minutes Name: Hannah Why is it a favorite meal? It’s a tasty, healthy version of a great Mexican brunch dish. I like...

Jenny's Skillet-Baked Feta and Ricotta "Pie"
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Skillet-Baked Feta and Ricotta "Pie" How long does it take? 40 minutes (5 for prep, 35 in the oven) Category: Vegetarian Name: Jenny Why is it a favorite meal? This is an easy, forgiving dis...

Paul's Uova In Purgatorio
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Uova In Purgatorio How long does it take? 15 minutes Category: Vegetarian Name: Paul Why is it a favorite meal? Quick, rustic, and full of flavor....

10-Minute Meal: Scrambled Eggs with Fresh Corn, Goat Cheese, and Oven-Roasted Tomatoes

We're all getting excited about Fall flavors, but technically, the fat lady hasn't sung yet on Summer. There are still mountains of corn and tomatoes at the markets, and if you haven't tried corn and ...

Catherine's Cilbir (Turkish Poached Eggs over Yogurt)
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Cilbir (Turkish Poached Eggs over Yogurt) Category: Vegetarian How long does it take? 20 minutes Name: Catherine Why is it a favorite meal? Yogurt sauce and poached eggs are two of my favori...

Elizabeth's Perfectly Portioned Frittata
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Perfectly Portioned Frittata Category: Omnivore How long does it take? 20 minutes Name: Elizabeth Why is it a favorite meal? I love breakfast for dinner, but mostly, they are so wonderful be...

Individual Peach Ginger Hand Pies You Can Pack for Lunch

We're not even sure we'd risk sending this to school in our child's lunch bag, lest it get traded for an Oreo. These sweet, summery, little handheld pies we'd keep for ourselves... ...

Recipe: Blueberry-Oat Quick Bread

It's hard to resist picking up a pint of fresh berries from the farmer's market this time of year, so why try? This quick bread recipe uses just one cup of berries to make a tender loaf that's perfect...

The Best Waffle You'll Ever Eat: Gaufres de Liege
Guest Post from Chichi of My Chalkboard Fridge

Can you love a waffle so much that it becomes essentially impossible to do justice to its magnificence? The first time I tried Gaufres de Liege I was in Amsterdam, where the waffles must have migrate...

Recipe: Strawberry-Yogurt Popsicles

We recently gave you a roundup of some fun, summer popsicle molds. So, over the weekend, we decided to practice what we preached... ...

Recipe: Bruised Apricot Breakfast Pie

Two weeks ago, we were in Italy for our summer holiday and, as you know, I spent the first week wondering the streets of Florence, just following my nose. On the last day I picked up a very generous...

Carrot Cakey Cookies
Guest Post from Sara Morris of Sprouted Kitchen

This is a recipe for ye of a well-stocked pantry. However, if you go buy all of these things, I promise you will use them up on this specific recipe. I think carrot cake is the favorite dessert option...

Extra-Special Weekend Brunch: Creamy Scrambled Farm Egg With Wild Mushrooms and Herb Purée

What are you making for breakfast this weekend? We have a recipe here from a chef in Massachusetts that may change all your plans. ...

Breakfast Mocktail: Orange and Elderflower Spritzer

Do you drink cocktails with your morning meal or weekend brunch? Cocktails are a little much for us at 8am, but sometimes we do like a glass of something special with our coffee and yogurt. Enter the ...

Seasonal Yogurt Topping: Rhubarb

While perusing local markets during our recent trip to England, we were intrigued by an ingredient combination that popped up again and again: yogurt and rhubarb. From jars of rhubarb-on-the-bottom yo...

Recipe: Strawberry-Sour Cream Scones with Brown Sugar Crumble

Strawberry season is starting! We're just trying to get in as many strawberries as we can while they're here, and so we'll be adding them to just about everything. This scone recipe is a riff on one o...

Perfecting Cannelé
Guest Post from Anne Zimmerman of Poetic Appetite

I wish I could say that I first tasted cannelés in France, escaping from a Bordeaux bakery with a glossy brown cake that could easily fit in the palm of my hand and eating it while it was still warm....

Recipe: Low Sugar, High Protein, Dairy Free Smoothie

In our home we face diabetic challenges and issues with dairy. Plus, to be honest, we're not big breakfast eaters. But that's not really an option when you need to keep your blood sugar level and s...